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Career Exploration and Development

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Columbiana campuses' Career Services can help by providing valuable information, advice, and resources about choosing a major and finding a job.

Exploratory or undecided-major students are encouraged to visit a career advisor for assistance in choosing a career before they are blocked from class registration by the 45-Hour Credit Policy. 

Meet with a Career Counselor to Discuss Your Career Path

Appointments can be made with Ashley Dunlope, adilling@kent.edu, 330-337-4280

 

SCHEDULE A CAREER APPOINTMENT WITH KSU NAVIGATE

KSU Navigate

KSU Navigate is a new student success platform designed to empower you to achieve your personal goals and academic success. KSU Navigate allows you to schedule and check-in for career advising appointments. KSU Navigate is available to students and staff via browser or the app store (Android and iOS).

DOWNLOAD KSU NAVIGATE  

Getting started with KSU Navigate is easy. Get the app and get started!

KSU NAVIGATE WEBSITE

 

JOB SEARCHING

  • : Find positions with Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University's online recruiting system for students and alumni. Apply to full- and part-time positions posted by employers targeting the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State talent pool. On-campus student positions and graduate assistantships are posted by departments across all eight campuses.
  • : Serving Ashtabula County and surrounding areas, Ohio Means Jobs is northeastern Ohio's premier workforce development and training center that connects job seekers with employers by providing numerous resources in a single location.
 

Additional Job Search Resources:

  • Accessible information on occupational descriptions, education, job outlook, and salary.
  • Job Search Strategies
 

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Career Resources:

Other Useful Information:

  • : Learn about occupations including responsibilities, salaries, education required, and employment outlook
  • : Explore careers, salary and benefits, training required, and employment seeker services by state
  • : Quick search tool for Ohio employment data and more
  • Learn about growing fields in the state of Ohio
  • Interviewing

Talk with faculty, family, and professionals

  • Find out what a career is really like by speaking to someone in the field.
  • Review the informational interviewing questions to ask and the list of possible people in your network to speak with.
  • Talk with your professors who have a wealth of knowledge about their career fields. 
  • Chat with family members about their work experiences:   
    • How they selected their careers
    • What they find rewarding/challenging
    • What skills they utilize
    • What their long-term goals are