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Career Services Center

The Career Services Center educates and supports current Nevada State students and alumni in navigating their career development journeys by providing curated resources, career-development programming and events, and 1:1 career advising.

Services for Current Students

Current student definition: A student who is currently enrolled in a course at Nevada State, or has been enrolled in courses within the past 2 semesters (Fall & Spring; Summer does not count). Students who have not taken classes for 2 or more semesters (Fall & Spring) concurrently need to re-apply and re-enroll before they can utilize our services.

Through 1:1 career advising with our experienced Career Advisors, students can get support with:

  • Exploration: Exploring Careers, Exploring Nevada State Majors
  • Reviewing Application Materials: Resumes/CV, Cover Letters, Reference Pages
  • Interview Skills: Best Interview Practices, Mock/Simulation Interviews with Real-Time Feedback
  • Job & Internship Searching: Where to find job and Internship positions, finding on-campus jobs
  • Networking: Creating a LinkedIn account, understanding how and when to use LinkedIn, understanding how and why networking is critical
  • Reviewing/Negotiating Jobs: Reviewing benefits packages, negotiating salary/perks
  • General Career Finances: Understanding how to budget with your salary/income (for specific questions on paying back student loans, please speak to the Financial Aid Office)
  • Hands-On Learning: Understanding different types of hands-on learning, where to find hands-on learning opportunities
  • Grad / Pre-Professional School: Reviewing and comparing programs, understanding program prerequisites, how to get letters of recommendation
  • and more! Just let us know what we can help you with.

Schedule a Current Student Career Advising Appointment HERE! 

Appointment Availability

Our Career Advisors offer appointments during a wide range of times to meet the needs of our students:

  • Monday 9am – 5pm
  • Tuesday 9am – 6pm
  • Wednesday 9am – 6pm
  • Thursday 9am – 5pm
  • Friday 9am – 2pm
  • Saturday 1x/month (Fall & Spring only) 12pm – 3pm

Please check our scheduling system, Penji, for the most up-to-date appointment times and availability. At this time we do NOT accept drop-ins for advising purposes.

Our Career Advising services are available year-round. During winter and summer terms, hours may vary.

Each semester the CSC hosts 5-10 workshops that focus on various career-related topics. Previous workshops we have hosted include but are not limited to:

  • Career Services Center Pop-Ups (Drop-In Career Advising, Headshots and more!)
  • Rootbeer Floats & Resume Writing
  • Conquering Career FOMO (Career Exploration)
  • Grad School 101
  • Interview Basics & Boba
  • You’re About to Graduate!… Now What? (Job Search Techniques)

To view more details about our upcoming events, be sure to go to Scorpion Central (Nevada State’s primary student engagement platform) at BeEngaged.nevadastate.edu.

Career Closet (Free Career Wear)

The Career Closet is a new program offered by the Career Services Center. The closet provides FREE career wear to current Nevada State students (the closet is not available to Alumni). All items in the closet are new or gently used.

How to Visit the Career Closet

Due to lack of space, the Career Closet can only be accessed at specified programs/events. Students cannot walk in or make an appointment to look through the closet at this time. Each semester, the CSC hosts various programs and events that feature the Career Closet.

  • Career Services Center Pop-Ups

Spring 2024 Dates will be posted in December/January.

The CSC Pop-Ups provide a one-stop-shop approach for students – we offer drop-in career advising, free headshots, free haircuts and access to the Career Closet (services may differ by date). To view more information about our pop-ups, please visit our events page on Scorpion Central.

Donation Information

What We Accept

  • business casual or business professional
    • Examples: blouses, slacks, blazers, button-up shirts, pencil skirts, dresses
  • masculine, feminine and androgynous business casual/professional wear
  • accessories such as bags, wallets, professional jewelry, ties, belts
  • we accept clothing of all sizes

What We Do NOT Accept

  • anything with stains, holes, missing buttons/zippers, pungent odors; donations must be washed or dry-cleaned
  • undergarments of ANY kind regardless of condition; we do not accept socks, underwear, or bras
  • casual street-wear clothing; this includes but is not limited to t-shirts, jeans, sweatpants, sneakers,

To coordinate a donation drop-off, please contact our office at career@nevadastate.edu or call (702) 992-2611.

