Below are some of the resources that may be most useful to you in your work with students. Find your liaison to contact a Career Services staff member who can assist you in using these resources, recommending something to meet your needs, or creating something for you.
Learn about the eLearning modules Career Services has provided to help you easily incorporate career planning and job search topics into your courses. (Already familiar with what these are and how to use them? Go directly to the Career Planning Modules. You will also find the links to the accompanying curriculum which includes activities and assignments on this page.)
The National Association of Colleges and Employers has developed a list of 8 competencies employers now expect of all college graduates. You will likely find that these fit well with your course learning outcomes. Provide some context for your students by tying your course assignments directly to these career-readiness competencies, or have them write resume action statements about how they demonstrated these competencies in your course. Go to the Career Readiness Competencies.
The Virtual Career Center is the easiest way to help a student find what they need! You don’t need to know the resources available or where to find them – the Virtual Career Center will guide you. ALL of our electronic resources can be accessed here. Go to the Virtual Career Center.
Pathway U is an online career assessment platform that helps students make informed decisions about career areas and academic majors.
Using this resource with students can help you start the conversation about careers, and lets students brainstorm career paths related to their academic interests. Go to What Can I Do With This Major?
Looking to help your students connect with professionals working in their field of interest and get information about career preparation? Your students can use BroncoLink to find and contact alumni and professionals, ask career questions, get advice, and set up informational interviews. Go to the BroncoLink for Students page.
We also want to invite you to join as a professional (you do not have to be a Boise State alumni) and share your college and career experiences with students you match with on the platform. Learn more on the Alumni Association’s BroncoLink page.
Access local, regional, and national job market data to help your students make informed decisions about their futures. Go to the Career and Job Market Research webpage.
This is our most popular activity. Whether you’re trying to help students understand the skills they’re gaining in your course or the value of an experience they’ve participated in, this modifiable activity can help students not only understand the professional skills they’re developing, but how to communicate them to future employers. The first page contains the basic worksheet, and the second page contains an example of one of many ways this activity could be modified to fit your needs. Download the Skill Articulation Worksheet (Word document).
Help students interested in jobs or internships abroad get the information they need to pursue those opportunities. Go to GoinGlobal.
Do you advise students? Post a copy of the Advisor Resource Guide by your desk for easy access to some of the resources you might find most helpful in your work with students. For additional help incorporating career advising into your sessions, our Career Advising Flow Chart will guide you through the process and provide a long list of questions to ask to help facilitate this conversation. Email jenniferiuvone@boisestate.edu for copies of these documents. (We are also available to facilitate career advising training for your staff.)