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Connect with a Career Coach

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Career coaches can help you explore possibilities, discover your strengths and reach your career goals, wherever you are in your college journey. If you are unsure about your next steps in your educational or career journey, a Career coach has the expertise and tools to help you navigate your career pathway. 

Advising from a Career coach includes:

  • Engaging in career conversations early and often that foster growth, promote career exploration and support the articulation of your knowledge, skills and abilities
  • A variety of career assessments to help guide the career discovery and exploration process, including the Strong Interest Inventory(TM)
  • Helping you to set career goals, gain industry-relevant experience and cultivate career-readiness skills
  • Offer training in how to confidently present yourself in professional settings
  • Assist in transitioning educational experiences to career pathways

Set up a career coaching appointment to get started by emailing careerservices@aims.edu. Telephone and Zoom conferencing appointments are available to students who cannot come to campus. 

Email Disability Access Services to request accommodations for any Career Services appointments.

Resources Available

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Visit with Career Services to identify your interests, aptitudes and strengths and use the below tools to explore career options and begin your job search. 

Prepare to Apply for Jobs

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Before you begin applying for jobs, you will need to build your resume and cover letter. Review the resources below and if you need help, make an appointment with a career coach by emailing careerservices@aims.edu.

Prepare to Interview

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Interviewing can be stressful, even for seasoned professionals. The best way to succeed and reduce stress is to be well-prepared. Follow these steps to properly prepare for an interview.

You are Interview Ready!

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The Interview

Congratulations! It's interview day! You are ready because you have practiced and prepared.

Remember, the company called you because it is interested in hiring you. You are qualified for the position.

The interview is the opportunity to see if you will fit in and for you to see if you would like to work there.

  • Arrive no more than 15 minutes early. Arriving any sooner may disrupt the interview schedule, compel staff to entertain you, and increase your nervousness as you wait
  • Greet everyone with a smile and a great handshake. Be courteous and wait to be seated. Maintain good posture and make eye contact when answering questions. Breathe. Be yourself.
  • Write the names and titles of the interview committee. Also, get the names of anyone else that helped you - the person who greeted you, the person who gave a tour, etc. These are people you will want to thank, after your interview.

After the Interview

Within 24 hours, send a thank you note.

Thank you notes can be handwritten or sent via email. The delivery method selected will depend on the timeline. 

Thank you notes should reiterate your skills, how you fit with the company and position, and your desire for the job. Be gracious and genuine. 

Get Career Ready

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Employers want to hire college students and recent graduates who know how to articulate and use their talents, strengths, skills and interests. These individuals are Career Ready.

Being Career Ready starts with developing these skills while you are a student at Aims.