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Resumes

Upload your resume into Handshake to automatically populate your profile.

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Free resume printing (up to 10 copies) on resume paper – stop in (3302.3 C.B. Hedgcock) or email your resume and preferred pick-up time to  careers@nmu.edu.

Appointments

Get your resume/cover letter reviewed, help with interviews, CliftonStrengths assessment and more - request an appointment in Handshake, call us at (906) 227-2800 or chat with us.

Upcoming Semester Job Fairs

Healthcare Career Fair – Monday, September 16, 1-4 p.m. 

Construction Management Career Fair – Thursday, September 19, 1-4 p.m. 

Fall Semester Job Fair – Wednesday, October 30, 1-4 p.m. 

Employer Visits

Employers often come to campus or host virtual information sessions, information tables, and interviews. See virtual events in Handshake (Events > Medium: Virtual) and in-person events here.

Career Resources

Our website lists a variety of career resources.

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Handshake is Career Services’ all-in-one web system for students, faculty, staff, employers, and alumni. 

Students and alumni job seekers can:

1. Search and apply for jobs 24/7
2. Manage multiple resumes, cover letter and other employment-related documents 
3. Sign up for job fairs, interviews, and other career events
4. Students access Handshake through: MyNMU > Handshake Tile> or Search Side Bar
5. Alumni access Handshake through: https://nmu.joinhandshake.com

Faculty/staff can:

1. Post on-campus jobs and internships (including Graduate Assistantships)
2. Manage and receive applications online
3. Register for job fairs and review employer attendees
4. Search for available jobs with your students
5. Refer employers interested in NMU students to Career Services to post and promote opportunities in Handshake

Click here to find more information!

We currently have over 20,000 employers in Handshake and that’s steadily growing! If there's an employer you'd like to see in Handshake, please let us know and we can reach out to them!  If you know of an employer that you do not do business with (Title IX, Unethical practices, etc.), please also let us know. 

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The U.S. Coast Guard is one of America’s six armed forces and the only military branch in the Department of Homeland Security. Our missions are vital to national security and global humanitarian initiatives.

Looking for the chance to make an impact? Nothing compares to the opportunities the Coast Guard offers. What waves will you make?

Protecting the Sea

Human activity threatens many of the sea’s delicate and commercially valuable ecosystems. The Coast Guard safeguards the maritime environment by enforcing U.S. and international laws and responding to incidents.  

The Coast Guard regulates and inspects vessels and maritime facilities to reduce the risk of marine pollution incidents.  When spills occur, the Coast Guard leads response efforts to contain the damage.  

 U.S. fisheries support over $240 billion in economic activity annually, but nearly 20% are considered overfished. The Coast Guard enforces environmental laws that protect commercial and endangered species.

The effects of climate change have increased the Arctic’s scientific, economic, and national security importance. The Coast Guard has the only American-owned heavy icebreaker capable of supporting Arctic and Antarctic operations.  

Maritime Law Enforcement & Security

Since the Coast Guard’s creation by our nation’s founding fathers, the Coast Guard has enforced federal customs laws and caught tax-dodgers. Today, our international authority and our fleet make the modern Coast Guard the world’s premier maritime law enforcement agency.  

The Coast Guard patrols America’s coasts and international waters using cutters, aircraft, and intelligence to detect, intercept, and disrupt dangerous and illegal activities such as drug smuggling and human trafficking. 

Maritime Transportation

The Coast Guard regulates the operation of commercial vessels and safeguards the efficient movement of maritime commerce, valued at over $5 trillion annually. Mariners complete Coast Guard certified training to become licensed. The Coast Guard issues permits and can direct ports closed or opened, and our vessel traffic managers direct ships on critical waterways. Recreational and commercial boaters can safely navigate America’s waterways thanks to the Coast Guard’s network of buoys, lighthouses, electronic aids, and ice breaking operations.

