Career Development

In the Office of Career Development, we'll empower you to lead a fulfilling life through a meaningful career driven by your goals. You're ready to pursue your passions and discover your purpose, and we're ready to equip you with the skills and tools to successfully navigate life after college, fostering an environment that brings your dreams to reality. Success has many routes, let's find your perfect pathway together.

What We Can Help With:

Major Exploration

Not sure what you want to pursue as a major? Schedule an hour meeting focused on self-assessment to identify what your strengths are, what careers are best suited for those strengths, and what majors to study in order to pursue that career.

Book a Major Exploration Meeting
Graduate School Planning

Thinking about continuing your education beyond a bachelor's degree? Let's sit down and discuss some of your options and identify what graduate school programs may be best for you, as well as requirements for those programs.

Book a Gradute School Planning Meeting
Internship/Experiential Learning Assistance

Having trouble figuring out the right hands-on learning experience for you? Let's identify the right options available for your skill set. We can navigate Handshake together and discuss your experiential learning goals.

Book an Internship/Experiential Learning Meeting
Mock Interview

Have an interview coming up? Let's get you fully prepared! We will go over common questions, as well as some standard interview practices. You will leave here feeling confident for your big day!

Book a Mock Interview Meeting
Resume and Cover Letter Consultation

Need a second set of eyes on your resume or cover letter? We’ll go over your resume or cover letter together so that you can receive feedback on structure, content, and formatting, and suggest improvements to make your documents stand out.

If you're starting from scratch, we'll get you the tools to start building a strong foundation. We can outline your resume together and walk through best practices to help you get started with confidence.

Book a Resume Consultation
Virtual Appointments

Need career support but can’t meet in person? Let's do it virtually! Book a 45‑minute virtual appointment and be sure to include your focus topic (e.g. major exploration, graduate school planning, internships, mock interview, résumé) in the comments.

Book a Virtual Appointment

Resources

Handshake: Internship and Professional Job Database

Handshake is the career services platform for Mount Union students. On Handsahek, you can find internships, entry-level roles, and on-campus jobs at Mount Union.

5 Reasons to Utilize Handshake:
1. Competitive Advantage: Handshake is the only place that connects you, Mount Union, and employers together. You'll see jobs and internships posted specifically for students, and employers actively recruiting Raiders.
2. Active Recruiters: Employers on Handshake message students with event invites, interview requests, and new job opportunites.
3. No Experience Required: The jobs on Handshake are meant for students like you, so you can get the work experience that you need.
4. Curated Work Opportunities: When you fill out your profile, Handshake will show you jobs and internships that match your interests and skills.
5. Exciting Employers: All of the top emploters re recruiting students on Handshake, including fortune 500, startups, nonprofits, and more.
The Washington Center

The Washington Center (TWC) provides immersive internships and academic seminars to students from hundreds of colleges and universities and early career professionals from across the U.S. and more than twenty-five countries.  TWC helps students who otherwise may not have the opportunity to pursue their interests, experience what a successful career looks like, and establish a path toward their professional future. 

Check out this interactive program guide to learn more about TWC’s internship program. As seen in the guide, participants spend the majority of their time with their internship site, but they also take an academic course one night each week and engage in career readiness sessions throughout their time with TWC. Stay up to date on upcoming webinars and information sessions with TWC, here.

Not looking for a long-term stay?
TWC also offers seminars and short-term programs that might be a great fit. To give you a better sense of what life at TWC looks like, here’s a video showcasing the Residential and Academic Center, as well as links to seminars and short-term programs.
- Seminars | The Washington Center 
- Short-Term Programs | The Washington Center
- The Washington Center's Residential and Academic Center in NoMa
If you’re like to learn more, sign up to receive more information from TWC. You can also visit their website or contact them directly at info@twc.edu.

Important Notes:
Students must meet all eligibility criteria. Students interested in participating in The Washington Center Internship Program must complete an application inquiry and then schedule an appointment with Karli Miller, Assistant Director of Career Development, above.
- Please click here to schedule an appointment to discuss TWC  
The Process:
- TWC acceptance and internship placement is not guaranteed.
- Students should have a back up plan in case an internship is not secured. This is tricky because the internship typically starts 1-2 weeks after the start of UMU classes
- Student pays tuition to Mount Union (UMU aid does not apply).
- Upon acceptance, TWC will request funding assistance from the State of Ohio (anywhere from $2300-
  $4000). This is usually applied to TWC housing first. If the student does not use TWC housing, it may be
  applied to UMU tuition bill. Renee Young and Financial Aid can provide details about this.
- Student pays housing to TWC.
- Student is a Mount Union student during this internship. This is technically not transfer credit.
Student Resource Guides
Job and Internship Sites
Upcoming Career Fairs and Events

Get ready to pave your future! We're arranging a series of events to bridge the gap between students and employers all year long. Stay tuned for updates on our upcoming events both on and off campus that will get you in front of the right people at the right time.

Greater Canton Collegiate Interview Day | Friday, February 20 from 1 - 5 p.m. | Kent State Stark

For majors in bsuiness, environmental studies, and general studies.

Alliance Area Career Fair | Thursday, April 9 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. | McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex

For all majors, and members of the community.

NOTED (Education Career Fair) | Tuesday, April 14 from 10 a,m. - 3 p.m. | John S. Knight Center, Akron, Ohio

For majors in education.

Employers and Recruiters

JOB AND INTERNSHIP FAIRS

If you would like to meet our students please consider attending one or more of the following events. Please read our policies prior to registering for any of these events. Please scroll to the bottom of the page for more information on events.

CareerFest

RECRUITER INFORMATION

Recruiting Policies. All employers who wish to participate in any type of recruiting activity with the University of Mount Union must read our recruiting policies and abide by these policies. The Career Development Office should be your first/primary point of contact, as all recruiting activity needs to be approved by the Career Development Office beforehand.

Employers who would like to attend our recruiting events or post jobs and internships must register on Handshake, our new career management system. All employers who register on this system will be vetted prior to approval. Once approved, they will be able to post professional level positions and internships.

Faculty and Staff

The Career Development Office welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with you to further the development of our students! Below are some of the ways we have worked with academic and student affairs departments in the past, but feel free to suggest other ways to collaborate.

CLASS VISITS

Our most requested service is to visit classes to share information about: career planning, professional etiquette, interviewing, career readiness, job search strategies, job fair preparation, internship opportunities, graduate school planning, salary and labor market information, background checks/digital reputation, etc…

INFORMATION SESSIONS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS

If your student workers or student clubs have professional development requirements, we are happy to present at one or more training sessions or club meetings. With enough lead time, we can often accommodate evening or weekend programming.

INDEPENDENT CAREER PROGRAMMING

Some faculty and staff develop career-related programming independent of the Career Development Office. While this is usually not a concern, please touch base with our office to be sure your programming does not conflict with or duplicate existing career events and that your content is current and conforms to best practices. We are happy to partner with you. You should also make yourself aware of the official policies related to recruiting or hosting employers on campus. The University may be held liable for the actions or practices of you and your guests.

Handshake: Internship and Professional Job Database

The University of Mount Union posts job listings for the convenience of students. The university does not endorse or recommend employers, and a posting does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation. The university explicitly makes no representations or guarantees about job listings or the accuracy of the information provided by the employer. The university is not responsible for safety, wages, working conditions, or any other aspect of off-campus employment without limitation. It is the responsibility of students to perform due diligence in researching employers when applying for or accepting private, off-campus employment and to thoroughly research the facts and reputation of each organization to which they are applying. Students should be prudent and use common sense and caution when applying for or accepting any position.