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
ERP SPEAKER SERIES FEATURING DELOITTE
When: Monday, September 24th 2018 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Location: The L. William Seidman Center, 1008A The Forum Section A, 50
Front St. SW, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504, United States
TRACKS Program Event: Track 2: Level 1
The Seidman ERP Speaker Seriesbrings corporate executives and recent
graduates to the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State
University to talk with business and non-business students about
enterprise systems and business processes in the world after college.
The series is held twice a semester and is hosted by The Seidman ERP
Program, The Enterprise Systems Student Union (ESSU) and The Career
Center. Refreshments are provided, and students are encouraged to stick
around after the presentation to meet with speakers and work on building
their professional network.
This Series will feature: Deloitte
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There will be a EXCLUSIVE event following the Speaker Series from 7:30
PM - 9:00 PM in The Forum. This is an exclusive event requested for
ESSU members in GOOD STANDING. To be a member in good standing, you
must have paid your dues for the semester. We will be collecting dues
before this event.
Fees/Dues 4.2.1 Membership fees will be based on if the member is an
undergrad, graduate, or alumni 4.2.2 Undergraduate fee will be based
upon membership status (see 4.1.3) and how long they have been a member.
First semester membership fees will be $60 per fiscal year, second
semester fees will be $40, third semester will be $20 and any additional
semester after the fourth will be free. If a member is not in Good
Standing, their dues will not be lowered for the upcoming semester.
4.2.3 Graduate fee is $20 per fiscal year
Dress is Business Professional
Resumes are STRONGLY recommended.
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More Infoabout the ERP SPEAKER SERIES FEATURING DELOITTE event starting 9/24/2018
How to Resume Workshop
When: Wednesday, September 26th 2018 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT
Location: The Russel H. Kirkhof Center, 2201, 1 Campus Drive,
Allendale, Michigan 49401, United States
Your resume is an employer's first impression of you! Join us for this
one hour workshop to get started on creating your resume or building on
the one you already have. Registration not required.
More Infoabout the How to Resume Workshop event starting 9/26/2018
MI Army National Guard On Campus
When: Friday, September 28th 2018 8:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Location: The Russel H. Kirkhof Center, Lobby Tables, 1 Campus Drive,
Allendale, Michigan 49401, United States
Meet representatives from the MI Army National Guard in the Kirkhof
Lobby and learn more about GVSU's satellite ROTC program as well as the
MI Army National Guard.
More Infoabout the MI Army National Guard On Campus event starting 9/28/2018
Employer Spotlight - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
When: Tuesday, October 2nd 2018 8:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Location: Mackinac Hall, POD, Allendale and Seidman Center Lobby, Pew
Campus
The Employer Spotlight Program brings a featured employer to campus for
a day, offering students an opportunity to connect with the organization
and learn more about their culture, career paths and internship/career
opportunities they offer.
Freshmen learn about future career paths and corresponding majors.
Sophomores are exposed to the importance and process of networking.
Juniors explore internship opportunities.
Seniors and Graduates discuss potential career paths.
Meet with representatives from FCA on October 2. Representatives will
visit various classrooms throughout the day and will have a table
available near the POD in Mackinac Hall to answer any questions.
More Infoabout the Employer Spotlight - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles event starting 10/2/2018
How to Talk to Employers
When: Tuesday, October 2nd 2018 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Location: The Russel H. Kirkhof Center, 2270, 1 Campus Drive,
Allendale, Michigan 49401, United States
This workshop is designed to help you prepare for talking to employers
at career fairs or other networking events. Specific prep for Career
Fair on Tuesday, October 16 will also be covered. No registration required.
More Infoabout the How to Talk to Employers event starting 10/2/2018