Career Preparation

Every year, Western Michigan University hosts a series of Career Fairs to help students develop their professional identify, get help on their resumes, and practice interviewing skills, as well as network and make important connections that can help with future internships and jobs. Check out below for information for this year's events!

MORE INFORMATION    CAREER FAIR FLYER   INTERVIEW PRACTICE   RESUME REVIEW

Unsure where to begin?

Explore WMU’s Career Development Guide complete with information on:

  • Assessing yourself
  • Career management
  • Developing knowledge, skills, and ability
  • Exploring Careers
  • Job searching
  • Sample resumes

Looking for interview practice?

Big Interview allows students to go through the interview process while building their interviewing skills along the way. Students can learn what to expect and how to nail their interview by completing a training course and mock interviews.

Unsure of what to wear to an interview?

Check out the professional interview attire page on the Career and Student Employment Services webpage. This webpage includes:

  • Gender-neutral recommendations
  • Recommendations for females
  • Recommendations for males
  • Supplementary tips

Need to look at sample resumes and cover letters?

Career and Student Employment Services provides Resume Samples by Major . Each major is listed under the college that it is a part of, such as:

  • Arts and Sciences
  • Aviation
  • Education and Human Development
  • Engineering and Applied Sciences
  • Fines Arts
  • Haworth College of Business
  • Health and Human Services

Once you have built a resume you can have your resume reviewed by scheduling a one hour in-person appointment or a 20-minute drop-in appointment at the Career Zone in 1344 Ellsworth Hall.