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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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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!

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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

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Alumni Spotlights

Hannah Scout Dunaway '24 Spotlight

Hannah Scout Dunaway '24

I had countless amazing experiences while at GV, but I will always hold my Fiction Filmmaking I experience close to my heart. I not only was able to make a film that I was passionate about, but met people who felt the same way.

Emily Gorno '21 Spotlight

Emily Gorno '21

Some of my favorite memories at GVSU were within my integrated science classes. I made some lifelong friends, being crammed together in the same classes for two years, and we had many good times together in Padnos.

Holly Mertens '13 Spotlight

Holly Mertens '13

My favorite memory of Grand Valley is working in the Dean's office at the Seidman College of Business. I was able to get to know H. James Williams and also support students.

Cathy Winick '12 Spotlight

Cathy Winick '12

My favorite memory at GVSU was walking at graduation... we were treated like rock stars at the VanAndel Arena!

Darcy Marckini '10 and '12 Spotlight

Darcy Marckini '10 and '12

I love how small my program was at the time. I made some great friends with both students and faculty in my program. I never would have had that experience at a larger university, and I truly believe that set me up for success post-graduation!

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