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Starting a successful career is closer than you think. With exceptional academics and generous financial aid, LSUS allows you to get your degree close to home while launching you to new heights.
Preparing for your future career starts TODAY!
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.
There are many ways to engage in this process:
-LEARNING ABOUT YOU-
-RESEARCHING YOUR OPTIONS-
-CONNECTING THE DOTS-
Talk with Career Services staff. Weigh your options, discuss pros and cons of each, and together, we'll figure out your career sweet spot! Call 318-797-5062 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!
LEARN ABOUT JOB AND INTERNSHIP SEARCH BEST PRACTICES
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. Read this article that uses examples to compare effective and weak 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 a workshop about internship and job searching.
RESEARCH AND NARROW YOUR OPTIONS
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, start by exploring this section of the website. Resources like and the can be good places to start.
PREPARE YOUR MATERIALS
Let's be sure that your application materials showcase your accomplishments and tell a compelling story about the skills you can offer. Use these materials to build confidence about how you are presenting yourself to employers on paper. Need more help? Participate in a RESUME WRITING WORKSHOP or call the office to schedule an appointment.
FIND JOB OR INTERNSHIP POSTINGS
Set up an account with the university's online job board, called Handshake. Employers who are interested in hiring LSUS 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 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.
INVOLVE OTHERS
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. , Events are another great way to speak with individuals about your internship and job search goals. Consider attending the 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.
PREPARE FOR THE INTERVIEW
Build confidence when speaking about yourself to prospective employers. First, attend an , review videos, and use printed resources like this INTERVIEW PREP CHECKLIST. Then, use to practice. InterviewStream 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.
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 right here at LSUS 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.
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. For further assistance, make an appointment with a member of our staff.
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 University calendar, the , and Handshake 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 2025 workshop and events calendar here.
Spring 2025 Regional Career Fair
Thursday, March 20, 10 AM – 2 PM CST
University Center at LSU Shreveport
Connect with employers and graduate/professional school representatives to explore your options, and to learn about part-time work, internships, full-time opportunities, and programs to continue your education at a regional event, jointly offered by LSUS, BPCC, Centenary, NLTCC, NSU-Nursing, and SUSLA.
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! If you’d like to attend, pre-register on Handshake.
Questions? Call 318-797-5062 or email career@lsus.edu.
HANDSHAKE AT LSU SHREVEPORT
Handshake is a modern, sleek, online career resource for students and alumni to:
LOGIN TODAY!
Current students visit . Enter your LSUS 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 OF 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
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.
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A NOTE ABOUT FRAUDULENT AND SCAM JOB POSTINGS
LSUS 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 , courtesy of the Federal Trade Commission. Also, review this list of common red flags connected to job postings from our counterparts in Baton Rouge, the LSU Olinde Career Center.
Student Success Center
Noel Memorial Library
318-797-5062
career@lsus.edu
Starting a successful career is closer than you think. With exceptional academics and generous financial aid, LSUS allows you to get your degree close to home while launching you to new heights.