Connect your students with career resources
Listed below are the 5 most common, customizable services that Career Development provides in partnership with St. Kate’s faculty and staff. We welcome opportunities to imagine and co-develop other events with you.
1. Career Education Presentations
At least two weeks prior to your preferred date, please fill out this request form to have a career specialist present to your class or group about career development topics.
- 15, 30, 60, or 90 min presentations
- Lecture or workshop-style presentation
- Up-to-date research relevant to specific fields for pre-professional classes
- Option for a series of presentations if you want students to build career skills throughout the semester
- Selection of one or more topics from the following:
- Introduction to career resource tools
- Career exploration
- Internship and/or job search best practices
- Networking & professionalism
- Preparing job application materials (resume, cover letter, LinkedIn, PeopleGrove)
- Interview and offer negotiation best practices
- Specialized topics: CliftonStrenths exploration OR other customized topic
- Confirmation of date, time, and location
- For CliftonStrengths: Your department is responsible for covering the cost for each student to take the assessment. Career Development can provide a discount. Reach out to askcareer@stkate.edu for more information.
- For a customized topic: Please provide at least one month notice prior to your preferred date and detailed information about the subjects you would like overviewed to ensure our staff has the ability to create an engaging presentation.
- For a liberal arts class interested in research relevant to any specific professional field(s): Please note which one(s) when submitting your request form
2. Employer or Alumni Speaker
At least two months prior to your preferred date, please fill out this request form to ask for support in arranging an employer or alumni speaker for a class or group. These professionals are quite busy, so the more advance notice, the better!
- Research and selection of relevant employers or alumni from PeopleGrove, LinkedIn, and Handshake
- All communication to the employers or alumni who work in the field(s) of interest, from initial invite to logistics confirmation
- Parking permits for the speaker
- St. Kate’s swag as a thank you
- Selection of speaker’s topic
- Student attendance
- Confirmation of date, time, and location
- Contribution to a thank-you for speaker who is volunteering their time and expertise
3. Employer or Alumni Panel or Lecture Event
At least three months prior to your preferred date, email employerrelations@stkate.edu to ask for support in arranging an employer or alumni panel or lecture event. These professionals are quite busy so the more advance notice, the better!
- Research and selection of relevant employers or alumni from PeopleGrove, LinkedIn, and Handshake
- All communication to employers and alumni who work in the field(s) of interest, from initial invite to logistics confirmation
- Parking permits for speakers
- Hybrid event logistics so that events are accessible to all students
- Support with panel moderation, question development, tech, and recording if desired
- Support with marketing through creation of a Handshake event, flyers, and email promotions
- St. Kate’s swag as a thank you
- Selection of panel or lecture topic
- Confirmation of date, time, and location
- Room reservation and set-up
- Funding for and procurement of food and beverages
- Student and faculty attendance. We support marketing efforts, but you are ultimately responsible for ensuring relevant populations know about this event. We highly recommend you work with faculty to require or incentivize class attendance.
- Contribution to a thank-you for employers and alumni who are volunteering their time and expertise
4. Career Integration with Curriculum
We have created Career Modules in Canvas on networking, career competencies, and job search topics that you can download from the Commons and tailor to your needs. If you would prefer we work with you to develop unique content, please provide at least one month prior to your preferred date and email askcareer@stkate.edu to inquire about development of new slides in Canvas about a specific career topic.
- Existing Canvas modules on networking, career competencies, and job search best practices, which you can tailor and adapt to your class needs
- For new slides or a new module, we’ll provide connection to relevant career resources and engaging, online-accessible activities
- Details about the desired career topic and learning objectives
- Confirmation of date when you would start using this material
5. Employer Field Trip
At least three months prior to your preferred date, email employerrelations@stkate.edu with a request for a field trip related to a specific career topic and/or to a specific employer.
- Recommendations for potential employers if you don’t have a specific one in mind
- Field trip agenda (some employers are open to virtual field trip experiences)
- All communication to employer, from initial invite to logistics confirmation
- Support for day-of transportation and schedule logistics
- Support with marketing through creation of a Handshake event, flyers, and email promotions
- St. Kate’s swag as a thank you
- Selection field trip topic
- Confirmation of date, time, and location
- Funding for and reservation of transportation
- Funding for and procurement of food and beverages
- Student and faculty attendance. We support marketing efforts, but you are ultimately responsible for ensuring relevant populations know about this field trip. We highly recommend you work with faculty to require or incentivize class attendance.
- Contribution to a thank-you for the employer who is volunteering their time and expertise
Career Development Also Oversees:
We coordinate all on-campus student employment through Handshake. To hire a student worker:
- Supervisors need to do this first:
- Email studentemployment@stkate.edu with a job description outlining number of students to hire and who will be the direct supervisor
- If you do not have a job description, provide initial details, and our staff will provide a template and tips
- Email studentemployment@stkate.edu with a job description outlining number of students to hire and who will be the direct supervisor
- Career Development will post the new position under the employer name “St. Kate’s On-Campus Student Employment”
- For more information about student employment, see the Student Employment FAQ
We connect students with employers through the job platform Handshake and through career events. All upcoming on-campus, off-campus, and virtual career events with employers are listed in Handshake. To support employer connections:
- Research the job market or assist students with researching employers in your field on Handshake
- Share employer contacts in your field that you would like us to invite to a career event by emailing employerrelations@stkate.edu with details. We can invite them to the Fall Career Fair, tabling on campus, or a specialized event
We provide information for students on how to prepare for, set up, and conduct a successful internship on this internships page. Email internships@stkate.edu with any questions.
To act as an Internship Advisor, you will:
- Meet with intern to assist in defining Learning Contract goals and learning tasks and strategies that support them
- Maintain appropriate contact with the student throughout experience to give direction and support
- Conduct a mid-term review meeting with the student intern and site supervisor to evaluate the student’s learning and experience to date. The student is responsible for arranging this meeting among the three participants. This can be done in-person or by phone.
- The Mid-Semester Intern Evaluation form can be used as a basis for discussion at this meeting.
- Meet with student intern at the end of semester to review final evaluation form and assigned work, and to provide closure to the experience.
- Evaluate the student intern’s learning and submit the grade.
We send out and analyze outcomes of the First Destination Survey (FDS). It is a nation-wide survey compiled by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) that captures information about how new graduates fare in their careers within six months after graduation. To utilize this career outcomes data and support its collection:
- Email askcareer@stkate.edu to request FDS data specifically about how students in your department fare post graduation.
- Support efforts to gather robust FDS data that helps us share a compelling and accurate narrative with prospective students about the value of St. Kate’s education. Near the end of each semester when you receive an email from Career Development about the survey, please:
- Talk about this survey with your students so they know what it is when Career Development reaches out to them directly
- Encourage seniors to complete the survey and to share their contact information with Career Development before they graduate
