CES Workshop and Presentation Topics

Get to know Career and Employment Services (CES)! Open to all members of the campus community, this presentation outlines the career services and programming that CES provides. Watch a live demonstration of Handshake, Puget Sound’s online career platform; learn how students can make the most of CES’ many services, resources, and events; and for non-students, find out how you can partner with CES to support students’ career development.

Sometimes it's easier for students to talk about career topics with another student. This quick visit is lead by a CES Career Peer Advisor, and is the perfect way to ease students in to thinking about exploring career paths or launching an internship or job search.

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Create a unique snapshot of your experience on paper. Learn about content, formatting, and how to maximize the effectiveness of your resume throughout your job search.

Can you tell the difference between a poor, good, and great cover letter? Participate in small-group activities as you master the basics of cover letter writing.

Learn how to develop a professional social media presence, while maximizing LinkedIn to your advantage at any stage of the career journey. Depending on your needs, this workshop can focus on developing an initial LinkedIn profile or on how to make the most of the site’s network-building and job-searching features.

Looking for a tool you can use to advance your career options? Handshake, our online career platform, is designed to support your career development. Learn how to schedule career advising appointments, find events that match your interests, and develop your Handshake profile to maximize your job and internship search.

This session provides you with big-picture tips and resources to help you make your best impression in a job/internship search. Specific topics include: resumes, interviewing, professional wardrobe, and your social media presence. 

This interactive program introduces you to the concept of networking for the purpose of career exploration and job searching. Learn strategies for reaching out to alumni, recruiters, and other professionals.

Launching a job or internship search? This overview provides you with strategies you can use to navigate job postings on Handshake and other job boards, as well as to utilize your networking connections to find jobs that may not be advertised broadly.

This session can be customized to the audience as a guide for what they can be doing to prepare, right now. Want to focus on the needs of first-year students, such as career or major exploration, assessments, and resume building? Hoping to prime sophomores for internship searches and career fair attendance? Prepping juniors and seniors to launch a job search or to use LinkedIn for networking? Tell us about your class/group members and what you think might be helpful.

Do you have interviews on the horizon? Learn how to prepare, what to expect on the day of the interview, and how to follow up. Practice various aspects of interviewing with your classmates to help hone your skills. Specific topics include the typical structure of an interview and behavioral-style questions.

Learn how to research salaries for specific roles and industries. The session will also cover how to compare job offers based on an individual’s professional values and preferences. 

TruMotivate is a narrative-based assessment that can be completed in 20 minutes and provides each person with new awareness and insights for career exploration and personal growth. Understanding your top motivations can help you determine job-fit, find satisfaction in your work, and achieve higher levels of productivity and accomplishment.