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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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Exactly How to Respond to a Job Offer via Email (With Examples)

Published on November 22, 2021

If that job offer you just got signals a happy end to your search, you might immediately want to text all your friends, pop the bubbly, and cue the imaginary marching band to mark the sheer magnitude of this moment. …

The Post-Interview Thank-You Email | Template Toolbox

Published on November 16, 2021

If you’re on the job hunt and are wondering whether you really need to send a post-interview thank-you email, the answer is a resounding yes! Now that we got that out of the way, use these helpful tips and the …

The 8 Negotiation Skills You Need—Whether You’re Job Searching or Not

Published on November 8, 2021

Let’s say you’re conducting a job search and aiming for an annual salary of $100,000, but a company you’ve interviewed with offers you $87,000. You could grudgingly accept it, walk away, or try to negotiate.

You decide to negotiate and …

Here Are 15 Possible Reasons You’re Not Getting Hired—and How to Fix Them

Published on November 1, 2021

Job searching is a grind. And the longer you’re at it, the worse it seems to get. It can be so discouraging to put yourself out there and get rejected over and over again or be met with radio silence.

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From College to Retirement: Mapping Your Career Path for Success

Published on October 25, 2021

Many people think of their lives as a series of phases that are passed through. In one phase, you are planning your college career to help you get the right job, in another you are saving for retirement and for …

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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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CareerShiftShare This: Share CareerShift on FacebookShare CareerShift on LinkedInShare CareerShift on X
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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