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April 21, 2026

The future of career exploration: AI 

Let’s talk about AI! While AI is still in its formative stages, it's growing at a rapid pace and it's important that we begin to educate ourselves.

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April 14, 2026

The Value of Student Employment

This week is Student Employee Appreciation Week! With April being National Financial Literacy Month, the Career Center spoke with seniors Kristen Mayfield and Ian Mueller, peer financial coaches at the Office for Financial Success (OFS).

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April 7, 2026

How to Write a Cover Letter

So, you’ve polished your resume, now it’s time to write a cover letter. For many of us, writing a cover letter is seemingly one of the hardest parts of a job application. 

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March 31, 2026

The behaviors of a leader

When people hear leadership, they often think of some grand title or responsibility. But leadership is fluid and can take on many different shapes and forms.

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March 17, 2026

You can create your own luck

Is there such a thing as “luck”? Or do we create our own opportunities? The MU Career Center says your hard work creates opportunities!

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March 10, 2026

Combating second semester burnout 

We’re getting to the home stretch of the academic year, the 9th inning if you will. For a lot of us, this means signs of fatigue are beginning to creep in...

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March 3, 2026

Mental health is health: A guide to finding balance

The half-point of the semester often means heavy course loads, test prep, job hunting and increased responsibility. It’s a lot!