Oct. 27, 2024
How to Embrace Failing
How to embrace falling may seem counterintuitive (I know it does to me). I don’t want to make mistakes, and I don’t want to fail ever or embrace it.
Oct. 17, 2024
How To Balance Your Social Life With Your Career Goals
Every year, we all face the same struggle. The same week that many job and internship applications are due...it also happens to be Homecoming, one of the best times of year to be a Tiger.
Aug. 27, 2024
Make Your “Career Bucket List”
So, you’ve packed up all of your belongings and moved to a new place, gotten settled in your dorm and already done the hard work of putting yourself out there to make a couple of friends to comfort you through this strange rite of passage called college. But what now?
Recent Posts
May 23, 2024
Q&A with a Career Specialist
Meet Autumn, one of our wonderful Career Specialist supervisors here at the MU Career Center.
Feb. 22, 2024
Career Readiness: Intercultural Competence
One of the eight core career competencies employers are seeking from candidates is focused on equity and inclusion.
Jan. 2, 2024
It’s 2024: Be Resolute!
With the start of the new year, we all propose resolutions about making ourselves better than we were the year before, whether that be with the goal of weight loss or spending less money, but what about resolutions that students can focus on to gain more skills and experience in the upcoming semester?
Nov. 28, 2023
6 Expert Tips to Get the Most Out of Mentorship
The right mentor can help change your career path for the better, guiding important decisions and sharing important career advice. If you’ve already explored the many benefits of mentorship and figured out your game plan to find a mentor, the natural next step is to figure out exactly how to navigate your new mentoring relationship.
Aug. 10, 2023
Where will Mizzou Take You? Five Ways to Develop Career Readiness
The National Association of Colleges and Employers defines career readiness as “a foundation from which to demonstrate core competencies that broadly prepare the college educated for success in the workplace and lifelong career management.” It also identifies eight career competencies that employers look for during the hiring process: career & self-development, critical thinking, equity & inclusion, leadership, professionalism, teamwork and technology. Through seeking to improve and demonstrate competencies in these areas, students can make themselves stand out to employers. Here are five opportunities at Mizzou that can help you learn and demonstrate some of these competencies: Extracurriculars Mizzou has over…
June 26, 2023
Ten Places to Visit Within Walking Distance of Campus
You don’t need a car to have delightful experiences in CoMo. As summer welcome sweeps across Mizzou, enjoy the Career Scoop’s list of the top ten things to check out within walking distance of campus. A few notes: we’ve calculated the distances using Jesse Hall, and the prices are accurate as of the publication of this article. Also, this list is sorted alphabetically – it’s not a tier list but some suggestions to get you started when exploring the city. Welcome to CoMo! We hope you fall in love with it like we have. 1. The Blue Note Distance: 0.5…
May 1, 2023
Career Outcomes: What do MU alumni do after graduation?
Each year Mizzou conducts the Outcomes Survey, asking all graduating seniors about their post-grad plans. Those results are published on the Career Outcomes website. The data shows that Mizzou talent is sought after by employers and students are graduating career ready! For Class of 2022, 95.4% of MU graduates has a successful career outcome 6 months after Spring graduation. (A successful outcome includes employment, military service and continuing education). The interactive site allows you to see where recent alumni live, who employs them, what industries they enter, and where they continue their education. You can look…