New Career Services Platform Coming Soon!

The Shocker Career Accelerator is excitedly anticipating the launch of Shocker Central. Learn more about Shocker Central.

First-Year Experience and the Shocker Career Accelerator

Get started with the Shocker Career Accelerator first! Craft your college resume, get started with on-campus employment, and prep for your career. Learn how to build marketable skills and gain professional work experience before graduation through targeted internships, applied learning opportunities, one-on-one career counseling, workshops, career fairs, and more!

Career Pathway

Check out these tools and more! My Next Move an interactive tool for learning more about your career options, ONet Interest Profiler, a targeted approach in your career pathway, and What can I do with this major? Learn typical career areas and types of employers that hire in these fields.

Student operating the Boston Dynamics dog at the IT Career Fair.

Events

Attend our career fairs and other events throughout the year to find out what skills employers are looking for. This can give you a leg-up when the time comes to look for internships, applied-learning or co-op opportunities, and your first job once you graduate!

Career Counselor giving a Resume Clinic presentation.

Make an Appointment

We offer career appointments for job searches, resume reviews, mock interviews, career closet, professional photos, and more!

Handshake

Don't forget to set up your Handshake profile so you can sign up for events and career-counseling sessions and look for jobs and internships. We'd love to talk to you about your resume and how to make yours the best it can be.

By the end of your first year at WSU, it would be beneficial to:


To-Do	How-To
Refine your major and career exploration	Visit wichita.edu/career Check out our Career Pathways section and use our interactive career tools Schedule a visit with a Career Counselor for major exploration, skills/interests assessments, and job exploration Understand the Career Competencies Visit our Career Management page to help plan for your career
Apply what you're learning outside of the classroom	Attend Events and Career Fairs Earn points with Shocker 360, and share experiences with potential employers. Search for an Internship or Co-op or even a Micro-Internship Check out our Applied Learning resources Research Companies you might want to work for Get involved with a Mentor Program
Invest in your professional development	Upload your resume to Handshake Attend a Resume Clinic or other professional workshop Take advantage of FREE LinkedIn Learning courses Network with Employers Visit our Career Closet for FREE professional dress Get your Professional Photo taken for FREE for your LinkedIn profile