Career Services
Career Services' mission is to assist NMU students and alumni with career exploration and job placement concerns. It provides resources and services focused on assisting students with career placement and career decision-making activities linking NMU students and alumni with potential employers, teaching effective job-search strategies and providing supportive information and resources to faculty and staff in addressing the career-related concerns of students.
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In Career Services, it is our mission to support both students and alumni in their career development goals. We offer resources spanning from resume and cover letter development to mock interviews, job fairs, and much more!
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Current students - MyNMU > Handshake, call (906) 227-2800 or chat with us - nmu.edu/careerservices
Prospective students - call (906) 227-2800 or chat with us - nmu.edu/careerservices
Alumni - call (906) 227-2800 or chat with us - nmu.edu/careerservices
Employers - call (906) 227-2800 or email careers@nmu.edu
Current Students
Events - job fairs, employers visiting campus, professional headshot opportunities, & more.
Handshake - a platform to explore & apply for job/internship opportunities, schedule appointments, manage resumes, find career events, and more. How to log in: MyNMU > Handshake
See more by clicking on 'Students & Alumni' on the top menu
Prospective Students
Begin here - our services, FAQ, job information, job feed
Events - job fairs, employers visiting campus, professional headshot opportunities, & more.
Handshake - a platform to explore & apply for job/internship opportunities, schedule appointments, manage resumes, find career events, and more. You will have access once you have attended Orientation & registered for classes. How to log in: MyNMU > Handshake. Prior to having access to Handshake, open on-campus jobs and other jobs in the U.P. can be viewed by visiting our LinkedIn.
See more by clicking on 'Students & Alumni' on the top menu
Alumni
Alumni Relations - stay connected with NMU
Career & professional development services - career services available to alumni
Events - job fairs, employers visiting campus, professional headshot opportunities, & more.
Handshake - a platform to explore & apply for job/internship opportunities, schedule appointments, manage resumes, find career events, and more. Click here to log in and/or to create an account.
Mentoring - become a mentor to an NMU student
Recruiting - recruit NMU students/alumni to work with you
See more by clicking on 'Students & Alumni' on the top menu
Employers
On-campus employers:
- Events - see our list of upcoming events (job fairs, employers visiting campus, professional headshot opportunities, & more)
- FAQ - answers to questions regarding Handshake, finding employees & job fairs
- Handshake - a platform used to post/manage jobs & register for job fairs. Log in or create an account here.
- National Student Employment Week - find information & ideas on celebrating this event that takes place the second full week in April.
- Student employment handbook - information & resources regarding student employment
- See more by clicking on 'Employers' on the top menu
Off-campus employers:
- Job Fairs - sign up for an upcoming job fair
- FAQ - answers to questions regarding Handshake, finding employees & job fairs
- Handshake - a platform used to post/manage jobs, find/message students/alumni & register for job fairs. Click here to create an account or here to log in.
- Off-Campus Federal Work-Study Program - non-profit organizations can hire students with Federal Work-study and get reimbursed for a portion of their wages.
- Recruiting at NMU - set up an information table, interviews, group testing, and more.
- See more by clicking on 'Employers' on the top menu
Faculty
Assignment assistance - assign a resume assignment & we will verify that students have uploaded it into Handshake
Career & professional development resources - contact us with requests
Classroom presentations - we can present to your class on a variety of topics
Events - see our list of upcoming events (job fairs, employers visiting campus, professional headshot opportunities, & more). In conjunction with the Fall Semester Job Fair, we do host an Employer/Faculty Mixer - more information to come!
Handshake - use this platform to show students what jobs (part-time, full-time, seasonal, internships) are available & help them register for a job fair & learn about upcoming events. You may also post an on-campus student job here.
Job fair check-in - give credit to students that attend job fairs
Resources
Career resources - information on connecting with alumni & links to helpful career websites
Career websites - links to career websites organized by college/major
See the Resource Library in Handshake for more!
Upcoming Events
Free Professional Headshot - December 6
Lower Kuskokwim School District: Information Session - December 12
Free Professional Headshot - December 13
Virtual Biology Career Fair - February 6
Engineering Technology & Manufacturing Career Fair- February 13
Winter Semester Job Fair Tabling Event- February 19
Winter Semester Job Fair- February 26