Find Your Next Step
Wherever you are on your journey, we're here to help. Make an appointment with your career coach or visit our student employment website to get started.
Welcome to Career Exploration & Student Employment
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Hello and welcome to Career Services at Indiana University. We can't wait to be a part of your journey. Every student at IU Bloomington has a career coach ready to support them through individualized one-on-one coaching. Our career coaches are here to guide you whether you're exploring different career options, preparing for internships, or polishing your resume. Imagine having a personal mentor who understands your goals and helps you achieve them. That's what our career coaches do. They provide personalized guidance, share valuable resources, and help you build the skills you need to stand out in the job market. Now let's hear from some Hoosiers that came before you. I recommend that everyone gets a appointment at the career coaching services because it really provides you with more guidance and confidence when you're going through your career and internship search. Personally, it helped me get more confidence through my interviews when I'm doing mock interviews with my career coach, and it provided me with useful feedback that ultimately led me to getting to internship offers. After a semester of being in a major that I kind of committed to without knowing that that's what I wanted to do, I decided to meet with a career coach because I was feeling unsure and they were able to help me a lot. My career coach helped me reflect more on myself and what my values are and what I'm interested in, while also just making me aware of how much IU actually has to offer that I didn't even know about. More resources and more, more actual programs that I just didn't know existed and even more careers that I didn't know I could be or do and gave me kind of a new sense of confidence and also just helped direct me to be able to find what I wanted to do. And I was able to change my major and I'm much happier where I'm at. So if you're feeling unsure or stuck in what you're doing, don't hesitate at all. Like the career coach will get you good.
We're glad you're here!
You have a dedicated career coach who can help you:
- Learn more about yourself
- Research careers
- Gain career-related experience
- Build your network
- Create a resume
- Find a part-time job
- Interview with confidence
- ....and so much more!
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Career Coaching
Video or phone career coaching for Advising & Major Exploration Services students.
Build Experience 
Find part-time jobs, internships, volunteering, and networking opportunities.
Explore Majors 
Discover your interests and find best-fit majors among the 150+ options available at IU.
Frequently asked questions
There are so many ways to gain experience. You can consider part-time jobs, internships, volunteering, student organizations, and more! You can also gain experience by building your network and connecting with people working in your field! Check out our informational interview guide or get in contact with your career coach to get some tips on researching careers and gaining experience.
Yes! We are the Student Employment office at IU. Get connected to your career coach and schedule an appointment today to explore your options and/or work on your resume.
This is our specialty! Start by checking out our career communities to see what interests you, then schedule an appointment with your career coach to receive guidance toward your great fit. You don’t have to figure this out alone!
Career services at IU includes free, personalized coaching and employer connections to help students transition between college and the workforce after graduation. Coaches work with students every step of the way: to identify best fit majors and career paths, build experience, network, and help you land your first professional job!
Career Exploration & Student Employment is one of many different undergraduate career services offices on campus and works primarily with pre-major, AMES, and exploratory students, as well as any student wanting help finding part-time student employment. Once you certify into a school, you will work with your new career services office on building industry-specific employer relationships to prepare you for life after graduation.
Each student in Advising & Major Exploration Services has a dedicated career coach partnered with your AMES academic Advisor. DiscoverU, Career Exploration & Student Employment's newsletter, will come from your assigned career coach. However, you can schedule an appointment with any one of our excellent coaches! Set up your Handshake account to see your career coach's calendar and set up an appointment.
First of all, congrats and welcome! You will receive an email towards the beginning of the semester about meeting with your assigned career coach. It will include all the information you need to know!
If you want to get a head start, check out the career community page to look into major/career options and listen to Major Choices, our podcast that talks about designing a life you want!