 

JCP Suit-Up 30% Off Coupon

Each year the CSC partners with JCPenney to offer coupons to Nevada State students, alumni, faculty and staff that can be used to buy new career appropriate clothing and accessories. Coupon codes are usually available during Fall & Spring and can be used more than once in separate purchases at JCPenney.

When coupons are available, Career Services will share the coupon code out via social media (@nevadastatecareer) and Scorpion Central.

 

Career Services’ Outlook Sharepoint (All Resources!)

The Career Services Outlook Sharepoint houses all of our digital resources within Career Services. All of theses resources can be accessed on your own time and downloaded and saved to your own devices! Some of the resources you can find in the sharepoint site include but are not limited to:

  • Resume and cover letter templates
  • Example student resumes
  • Federal resume guide
  • Major/career exploration worksheets
  • Identity-specific career resources (e.g., undocumented students, first-gen students, and more)
  • Job/internship application tracking documents
  • Graduate school information
  • … and more!

Interview Prep & Practice with Big Interview

Big Interview is an online interview preparation system that combines training and mock interview practice to help improve interview skills and build confidence.

Major & Career Self-Assessment

Focus2 is a free online major/career exploration and planning tool. Students can take self-assessments that match their interests and skills to academic majors or career paths. We highly recommend scheduling a 1:1 career advising appontment with one of our Career Advisors to discuss your results and explore additional majors or career paths.

Career Services’ Youtube Channel

Watch pre-recorded workshops, employer talks and more!

Career Services’ Instagram

See exciting updates about the department, current featured job/internship openings and more! @nevadastatecareer

Employer Networking & Recruiting

CSC brings employers from various industries to campus connect and hire students for part-time jobs, full-time jobs, and internship positions. Each semester, we host various programs and events that allow students the opportunity to network and learn about their interests and career opportunities. Typical programs/events we host include:

  • Lunch N’ Learn Information Sessions
  • Recruitment Tabling in RSC Lobby
  • On-Campus Interview Days
  • Career & Internship Expo (Spring only – March)

To view more details about upcoming employer networking and recruitment events, be sure to go to Scorpion Central (Nevada State’s primary student engagement platform) at BeEngaged.nevadastate.edu.

 

Graduate School Recruiting

We understand that pursuing a higher degree beyond a bachelors may be required in order to meet your career goals (e.g., Veterinarian, Lawyer, Licensed Therapist, etc.). That is why CSC not only supports students pursuing graduate-level student through 1:1 career advising (e.g., exploring programs of interest and understanding application requirements), but also by bringing graduate school program representatives to campus to share their programs and help students navigate the graduate school process.

Each year, we coordinate with a handful local graduate programs to table around campus and host informational sessions as well as our annual Graduate School Expo (Fall only – October).

To view more details about upcoming graduate school recruitment events, be sure to go to Scorpion Central (Nevada State’s primary student engagement platform) at BeEngaged.nevadastate.edu.

 

Handshake

Handshake is Nevada State’s online internship and job board exclusively for students and alumni. Among institutions that utilize Handshake, it is the #1 way that college students find jobs! In addition to being a job/internship board, students and alumni can also find local and national job-related events such as information sessions and hiring fairs and research employers/companies connected to Nevada State through Handshake.

When you are accepted and enroll in classes, your account is automatically created! 

Student Responsibilities

When utilizing CSC services and attending events hosted by CSC, students are expected to:

    1. Understand that career advising and support is reciprocal; you get out what you put in.
    2. Understand that Career Advisors cannot make decisions for you. They can provide guidance on career-related choices, but it is ultimately up to you to make decisions regarding your career journey.
    3. Understand that Career Advisors are not here to “make” any materials for you. They provide instruction and guidance on how to construct resumes, cover letters, reference pages, and more utilizing best practices, but you are required to create these documents yourself. Asking a Career Advisor to “write your resume for you” is plagiarism.

