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Career decision-making is a life-long process that includes exploring the world of work and understanding how your skills, interests, personality, and values connect to it. Career Services staff can help you through this process, offering guidance about how to uncover your career sweet spot.
Your career sweet spot means that you are pursuing careers that use your skills, fit your interests, compliment your personality strengths, and are in line with your values. This isn't an easy balance to achieve, but remember, Career Services can equip you with the skills to evaluate your options as you move through your academic career and as you navigate the changes that occur in your life.
Talk with Career Services staff. Weigh your options, discuss pros and cons of each, and together, we'll figure out your career sweet spot! to get started.
Most people begin an internship or job search operating off assumptions. Continue reading to learn how to get started and about the sorts of activities and resources that will set you up for success!
Develop a comprehensive, proactive internship or job search plan before you get started. Utilize techniques that will increase your chances of uncovering leads and securing interviews in today's global, interconnected, and technology-driven economic climate. Download this article about contrasting good job-search to weak job-search techniques. If you've already begun your search, evaluate what you are currently doing against what this article lays out. How does your strategy measure up against best practices? Participate in one of our career events, such as a workshop about internship and job searching.
What is your internship or job search target? Can you describe the sort of duties you would like to perform in a job or internship? Can you name examples of organizations that might offer your ideal experience? Can you pinpoint metropolitan areas where you would like to work? For some, it is easy to answer these questions, but for others, answering these questions feels overwhelming.
If you would like help articulating your career goals, explore the Choose Your Major or Career section of this web page. Resources like the and the LinkedIn Alumni Tool can be good places to start (use the to learn more about how to use it).
Let's be sure that your application materials showcase your accomplishments and tell a compelling story about the skills you can offer. Download our Resume Writing Materials to build confidence about how you are presenting yourself to employers on paper. Need more help? Participate in a Resume Writing Workshop or .
Set up an account on Handshake, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½'s job listings platform. Employers who are interested in hiring ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ students and alumni post a variety of opportunities onto this site, including part-time roles, internships, and full-time positions. Stay up-to-date about new opportunities posted to the site by periodically checking Career Services social media channels, too ( , ).
In addition to the university's online job board, use popular search engines like and . Uncover industry and geographic specific resources by conducting smart Google searches: use your favorite search engine and type "KEYWORD + job posting sites." Evaluate the results you receive back and determine if the job boards will help you uncover high quality postings connected to your target.
Career Services staff has also curated a list of identity-based resources to help students from marginalized communities clarify their career direction and to increase their competitiveness and connections. Find the Affinity Group Resources here.
Talk to anyone who will listen to you about your internship and job search goals. Family, friends, professors, mentors, and Career Services staff are all eager to help you and support you toward securing the experience you are after.
Use informational interviews to build one-on-one relationships with people who can offer advice, insight, and an insider's perspective of the industry you would like to enter. Download our Informational Interview worksheet to get started. It will help you brainstorm people to talk to, consider questions you'd like to ask, and carry out the strategy you've developed. Events are another great way to speak with individuals about your internship and job search goals. Consider attending the Regional Career and Internship Fair, offered each semester, to talk to representatives from organizations that are seeking to hire folks for part-time roles, internships, and full-time jobs.
Build confidence when speaking about yourself to prospective employers. First, attend an upcoming interviewing workshop (which can be found in our career events), review our , and use printed resources like our interview preparation checklist. Then, use the to practice. Interview Prep is a mock interview platform that allows you to create and record practice interviews. Once you have completed your mock interview, you can send a link to the video to Career Services or trusted members of your network for feedback.
Below is a list of resources to help you find the job or internship that's best for you:
Are you considering graduate school? It's never too early to plan for education opportunities beyond your undergraduate career. When appropriate for your career goals, we encourage you to consider furthering your education through graduate or professional school.
Whether continued education occurs here at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ or at another institution, you can utilize the resources below to prepare for and navigate the graduate school admissions process. There are many decisions to be made so do your research and gain as much information about your options as possible.
If you'd like help weighing the decision to go to graduate/professional school, or you want help planning out when and how to pursue it, .
Below is a list of resources for those interested in continuing their education past undergrad.
Look to resources such as and for more help deciding to attend graduate school, choosing a program, planning your finances, and navigating the application and preparation process.
Career Services offers hour-long workshops on resume writing, interviewing, LinkedIn, and other topics related to the internship and job search throughout the semester. All workshops are livestreamed via Zoom if you cannot attend in person.
Check the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ calendar, the , and the for more information about each event and to RSVP about attending. Zoom links will be available on Handshake and in a newsletter delivered to your student email. Download our Spring 2026 workshop and events calendar.
Thursday, March 19, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. CST
The Gold Dome at Centenary College
3482 Dixie Dr, Shreveport, LA 71104
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Explore opportunities and build professional contacts for part-time, internship, and full-time roles at a regional event, jointly offered by ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC), Centenary College, Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College (NLTCC), NSU-Nursing, and Southern University Shreveport Louisiana (SUSLA). Graduate and professional schools will also be present to connect with about continuing your education.
The event is open to first-year thru graduate students in all majors. Folks working toward completing their degrees from any participating school are encouraged to attend. We also welcome alumni from each school to participate in the event!
Transportation from ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ to Centenary will be provided, courtesy of the City of Shreveport.
Questions? Call 318-797-5062 or email career@lsus.edu.
Handshake is a modern, sleek, online career resource for students and alumni to:
Current students visit . Enter your ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ email address and claim the account that we've created for you. The advantage of activating your account is that many of your student-connected information (like Program opf Study, Classification, and GPA) will already be loaded into your profile. After you've activated your account, fill out your profile, upload a resume, and take Handshake for a spin! Learn more about the platform using the .
Alumni receive free access to Handshake and all other resources offered through Career Services. Alumni should request an account using their personal email address and wait up to 48 business hours while we verify your status as an alum.
Looking for help? Use the .
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Career Services works very hard to keep fraudulent postings off Handshake by vetting and researching all companies and postings that come through the site. If common suspicious features, or "red flags" arise, we make a decision about whether or not to allow the employer or role to affiliate with us. In addition to the precautions we take, you also should research suspicious companies or postings in order to make fully informed decisions about pursuing an opportunity, whether you find it on Handshake or on your own.
To avoid scammers who appear to pose as legitimate employers with legitimate jobs, practice these precautionary measures:
For more information about avoiding internet scams, read the . Also, review this list of common red flags connected to job postings from our counterparts in Baton Rouge, the LSU Olinde Career Center.
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318-797-5062
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