Welcome back, Lakers!

The Career Center is here to support you at all stages of your career: exploring options, creating a job search plan, preparing job search materials, practicing for interviews, or networking with employers and fellow alumni. We want to help you strategize, discover, and engage!

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Not sure what your goal is? Click here for curated guidance.

Strategize

Looking for a job? Make a plan and state with these tools.

Discover

Learn something new and apply it directly to your career or job search!

Engage

Connect with employers, career coaches, advisors, and fellow alumni.

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My Goal Is To:

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Find a Job

Find information about the job search process and ways to organize your search. 

Advance or Upscale My Career

Discover how you can advance or upscale your career, no matter the field.

Change My Career Path

Explore different resources that will help you with your career transition, wherever you are in the process.

Develop Professionally

Click here to get started or continue your professional development skills.

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Career Events

JCPenney Suit Up - Winter 2026

February 1, 2026 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

GVSU Winter 2026 Career and Internship Fair

February 19, 2026 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Student Scholars Day 2026

April 8, 2026 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Alumni Spotlights

Elizabeth Greiter '22 Spotlight

Elizabeth Greiter '22

No one specific memory reigns highest of them all for me but I look very fondly on going for a sweet treat at late night at the Blue Connection with my roommate and our neighbors.

Jahaven Haye '19 Spotlight

Jahaven Haye '19

My favorite Grand Valley moment would be when my fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc- Iota Epsilon chapter, was able to do a campus and community wide water drive.

Adam Vande Kerkhoff '18 Spotlight

Adam Vande Kerkhoff '18

My favorite Grand Valley memory was tailgating with my fraternity brothers before football games. Everyone was decked out in GVSU colors, ready to cheer the team on.

Lynn Marie Francis 2025 Spotlight

Lynn Marie Francis 2025

One of my favorite memories at GVSU was working with Kate VanDerKolk. From the moment I was admitted, she became an invaluable resource and guiding presence throughout my journey. Whether helping me navigate the accelerated bachelor's program or talking m

Ken Horne '11 Spotlight

Ken Horne '11

I met the woman who is now my wife during my first year at GVSU. My favorite memory is proposing to her in the arboretum during our final year.

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