Job/Internship recruiting 

Erskine’s Career services department is here to aid you in finding job opportunities suited to your chosen degree program and personal skillset. We will aid you in locating internship and job opportunities with companies who want to employ college students.  We will ensure you have opportunities to pursue your chosen career path through campus job fairs, in-classroom employer interactions, and an understanding of employment search portals (like Handshake and LinkedIn).

Resume writing and reviews

Our career services department will help you create or revise your resume in preparation for your internship/job search. Whether you need to create a resume to find an internship while at Erskine or are ready to graduate and enter the workforce, Erskine’s career services can assist you in building a polished resume that will demonstrate your value to employers. We can also do the same with a cover letter or your LinkedIn profile.

Interview practice and tips

A very practical way our career services can aid in your readiness to enter the job market is in assisting with developing your interviewing skills.  This will typically be done through a discussion of what an interview is, and a one-on-one mock interview.  You can schedule a time with our office during which you may practice answering interview questions and responding to an interviewer, as well as how to notice your verbal tone or eliminate filler words like “um…”, “like”, or “you know”.

Networking opportunities

Erskine’s Career services offers you networking opportunities which will allow you to connect with mentors or provide helpful guidance within your chosen career field.  These relationships with professionals will allow you to ask questions you may have about specific jobs, or help you better understand how to increase your chances of getting hired.  We hope you will avail yourself of Erskine’s extensive alumni network, as well as resources like Handshake and LinkedIn.  Our office is equipped to demonstrate how to best utilize each of these networking touchpoints as you seek job or internship opportunities.

Consider these ideas to help you make the most of the career services office at Erskine:

1.) Attend planned career services events

2.) Schedule multiple sessions for resume review or mock interviews

3.) Use Erskine’s online resources such as Handshake

4.) Check in regularly with our office PRIOR TO graduation and preferably beginning in your Sophomore/Junior years at Erskine

5.) Speak with faculty and alumni to get advice on your chosen career path.  Ask questions of them about THEIR experiences professionally as well as their path from student to professional.