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The Career Connections Center strives to serve students, faculty, alumni, and employers in an increasingly diverse and competitive job market. Throughout the academic year, Career Connections facilitates workshops and seminars on career exploration and job search topics to help students develop solid career readiness skills. Career Connections offers targeted programs for students in the College of Nursing to help students explore and find jobs in healthcare. For our students on the Dallas and Houston campuses, we have Career Consultants located on each campus to facilitate your job search process.

Our Career Connections staff continually communicates with students about relevant professional development and employment opportunities through TWU Connect powered by Handshake.

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When, Why, and How to Use Personal References in a Job Search

Published on October 19, 2021

Wouldn’t it be great if you could walk into your ideal company, tell them about yourself, and score your dream job right on the spot? Unfortunately, a job search takes a bit more effort than that, and employers want to …

Perks and Benefits 101: Explanations and Questions to Ask Before You Take the Job

Published on October 12, 2021

Once you’ve found a job and company that you’re really excited about, salary might top your list of priorities. But while salary is important, it’s only part of the overall offer. To get the full scope of what you’ll really …

What to Do When Employers Are Ignoring You

Published on October 4, 2021

You’ve spent hours writing your resume, searching job sites, and applying to different roles—only to receive rejection after rejection. And that’s if you even hear back about your application at all. After a while, this all gets pretty exhausting, and …

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Here’s What You Should—and Shouldn’t—Capitalize on Your Resume

Published on September 27, 2021

As a career coach, I’ve worked alongside recruiters and heard their complaints as they review resumes. I remember one squinting at the screen as she tried to read a resume with tiny font, and another telling me she doesn’t even …

How to Develop Strong Followership Skills

Published on September 20, 2021

If you aspire to hold a leadership role one day, you first need to learn how to be a great follower. Today, many organizations are pushing back on leadership-centric structures and instead relying on team-centered approaches—which depend on active followership …

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Your one-stop resource for all things Career Connections! Make an appointment with your consultant, view postings for internships, part-time (on …

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Looking for an on-campus position at TWU? Check out our how-to video guide!

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Practice and your interview skills with this online resource! Use your TWU email address to log in.  Find questions from …

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CareerShift provides an easy-to-use, approach for cracking the “hidden job market” and for managing your job hunt all in one …

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Miss one of our webinars? Check out our YouTube Channel! We are adding content weekly.

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With your TWU email, you have access to LinkedIn Learning tutorials. Check out their resources on job search strategies, resume …

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