Career Development and Employment Assistance 

Choosing a major and a career are vital parts of the college experience. As students prepare for a rapidly changing world of work, the Office of Career Services helps students learn how to obtain and process career information. Located in the Administration Building Room 203, Career Services offers career counseling, a resource library, computerized career guidance, paper assessments, resume writing, internships, mentorships, workshops, seminars, job fairs, job vacancy listings (on/off-campus, part-time, full-time and summer-only jobs) graduate school information and much more. These services are available to all current students as well as to alumni continuing to develop their careers. 

Career planning and decision making is a developmental process. The responsibility of choosing a career is ultimately up to the student, and this office can help this process along by providing the following support: individual career counseling; assisting with the identification of internships; locating employer contacts for on- and off-campus employment; offering workshops on resume' writing, interviewing skills, and graduate school application writing; planning and promoting career fairs; and, offering students' use of computers and software such as SIGI Plus, where students can match their interests, skills, activities, and values with potential majors and careers are just a few of the services available.  

Our resource room provides publications with information about careers in various fields, company literature and other career guidance subjects. Computers with Internet access are available for students to use to search for jobs and graduate schools or to develop resumes. Full-time, part-time and internships jobs are posted in binders to view as well.

New for 2007-08, Ottawa University now has an online job bank for students, alumni and employers.  Click on the icon to the right to post or search for jobs on the College Central Network. 

Ottawa University career services continues its partnership SIGI 3. This software program integrates self-assessment with in-depth and up-to-date career information that is easy to use and provides students and adults with a realistic view of the best educational and career options for their future success. Click on the icon to the right to learn more about SIGI 3.