Students

Career Development helps students explore their God-given design and vocational interests, shape their story through the development of skills and relevant experiences through working, interning, and volunteering to successfully pursue goals that set themselves apart and share their story to secure meaningful work.

Career Development provides many free tools to help students and alumni pursue their goals. Career coaches are available in-person, via phone, or virtually to walk students and alumni through their career questions step by step. Our career experts also share professional guidance through coaching. To get started, make a career coaching appointment. Coaching topics include, but are not limited to:

Self-Assessments & Interpretation
Resume / Cover Letter Review
Interview Preparation
Career Exploration
Career Change Strategy
Graduate School Assistance
Job Search Strategies
Employer & Professional Connections
LinkedIn / Networking Assistance

Resources:

Career Development provides resume or cover letter guidance for students and alumni. Explore our resources below:

UNW encourages every student to complete 1-4 internships prior to graduation.

Resources:

Career Discovery

Explore and research career families, occupation outlooks, wage data, and more.

O*NET OnLine

Internship & Job Search

Search internships, jobs and networking opportunities on Handshake.

Handshake

Videos

Videos about careers and career development plus hear industry professionals describe their careers on Candid Career

Career Youtube Videos Candid Career

Connect and network with your classmates and fellow alumni on LinkedIn. Find resources to help you begin your journey.

Northwestern LinkedIn LinkedIn For Students

More Resources

Career Development has a wealth of resources available for students on our our internal site and our website.

Internal Site Articles

I used Career Development’s resume and cover letter services as well as alumni.

Courtney Smith

| BSN, Intensive Care Unit, Mayo Clinic - Class of 2021

I greatly benefited from Career Development. I took full advantage of their resume & cover letter appointments. I also greatly valued the interview website that they utilized (Big Interview). My hiring skills (resume, cover letter, and interviewing) drastically improved because of Career Development.

Josiah Otis

| Nuclear Engineer, Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C. - Class of 2021

Career coaching at UNW has equipped me with the tools needed to communicate professionally on LinkedIn and write a high quality resume. Simply put, Career Development has made a seemingly formidable process a simple one.

Hannah Zinn

Student

When I am talking with professionals, applying for internships and jobs, I know my resume and portfolio are polished. I have learned how to answer common interview questions because of past coaching appointments.

Jessica Pollard