Services for Alumni

Alumni definition: A former student who completed their degree and graduated with a diploma from Nevada State.

Alumni of Nevada State have access to the Career Services Center for life! Whether it is 6 months, 2 years or 10 years after graduation, our Alumni can access the services outlined below for support with their career journey.

Through 1:1 career advising with our experienced Career Advisors, Nevada State Alumni can get support with:

  • Exploration: Exploring careers, exploring a career change
  • Reviewing Application Materials: Resumes/CV, cover letters, references
  • Interview Skills: Best interview practices, mock/simulation interviews with real-time feedback
  • Job Searching: Where to find positions
  • Reviewing/Negotiating Jobs: Reviewing benefits packages, negotiating salary/perks
  • Grad / Pre-Professional School:Reviewing and comparing programs, understanding program prerequisites, how to get letters of recommendation

Schedule an Alumni Career Advising Appointment HERE! 

Appointment Availability

Our Career Advisors offer appointments during a wide range of times:

  • Monday 9am – 5pm
  • Tuesday 9am – 6pm
  • Wednesday 9am – 6pm
  • Thursday 9am – 5pm
  • Friday 9am – 2pm
  • Saturday 1x/month (Fall & Spring only) 12pm – 3pm

At this time we do NOT accept drop-ins for advising purposes. Our Career Advising services are available year-round. During winter and summer terms, hours may vary.

 

Annual Graduate School Expo

Every October, the Career Services Center brings institutions from across the state to campus to share information on their graduate and pre-professional (e.g., Law, Dentistry, etc.) programs. Programs in attendance may differ each year due to student need and interest.

Our annual Graduate School Expo is open to all current Nevada State students, Nevada State alumni, and current students and alumni of any other NSHE institution (UNLV, UNR, CSN, TMCC, GBC, DRI).

Annual Career & Internship Expo

Every March, the Career Services Center brings 50+ employers to campus who are looking to actively recruit current college students and alumni for their open job and internship positions. Employers range from large corporations to small companies to state and federal agencies. Due to space limitations, our Career & Internship Expo is now held over 2 days, with each day featuring different employers from across industries. The Expo also features local community resources that are free or low cost that support “non-traditional” career paths/other income generation opportunities such as starting your own business.

Our annual Career & Internship Expo is open to all current Nevada State students, Nevada State alumni, and current students and alumni of any other NSHE institution (UNLV, UNR, CSN, TMCC, GBC, DRI).

 

Handshake

Handshake is Nevada State’s online internship and job board exclusively for students and alumni. Among institutions that utilize Handshake, it is the #1 way that college students find jobs! In addition to being a job/internship board, students and alumni can also find local and national job-related events such as information sessions and hiring fairs and research employers/companies connected to Nevada State through Handshake.

When you are accepted and enroll in classes, your account is automatically created! 

If you are an alumni and have forgotten your Nevada State credentials to log into Handshake, please contact Information & Technology Services. Career Services cannot recover your login information.

 

 JCP Suit-Up 30% Off Coupon

Each year the CSC partners with JCPenney to offer coupons to Nevada State students, alumni, faculty and staff that can be used to buy new career appropriate clothing and accessories. Coupon codes are usually available during Fall & Spring and can be used more than once in separate purchases at JCPenney.

When coupons are available, Career Services will share the coupon code out via social media (@nevadastatecareer) and Scorpion Central.

 

Career Services’ Outlook Sharepoint (All Resources!)

The Career Services Outlook Sharepoint houses all of our digital resources within Career Services. All of theses resources can be accessed on your own time and downloaded and saved to your own devices! Some of the resources you can find in the sharepoint site include but are not limited to:

  • Resume and cover letter templates
  • Example student resumes
  • Federal resume guide
  • Major/career exploration worksheets
  • Identity-specific career resources (e.g., undocumented students, first-gen students, and more)
  • Job/internship application tracking documents
  • Graduate school information
  • … and more!

