{"id":122,"date":"2024-06-04T16:13:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T16:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/?page_id=122"},"modified":"2026-05-16T06:56:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T06:56:37","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Alumni!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Career Development Center has resources to assist you with your job search even after you have graduated.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We offer the full extent of our services to all MTSU alumni, including both our online and in-person resources!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-block accordion expandable-group expandable-group-lightblock\" id=\"newExpandable\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-item accordion-item expandable-heading expandable-heading-lightblock\"><h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"headingonline-free-tools-for-job-search\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapsenewExpandableonline-free-tools-for-job-search\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsenewExpandableonline-free-tools-for-job-search\">Online Free Tools for Job Search<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"collapsenewExpandableonline-free-tools-for-job-search\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse expandable-content expandable-content-lightblock\" aria-labelledby=\"headingonline-free-tools-for-job-search\" data-bs-parent=\"#newExpandable\"><div class=\"accordion-body\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Handshake<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/06\/thumbnail_handshake_logo_light.png\" alt=\"handshake logo\" class=\"wp-image-127\" style=\"width:392px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/06\/thumbnail_handshake_logo_light.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/06\/thumbnail_handshake_logo_light-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/06\/thumbnail_handshake_logo_light-768x159.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mtsu.joinhandshake.com\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>The<strong>&nbsp;#1 way<\/strong>&nbsp;for college students to search for jobs and internships. MTSU proudly started collaborating with Handshake in 2020 to provide MTSU students and alumni with&nbsp;<strong>1000+<\/strong>&nbsp;opportunities in job searches and events hosted by companies locally and nationally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Via Handshake,&nbsp;MTSU students and alumni&nbsp;can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create attractive, professional profiles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attend virtual events hosted by employers and MTSU<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get&nbsp;recruited for the jobs that meet your skill set<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-mtsunavy-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mtsu.joinhandshake.com\/login\" style=\"border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MTSU Login to Handshake<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CareerShift<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.careershift.com\/Default.aspx?sc=mtsu\">Career<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.careershift.com\/Default.aspx?sc=mtsu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Shift<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;search tool returns results from every career site and job board. Save and organize relevant jobs that meet your search criteria, whether you search by job title, company name, keywords, or location. You can also get up-to-date&nbsp;<strong>contact information<\/strong>, including email addresses, for&nbsp;<strong>millions of companies;&nbsp;<\/strong>access&nbsp;<strong>in-depth information<\/strong>&nbsp;about contacts and companies posting jobs; and record, save and store your correspondence history records automatically. View our tip sheets below for more information!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/06\/CareerShift_Networking.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"126\">Using CareerShift for Networking<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/06\/CareerShift_TargetedJobSearch.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Using CareerShift for Your Job Search<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Big Interview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Career Development Center is excited to bring the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/biginterview\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"38\">Big Interview<\/a>&nbsp;platform to the MTSU campus community. Big Interview is an online interview preparation platform that combines training and practice to help improve skills and build confidence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-item accordion-item expandable-heading expandable-heading-lightblock\"><h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"headingindividual-career-advising\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapsenewExpandableindividual-career-advising\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsenewExpandableindividual-career-advising\">Individual Career Advising<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"collapsenewExpandableindividual-career-advising\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse expandable-content expandable-content-lightblock\" aria-labelledby=\"headingindividual-career-advising\" data-bs-parent=\"#newExpandable\"><div class=\"accordion-body\">\n<p>Our career advisors are available to work one-on-one with you\u00a0to provide you with the necessary resources\u00a0as you create your career plan and develop and implement your job search strategy. Advisors also assist with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/careerplanning\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"129\">career decision making<\/a>\u00a0and provide interviewing assistance, resume and cover letter feedback, and graduate school application preparation. Find out who your career advisor is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/contact\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"27\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Can I Do with a Major in?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Brief one page guides designed to give you a starting point for connecting careers to majors. View the guides customized for you&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/majors\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"131\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-item accordion-item expandable-heading expandable-heading-lightblock\"><h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"headingjob-application-writing-guides\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapsenewExpandablejob-application-writing-guides\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsenewExpandablejob-application-writing-guides\">Job Application Writing Guides<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"collapsenewExpandablejob-application-writing-guides\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse expandable-content expandable-content-lightblock\" aria-labelledby=\"headingjob-application-writing-guides\" data-bs-parent=\"#newExpandable\"><div class=\"accordion-body\">\n<p>Career Development Center wants to help you build your job application (resume, cover letter, and reference guide) with professional content. Check out the writing guides below and feel free email our PCAs at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:pca@mtsu.edu\">pca@mtsu.edu<\/a>&nbsp;for further assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-766bf85b wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-mtsublue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/06\/ResumeGuideNew.pdf\" style=\"border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resume Writing Guide<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-mtsunavy-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/06\/CoverLetterGuide.pdf\" style=\"border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cover Letter Writing Guide<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-1-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/06\/ReferenceGuide.pdf\" style=\"border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reference Writing Guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Document Drop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Can&#8217;t make it for an appointment with us on campus? Take advantage of our Document Drop Program by submitting resumes and cover letters by email, and we will return a critique to you electronically&nbsp;within two business days! More info&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/docdrop\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"135\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;Mark your calendar for career opportunities!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Career Fairs:&nbsp;<\/strong>The Career Development Center helps run several fairs throughout the year. If you are looking for a job, internship, or co-op position,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/careerevents-student\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"15\">career fairs<\/a>&nbsp;are great for connecting active employers with potential employees. All career fairs on this page are free to students and alumni.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>On-campus Recruitment Program (OCR)<\/strong>&nbsp;enables you to interact face to face with employers. On-campus recruitment is conducted throughout the Fall and Spring Semesters. Visit briefly with employer recruiters to discuss opportunities available within their organization through career fairs, interviewing, information tables and other programming designed to connect you with employers.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-mtsublue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mtalumni.com\/s\/1092\/index.aspx?sid=1092&amp;gid=1&amp;pgid=555\" style=\"border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit the&nbsp;MTSU Alumni Association&nbsp;Page!&nbsp;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Mark your calendar for career opportunities!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-122","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":911,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122\/revisions\/911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}