Navigating Your First Year After College

The decisions you make, big and small, in your first year after college will help set you up for future success. If you are still feeling uncertain, know that you’re not alone. Here are three pieces of advice to help …

By Kristi Coleman
Kristi Coleman Director, Network Partnerships and Career Education - Career Services Network
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Spartan Showcase: Michigan Legislative Internship

Before Noah Peterson began his first year at Michigan State University, the International Relations major knew he wanted to secure an internship in the Michigan legislature. To achieve this competitive goal, now in his second year at MSU, Peterson sent his …

By Sammi Williams
Sammi Williams Social Relations and Policy Major
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Spartan Showcase: Marketing Operations Internship

In the midst of the global pandemic, Michigan State University junior Maddy Eischer secured a virtual internship with the online beauty publication, Very Good Light. As a marketing operations intern, she has worked on a variety of projects with professionals …

By Sammi Williams
Sammi Williams Social Relations and Policy Major
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Job Scams

The Career Services Network has noticed a marked increase in students being contacted by fraudulent individuals and employers offering a variety of  “employment” opportunities. Students have reported being contacted via email, LinkedIn, or our Career Management System.

The hallmark of …

By Karin Hanson
Karin Hanson Director, Employer Relations and Communications - Career Services Network
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How to Be a Social-Impact Storyteller

As social-impact professionals, the ability to tell a good story can be the difference between engaging our community with the work we do and learning too late that no one truly understands our organization’s mission.

And now more than ever, …

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How to Know if a Job is the Right Fit—Before Accepting the Offer

It’s your first day at a new job, and it’s nothing like you expected. Maybe you write it off as first-day jitters. But as time goes by you realize that you’re just not clicking with the organization’s culture.

Perhaps you’re …

By Karissa Chabot-Purchase
Karissa Chabot-Purchase
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LGBTQ+ in the Workplace | Should You Come Out to Your Co-workers?

If you’re in the closet at work, navigating your identity in the workplace can be challenging. Do you take your significant other to the office holiday party? Do you answer honestly when your co-workers casually ask about your dating life …

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How to Get an Entry-Level Entertainment Job With No Experience

Getting started in the entertainment industry often translates into low-paying or no-paying grunt work, but it can still be highly rewarding. If you’re willing to accept the low pay and the often menial tasks you will be given for the first …

By Pepa Casselman
Pepa Casselman Career Consultant, College of Education
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Top 10 Best Jobs in the Media Industry

This article was originally published on the balance careers website, highlighting some of the top jobs in the media industry. These jobs include interpreter, video editor, technical writer and more.

Link to the article written by Jen Hubley Luckwaldt: https://www.thebalancecareers.com/top-10-best-media-jobs-4098830

By Pepa Casselman
Pepa Casselman Career Consultant, College of Education
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How To Include Your Sports Experience On Your Resume

We’ve all heard the old saying “First Impressions Are Lasting Impressions,” so it’s very much worth your time to spend the effort and energy to make it stand out when applying for jobs.

View full article on Athlete Network.

By Kristi Coleman
Kristi Coleman Director, Network Partnerships and Career Education - Career Services Network
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