Career Exploration and Development

At a typical career fair, employers set up tables and meet with fair attendees to discuss job opportunities. Kent State turned the tables, literally, at the Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Science and Creative Endeavors on Monday by having its first “Reverse Career Fair.” Representatives from more than 25 area companies and organiz...

Marcus Haase is a senior Honors College student majoring in psychology. Throughout his course work at Kent State, Marcus has found that he has a special interest in clinical psychology. When he told Dr. Shannon Ciesla, one of his psychology professors, about his interest in clinical psychology, she recommended that Marcus consider int...

Jayden Stearns is a third-year Kent State Honors College student whose internship position at Shared Moravian Ministry Ohio was created when the organization decided to use technology to make their programs socially distanced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A computer science major, Jayden heard that the “churches of the Shared Minis...

Paige Gamin is a junior Kent State Honors College student from Medina, Ohio, majoring in finance, with minors in accounting and economics. Paige first began her internship search when she heard that her Fall Semester 2020 classes would be remote due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Though she has since adapted well to the remote learning atmosphe...

For college students in many areas of study, an internship experience may be a requirement for graduation from their program or an otherwise necessary step to reach the next stage in their education and their eventual careers. Regardless of whether or not it is required, students in all majors can benefit from having a quality internship e...

It is February when music students’ thoughts turn to…summer internships? If you have not yet begun a search for a summer music career expanding experience – whether it is internships, part-time or full-time work, volunteering, research, freelancing – now is the time. Where do you start? This may seem counterintuitive, but start wi...

“I have a LinkedIn account, but I don’t get how it is useful for someone in music.” If that sounds like you, here are five ways that LinkedIn can be a useful social media tool for your personal and professional life as a musician. A virtual resume.  Your LinkedIn profile is, simply, a virtual resume.  But did you know yo...

Throughout the fall 2019 semester, the Kent State University Honors College is hosting the second annual Career Conversations, a series of question-and-answer sessions with Kent State alumni from a variety of professional fields. A total of thirteen sessions will take place in the Honors College library on the Kent campus starting in early...

For the second year, the Honors College will be hosting Career Conversations - a series beneficial to all students who are exploring majors and also those who are looking to set themselves apart in their chosen industry!   During each session, Kent State University alumni will share information an...

Junior year was a stressful time for Kent State University student Megan Wandel, because after changing her major twice, she was still unhappy about her career path. Ms. Wandel began her journey at Kent State as a pre-fashion major, but after a year and a half, she realized that it was not right for her. Then she decided to change he...