Three resume styles recommended by the Office of Career Services include:
Chronological
Functional
Combination (Chronological & Functional)
Chronological Style Resumes are used to:
Emphasize past career growth and development
Identify transferable skills
Stay in the same career field
Show an established career progression
Highlight skills directly related to the job
Combination Resumes are used when you want to:
Show off a strong employment record and upward mobility
Showcase relevant skills and abilities
Highlight an internship in your career field
Identify diversity in terms of your job descriptions
Offer a complete picture of your abilities and work history
Functional Style Resumes are used when you:
Enter the job market
Have many unrelated skills
Want to change careers
Are returning to the job market
Have changed jobs frequently
Want to highlight your skills and abilities
Career Services FAQs
When students use Career Services, they are choosing to participate in a purposeful career planning process. We will assist students as they go through a self-assessment process, explore occupations through career research, match a career to a major, and seek out experiential education, and conduct a strategic job search. This process is done with the support of experienced career professionals.
Career planning is an important process, so we encourage students to begin using our services during their first semester. Studies show that students who have a clear career goal are much more motivated and less likely to drop out of school.
Come to Career Services for a career assessment to ensure you're going down the right career path. Contact us via phone or email to schedule an appointment to meet with a Career Counselor to get started. These appointments may be scheduled to help you review assessment results, develop a career action plan, and answer questions.
Career Services uses Handshake, an online career management system that allows students to build out a profile using their resume and apply for part-time and full-time jobs, internships, and cooperative education positions posted by local, state, national, and international employers. Enrolled students should already have an account created!
We host a career fair every spring semester. The purpose of the fair is to allow employers (typically 50+), IU Northwest students/alumni, and community members to network.
Professional attire is strongly encouraged and students should bring plenty of copies of their resumes. If a student or an alum doesn't have professional attire, we have a professional clothing closet available with free business professional attire (contact the office for details).
Upcoming career events will be posted on our webpage, the public LiveWhale calendar, and detailed announcements will be posted on the Daily Redhawk.
We are a free resource to all students and alumni.
What we can guarantee is to provide services to help students and alumni choose a career, plan and prepare for their job search, and provide opportunities for students and alumni to network and interview with employers. We teach students and alumni how to conduct a self-directed job search, which will help them not only when they graduate, but for years to come.
Vision, mission, values, and strategic priorities
Our vision
The Office of Career Services at Indiana University Northwest strives to be the distinguished career services department to deliver comprehensive, innovative, and inclusive career and employment services.
Our mission
The Office of Career Services helps students build confidence, explore possibilities, and develop an impressive personal brand. We value our relationships with employers, alumni, faculty, and staff to facilitate meaningful experiences, mentoring connections and partnerships that position students for success in their careers and their communities.
Our values
Communication: We value open and honest communication, focusing on the availability and responsiveness, in its outreach to internal and external partners.
Collaboration: We provide diverse and inclusive services, programming, and outreach services.
Service: We provide quality, holistic, compassionate, and professional services to all constituent populations, including, but not limited to, students, alumni, employers, campus partners, and community members.
Student-centered: We create our services to motivate, inspire, and empower students to enhance their career readiness.
Innovation: We strategically develop sustainable and date-informed solutions.
Our strategic priorities
Intergrate career into the student experience
Develop a holistic model for delivering quality career education and experiences
Increase employment, graduate, and professional school opportunities for students
Define and build career readiness
Engage employers and alumni to provide meaningful experiences, mentoring connections, and industry knowledge
Collect relevant data and metrics to strengthen measurement and reporting outcomes
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