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The Lower Kuskokwim School District (LKSD) is an exciting and rewarding place to learn and teach in "bush" Alaska. LKSD is the largest rural school district in Alaska with 28 schools, 400 teachers, and about 4,000 Yup'ik students. The landmass of the District is about the size of West Virginia spreading along the Kuskokwim River and Bering Coast of southwest Alaska. Travel is by jet from Anchorage, and then by small plane, snowmobile or boat from Bethel to the village sites.

LKSD supports instructional staff with a robust professional development program differentiated from whole group to individually selected courses. There is a teacher mentor program that includes orientation to the local culture and learning about our curriculum.

LKSD is looking for teachers in the following areas for the 2024-2025 year: 

• Elementary Education
• Special Education
• Secondary Education Math
• Secondary Education Science
• Secondary Education Language Arts
• Secondary Education Social Studies
• School Counselor
• K-12 Principal

Benefits:

• Salary and bonus - $58,793 to $101,705; $2,000 signing bonus
• Health insurance - $25 premium for single plan, $50 premium for a couple/family plan
• Subsidized teacher housing in villages 
• Airfare - free round-trip airline ticket from your home village to Anchorage per year
• Professional development - 10 days per year, plus 2 year mentor program for new teachers, and new teacher orientation
• Classroom benefits - small class sizes in the village schools (15 students or less), your own laptop computer, desktop computer, Smart Board, Apple TV and iPad
• Additional benefits - no state income tax or state sales tax; Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend check after 1 year

If you are interested in learning more, attend the information session on Thursday, April 25 at 6:00 p.m. in 3301 C.B. Hedgcock. 

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The National Student Employment Association has declared that the second full week in April each year be set aside to recognize the value of student employees and student employment professionals. 

Student Employees: Career Services would like to thank all NMU student employees. We appreciate the hard work and dedication throughout the year, but especially during National Student Employment Week! The first 75 NMU student employees to stop in the Career Services Office (3302.3 C.B. Hedgcock) April 8-12 will get a Willy bar (NMU-themed Sayklly's milk chocolate bar). 

Supervisors: The purpose of this week is to enhance awareness of student employment and its important role in the higher education experience, to recognize students who perform outstanding work while attending college, and to thank the employer, who hires students for part-time positions. Students gain tremendous benefits from their work experiences while in school, and the skills they develop help them achieve success after college and beyond. For that, we thank you! We hope you will join Career Services in recognizing and thanking NMU student employees for the hard work they provide on campus and in the community. For more information and ideas to thank student employees, visit https://nmu.edu/careerservices/national-student-employment-week-employers. 

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Career Services is now offering FREE professional headshots every Friday afternoon (1-5 p.m.) through the end of the semester!  Please set up your 15-minute appointment at least 24 hours before the event in Handshake: https://app.joinhandshake.com/stu/appointments

Remember to dress for success!
Need a new professional outfit? Get one for free from the Career Closet: email ASNMU - asnmu@nmu.edu. 

Career Services

Career Services is now offering FREE professional headshots every Friday afternoon (1-5 p.m.) through the end of the semester!  Please set up your 15-minute appointment at least 24 hours before the event in Handshake: https://app.joinhandshake.com/stu/appointments

Remember to dress for success!
Need a new professional outfit? Get one for free from the Career Closet: email ASNMU - asnmu@nmu.edu. 

Career Services

Career Services is now offering FREE professional headshots every Friday afternoon (1-5 p.m.) through the end of the semester!  Please set up your 15-minute appointment at least 24 hours before the event in Handshake: https://app.joinhandshake.com/stu/appointments

Remember to dress for success!
Need a new professional outfit? Get one for free from the Career Closet: email ASNMU - asnmu@nmu.edu. 

Career Services

Career Services is now offering FREE professional headshots every Friday afternoon (1-5 p.m.) through the end of the semester!  Please set up your 15-minute appointment at least 24 hours before the event in Handshake: https://app.joinhandshake.com/stu/appointments

Remember to dress for success!
Need a new professional outfit? Get one for free from the Career Closet: email ASNMU - asnmu@nmu.edu.