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Get Out of the Lab for Career Exploration

oyce sits at the lab bench, restlessly scribbling in a notebook. Last week, she successfully defended her thesis. She should feel relieved and proud, but she doesn’t. It feels like her body just replaced defense stress with not-knowing-what-to-do-next stress. For …

By Philipp Gramlich
Philipp Gramlich
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To Apply to Grad School, I Needed to Uncover the Unspoken Expectations

As an undergraduate, I was enthralled by a visiting professor’s lecture on the treasure troves of information found in remote frozen environments. As soon as I left the talk, I called my sister and told her I had decided to …

By Halley Mastro
Halley Mastro
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To Go From College Dropout to Ph.D., I Had to Let Go of My Fear of Failure

I was on a long-haul trucking trip, somewhere between Mississauga and Montreal, but my mind was elsewhere. I was thinking about my personal journey and wondering whether this was my future. I had dropped out of university, and now I …

By M. Shehryar Khan
M. Shehryar Khan
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O*NET Translator for Veterans

When you’re a veteran, it can sometimes be challenging to transition your skills and experiences to find a civilian career.  That’s why we want to share the Veterans Career Exchange Skills Matcher which helps you identify your skills by creating …

By Amanda Nell
Amanda Nell
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Handshake Employees’ Best Career Advice for Students of Color 

At Handshake, team members share their experiences and get advice in dedicated identity-focused communities called employee resource groups (ERGs). Five members of Wakanda, a community of Black professionals ranging from interns to executives, spoke to the Handshake intern class and …

By Amanda Nell
Amanda Nell
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Recommended job search engines and job boards for graduate and professional students organized by career and industry interests.

Information about how to demonstrate to employers your cultural competence.

Developed in partnership with Autism Speaks, this site enables users to search jobs once they register (at no cost). A …

Instead of a jobs board, NITW maintains a bank of candidates and matches them with employer partners, free of charge.

AAUW has compiled key facts to dispel myths and misinformation about the pay gap.

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Phone
573-882-6801
Address

Student Success Center (lower level)
Lowry Mall
Columbia, MO 65211

Career Service Hours

Monday 9:00am - 4:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00am - 4:00 pm
Thursday 9:00am - 4:00 pm
Friday 9:00am - 4:00 pm