Career Center Events
Get Prepared
Attend career-themed workshops and presentations to identify majors, explore career options, and learn how to present yourself and your job search materials.
Explore Majors
Undecided or thinking about changing majors? Join other students as you explore your options at GVSU!
Planning for Grad/Professional School
If graduate or professional school is your next step, come see how you can put your best foot forward!
Preparing for Internships and Jobs
Learn the basics of resume and cover letter writing, interviewing, search strategies and much more!
Get Connected
Meet employers and network with professionals in various career fields. Dress professionally and bring resumes.
Career Fairs
Attend a variety of career fairs throughout the year that bring together hundreds of employers with students and alumni looking for full-time jobs and internships.
Careers In
These industry-specific fairs are an opportunity for you to talk with employers about their work and hiring needs. This type of event is appropriate for those who are exploring career paths, as well as those actively searching for a job or internship.
Employer Spotlights
The Employer Spotlight program will bring an invited employer to campus to be featured in a series of 5 minute classroom presentations (based on interested areas of study and recruitment needs) throughout the day. They will also be tabling in a visible campus location between classroom presentations for networking with students and faculty.
Upcoming Career Events
Kalamazoo Public Schools Teacher job Fair
When: Friday, March 22nd 2019, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT
Location: 1627 West Main Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49006, United
States of America
Students and alumni looking for full and part-time teaching positions
are encouraged to attend. KPS will be hiring for Summer School and the
Fall 2019-20 school year.
More Infoabout the Kalamazoo Public Schools Teacher job Fair event starting 12/30/1899
Parallel Planning
When: Tuesday, March 26th 2019, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Location: The Russel H. Kirkhof Center, 2201, 1 Campus Drive,
Allendale, Michigan 49401, United States
Are you pursuing a secondary admit undergraduate or graduate program?
Come to a parallel planning session to create a back-up plan in case you
are not admitted or your career plans change.
More Infoabout the Parallel Planning event starting 12/30/1899
Google Kick Start - Global Online Coding Competition
When: Sunday, March 24th 2019, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm UTC
Location:
Whether youre a programming competition aficionado or new to
coding, these competitions are a great chance to flex your programming
skills and have some fun find out more below.
Ready to take your coding skills to the next level?
Kick Start is back for its 6th year with a new name, website, and
platform that allows for new challenges, like interactive problems
and more! This online global coding competition offers
programmers of all skill levels the chance to develop and hone their
programming skills (the top competitors from our Kick Start rounds may
be invited to interview at Google!).
Register for the first official round on March 24, then check out the
full schedule and add all the rounds through November 2019 to your
calendar so you dont miss out!
Learn more and register at g.co/kickstart. Contact kickstart@google.com
with any questions.
More Infoabout the Google Kick Start - Global Online Coding Competition event starting 12/30/1899
Parallel Planning
When: Monday, January 28th 2019, 4:00 pm EST - Tuesday, March 26th 2019,
5:00 pm EDT
Location: The Russel H. Kirkhof Center, 2201, 1 Campus Drive,
Allendale, Michigan 49401, United States
Are you pursuing a secondary admit undergraduate or graduate program?
Come to a parallel planning session to create a back-up plan in case you
are not admitted or your career plans change
Dates & Time:
Monday, January 28, 2019 - 4:00pm-5:00pm
Thursday, February 14, 2019- 4:00pm-5:00pm
Monday, February 25, 2019- 4:00pm-5:00pm
Thursday, February 28, 2019- 4:00pm-5:00pm
Wednesday, March 13, 2019- 4:00pm-5:00pm
Thursday, March 14, 2019- 4:00pm-5:00pm
Monday, March 18, 2019- 4:00pm-5:00pm
Tuesday, March 26, 2019- 4:00pm-5:00pm
More Infoabout the Parallel Planning event starting 12/30/1899
Etiquette Dinner
When: Tuesday, March 26th 2019, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Location: The Alumni House & Visitor Center, Perry Dining Room, 1
Campus Drive, Allendale, Michigan 49401, United States
This free, three-course etiquette dinner is the perfect opportunity to
finally learn which fork is for salad and which glass is yours. From a
liberal education perspective, you will have the opportunity to explore
Continental vs. American style dining, understand historical origins of
dining etiquette, and learn and practice your interpersonal and
networking skills which will be essential as you start looking for
internships or other jobs professionally.
Ticket required and can be purchased at the 2020 Desk in the Kirkhof
Center Lobby, Allendale or 101B DeVos, Pew Campus (downtown GR). The
price of the ticket will be refunded back to you at the event.
More Infoabout the Etiquette Dinner event starting 12/30/1899