Career Development
Turn your degree into a career.
Career Services gives you the knowledge, connections, and tools to move confidently from college to a professional career, from exploring your options to landing the job.
Career Services
Let’s talk about what’s next.
Career preparation & planning
Discover what you're great at.
Not sure which career path fits you? The DeBruce Agile Work Profiler identifies your strengths and job skills through “Agilities,” groups of work activities that describe your strengths and interests as they relate to a career.
Use your results to choose a direction, describe your experience on a resume or LinkedIn, and talk confidently about your skills in an interview.
What we offer
Support at every step.
From your first year to your first job, Career Services helps you plan, prepare, and connect.
Career exploration
Assessments and one-on-one planning to help you choose a major, a path, and your next steps.
Job & internship search
Find openings, build a search strategy, and connect with employers through Handshake.
Resumes & cover letters
Get feedback on your resume and cover letter so they stand out to employers in your field.
Interview preparation
Practice answering questions and learn how to talk about your strengths with confidence.
Career Readiness Workshops
Hands-on workshops every semester, including resume writing sessions tailored to specific majors.
Professional headshots
Get a polished photo for LinkedIn, Handshake, and your job applications.
Job search toolkit
Resources to get you hired.
Guides and examples to help you write a strong resume, prepare for interviews, and use new tools like AI in your job search.
Resumes & interviews
Resume Agility before and after
Interview prep guide
AI and your job search
How to use ChatGPT to write a resume
10 ways to use ChatGPT to land a great job
Cover letters
Career fairs & events
Meet employers. Build your skills.
Meet employers at our career fairs, then build your skills at workshops led by Career Services all year long.
Spring semester
Missouri Valley Career Expo
Held the last Wednesday in March, the Career Expo brings employers from the community and across Missouri and Kansas to campus to recruit for full-time, part-time, and internship positions.
Students in every major and every year are encouraged to attend. Job seekers should wear professional business attire.
Ministry & service
Plan Your Summer Career Fair
Summer jobs and internships with summer camps, Christian camps, ministry organizations, missions, and nonprofits.
For employers
Recruit Missouri Valley talent.
Connect with our students and alumni through Handshake, or reserve a table at one of our career fairs to recruit on campus.
Career Expo
Recruit on campus every spring.
The Career Expo is held the last Wednesday in March. Employers recruit for full-time, part-time, and internship positions, and students from every major attend.
To reserve a table, call or email Career Services.
Alumni
Keep growing after graduation.
Career Services doesn’t stop at graduation. Get help with your next move, reconnect with classmates, and help the next class of Vikings get hired.
Career help for life
Career Services is here for alumni, too. Get a resume review, prepare for interviews, and search for jobs on Handshake.
Grow your network
Alumni events bring together Vikings from many industries. They’re a great way to reconnect with classmates and meet new professional contacts.
Keep building skills
Take online career training, IT boot camps, and short courses through Community and Continuing Education.
Hiring? Recruit Vikings
Post jobs and internships on Handshake, or reserve a table at a career fair to meet MVU students in person.
Your career starts now.
You don't have to wait until senior year. Log in to Handshake, schedule a resume review, or stop by Career Services today.