Iowa State University Iowa State University College of Business

About Busines Career Services

Business Career Services:

  • Provides specialized Career Coordinators with proven employment and recruiting expertise for assistance to students, faculty, alumni and employers

  • Reports consistently high annual employment rates of graduates and provides data regarding campus recruiting and employment seeking activity

  • Delivers large bi-annual career fairs involving hundreds of employers and thousands of students

  • Maintains strong partnerships with students, faculty, alumni and employers

  • Provides state-of-the art recruiting facilities and technology tools to assist in connecting students and employers

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Career Services can help you become your best.

Want more than a job?  Then start planning your career.  We'd like to help you.  Stop by Business Career Services today - it's your first step to career success.

 

A great education is only part of career success.

Success isn't just landing a job.  It's choosing and developing the right career.   A career will offer future challenges, growth and personal satisfaction.   An important tool to help you find career success is the Business Career Services Office. Our professional staff is here to help you every step of the way, no matter where you are in your career journey.  We assist:

  • Undeclared students wanting career guidance

  • Students seeking experiential learning opportunities

  • Graduating students needing practical job search skills and tools

  • Alumni looking to expand their career options

Career Development

We offer a variety of services to assist you in your career development including:

  • Individual career advising

  • Walk-in advising

  • Workshops on career and job search topics such as:  resumes, interviewing basics, business etiquette, and job search skills.

  • Fall/Spring Career Fair - these events put students in touch with employers.  Career Fairs allow you to explore present and future full-time and internship opportunities.

  • Career Resources Library - an incredible source of information including career-related books, job search guides, and directories, periodicals, salary information and other reference material.  You're also invited to use our computer workstations.

  • CareerLeader-College - an assessment tool designed to help you decide on a major in the College of Business.

Experiential Learning

Today, more than ever before, companies and organizations are seeking college graduates who have had career-related experience while going to school. The internship/co-op program assists hundreds of students each year in obtaining paid career-related positions worldwide. Experiential learning will help you gain specific job skills and work experience, establish network of professional contacts, supplement classroom instruction, develop self-confidence and time management skills. Services available include:

Job Search Assistance Services

It's everything you need for career success, including:

  • Resume and cover letter critiques.

  • Job search strategies.

  • On-Campus Recruiting Program - brings hundreds of employers to campus each year, featuring a web-based registration and interview sign-up system.

  • Mock Interview Program - provides helpful critique of your videotaped mock interview.

  • Web page - a comprehensive site for all your career needs from career information to job search assistance.

  • Salary surveys - information on actual starting salaries.

  • Professional Employment Preparation - a one-credit, in-depth course (BUS AD 301) covers all aspects of your job search.  Unique features include a dress for success program, business etiquette dinner and employer panel.

  • ISU CMS

Services to Employers

  • State-of-the-Art Recruiting Facilities with Wireless Access

  • On-campus Recruiting Program

  • Web-based Job Postings (ISU CMS)

  • Fall and Spring Career Fairs

  • Internship/Co-op Program

  • Faculty and Student Networking Opportunities & Events