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Student Track Employment Plan

BUSINESS CAREER SERVICES Business Career Services provides career coaching, coursework, events, and networking opportunities for students in the Walker College of Business. We teach students strategies to convey their education, experience, skills and professional values, then connect them with opportunities to do so.

FOLLOW THE STEPS Business Career Services has created STEP- Student Track Employment Plan that outlines a six-step process to develop your resume, polish your online professional presence on LinkedIn and Handshake, navigate the internship/job application process and develop strong interview skills. Completion of each step is designed to prepare you to land your preferred professional opportunity.

MEET THE TEAM

AMY ODOM Computer Information Systems Finance & Banking | Economics Risk Management & Insurance odomah1@appstate.edu

You can meet with your career coach in 1:1 (30) minute to one hour long meetings to talk about a range of career and professional development topics such as resume review, cover letter writing, job search strategies and interview skills

VERONICA LOZANO-TOUB Marketing | Management | Hospitality International Business Supply Chain Management lozanotoubvm@appstate.edu

Make an Appointment in Handshake https://app.joinhandshake.com/

MAUREEN CATHEY Accounting | MBA | Applied Data Analytics | IOHRM catheyme@appstate.edu

STEP 1 | UPDATE YOUR RESUME 01

SUBMIT YOUR RESUME ELECTRONICALLY FOR REVIEW Submit Your Resume HERE and receive feedback from a coach in 3-4 days

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MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR CAREER COACH https://businesscareers.appstate.edu/career-coaching/appointments

REVIEW BEST PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES https://businesscareers.appstate.edu/coaching

POWER OF A RESUME A resume is a summary of your qualifications. It shows a future employer what you have done in the past. It details your skills and training, work experience, and education, and, most importantly, the accomplishments you have made with past employers.

STEP 2 | LEAN IN TO LINKEDIN

"LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, with over 610 million members" 99firms.com

USE LINKEDIN TO NETWORK WITH RECENT ALUMNI https://www.linkedin.com/school/appalachian-state-university/ REQUEST AN INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW Learn how to prepare for an informational interview

DEVELOP A STRONG PROFILE USING THESE TIPS https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a5WG6S_EvYznabb5qs6fsq8Fa7bEkFQz/v iew?usp=sharing

MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO DEVELOP YOUR PROFILE https://businesscareers.appstate.edu/career-coaching/appointments

STEP 3 | BE A HANDSHAKE HERO ACTIVE STUDENT USERS

DEVELOP YOUR PROFILE

6M+

Increase the likelihood of recruiter contact and receive more relevant job recommendations with a developed profile https://learn.joinhandshake.com/careercenters/why-students-should-fill-outhandshake-profile/

UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE USERS

UPLOAD YOUR DOCS

1,000+

Upload your most current resume, cover letters and transcripts to apply to internships and jobs on Handshake. https://support.joinhandshake.com/hc/enus/articles/218692648-How-to-Upload-aNew-Document

HIRING EMPLOYERS

APPLY & CONNECT

500K+

Apply for internships and jobs on Handshake instantly! Receive messages, sign up for events and connect with recruiters on Handshake. https://learn.joinhandshake.com/students/ho w-to-wow-recruiters-that-message-you/

STEP 4 | ATTEND THE CAREER FAIR

WALKER BUSINESS CONNECTIONS September 30 October 2 MOCK INTERVIEWS Practice virtual interviews with recruiters and receive constructive feedback

REGISTER TODAY Sign up on Handshake for a mock interview in Handshake: https://app.joinhandshake.com/

WORKSHOPS & PANELS

Register for Workshops and Panels and ask your

Attend over 20 current industry trend and

professors about extra credit for your class!

professional development workshops led by

https://businesscareers.appstate.edu/virtual-career-

industry professionals and recruiters

VIRTUAL CAREER FAIR

Group and 1:1 sessions- Handshake platform

week Register for the Walker Business Connections on Handshake. Research the list of companies and

FORMAL INTERVIEWS Interview with companies post event

build your event schedule of group sessions and 1:1 face time sessions.

Update your Handshake profile and include your

RESUME BOOKS Submit your resume to a list of companies selected by you!

major and graduation date to ensure eligibility to sign up for group and 1:1 sessions with recruiters at the fair.

https://businesscareers.appstate.edu/career-fair-week-virtual

STEP 5 | PREPARE FOR INTERVIEWS

RESEARCH THE COMPANY HTTPS://WWW.GLASSDOOR.COM/BLOG/7-RESEARCH-JOB-INTERVIEW/

STAR METHOD AND QUESTION PREP HTTPS://BUSINESSCAREERS.APPSTATE.EDU/CAREER-COACHING/INTERVIEW-PREP

PRACTICE WITH BIG INTERVIEW HTTPS://CAREERS.APPSTATE.EDU/BIG-INTERVIEW

FOLLOW UP

HTTPS://WWW.LOCALWISE.COM/A/1077-THE-ART-OF-THE-POST-INTERVIEW-FOLLOW-UPÂ HTTPS://BUSINESSCAREERS.APPSTATE.EDU/CAREER-COACHING/INTERVIEW-PREP

VIRTUAL & REMOTE INTERVIEWS HTTPS://SITES.GOOGLE.COM/APPSTATE.EDU/VIRTUALREMOTEPROFESSIONALISM/HOME? AUTHUSER=0

STEP 6 | EXPAND YOUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

SEPTEMBER

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REMOTE & VIRTUAL RECRUITMENT NETWORKING & ONLINE ETIQUETTE

VIRTUAL INTERVIEWING HOW TO WORK A VIRTUAL CAREER FAIR Recruiter Guest Panelists

OCTOBER

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THE FUTURE OF INTERNSHIPS

Recruiter and Student Guest Panelists

POWER OF LINKEDIN

SALARY NEGOTIATIONS 5:00 pm Zoom Hosted by Business Career Services businesscareers.appstate.edu