Interview Prep & Practice with Big Interview

Big Interview is an online interview preparation system that combines training and mock interview practice to help improve interview skills and build confidence.

Major & Career Self-Assessment

Focus2 is a free online major/career exploration and planning tool. Students can take self-assessments that match their interests and skills to academic majors or career paths. We highly recommend scheduling a 1:1 career advising appontment with one of our Career Advisors to discuss your results and explore additional majors or career paths.

Career Services’ Youtube Channel

Watch pre-recorded workshops, employer talks and more!

Career Services’ Instagram

See exciting updates about the department, current featured job/internship openings and more! @nevadastatecareer

Alumni Responsibilities

When utilizing CSC services and attending events hosted by CSC, alumni are expected to:

    1. Understand that career advising is reciprocal; you get out what you put in.
    2. Understand that Career Advisors cannot make decisions for you. They can provide guidance on career-related choices, but it is ultimately up to you to make decisions regarding your career journey.
    3. Understand that Career Advisors are not here to “make” any materials for you. They provide instruction and guidance on how to construct resumes, cover letters, reference pages, and more utilizing best practices, but you are required to create these documents yourself. Asking a Career Advisor to “write your resume for you” is plagiarism.

Identity-Based Career Resources

The Career Services Center understands, acknowledges and celebrates that different identities, and the intersections of those identities, will impact the way you navigate and view your career and your career development journey. To support the diverse needs of our current students and alumni, we have compiled identity-based resources that will help you not only navigate your career journey, but also make informed decisions about life after college.

If you have any questions about any of these resources, would like to explore these resources further, or have further questions about your career journey, please contact our office or make an appointment. We are more than happy to help!

Employer and Community Partners

Welcome! Nevada State’s Career Services Center looks forward to assisting you in connecting with students, developing branding efforts, and recruiting on campus. There are a variety of ways to help your organization stand out and gain the attention of our students. If you are interested in connecting with Nevada State students, please read our Nevada State Recruiting Guidelines.

All guidelines are subject to change at Nevada State Career Services Center’s discretion. Privileges for recruiting at Nevada State may be revoked at any time if the Career Services Center feels that any illegal or inappropriate actions are taken from an organization or if an organization no longer follows our recruiting guidelines.

Benefits of engaging with students through Career Services:

  • Increase visibility of job/internship opportunities
  • Build long-term brand awareness
  • Connect with eager individuals looking to showcase their talents
  • Build student and faculty/staff campus networks
  • Recruit individuals with fresh knowledge and skills

 

 

Annual Graduate School Expo

Every October, the Career Services Center brings institutions from across the state to campus to share information on their graduate and pre-professional (e.g., Law, Dentistry, etc.) programs. Programs in attendance may differ each year due to student need and interest.

Our annual Graduate School Expo is open to all current Nevada State students, Nevada State alumni, and current students and alumni of any other NSHE institution (UNLV, UNR, CSN, TMCC, GBC, DRI).

Annual Career & Internship Expo

Every March, the Career Services Center brings 50+ employers to campus who are looking to actively recruit current college students and alumni for their open job and internship positions. Employers range from large corporations to small companies to state and federal agencies. Due to space limitations, our Career & Internship Expo is now held over 2 days, with each day featuring different employers from across industries. The Expo also features local community resources that are free or low cost that support “non-traditional” career paths/other income generation opportunities such as starting your own business.

Our annual Career & Internship Expo is open to all current Nevada State students, Nevada State alumni, and current students and alumni of any other NSHE institution (UNLV, UNR, CSN, TMCC, GBC, DRI).

 

Handshake

Handshake is Nevada State’s online internship and job board exclusively for students and alumni. Among institutions that utilize Handshake, it is the #1 way that college students find jobs! In addition to being a job/internship board, students and alumni can also find local and national job-related events such as information sessions and hiring fairs and research employers/companies connected to Nevada State through Handshake.

When you are accepted and enroll in classes, your account is automatically created! 

If you are an alumni and have forgotten your Nevada State credentials to log into Handshake, please contact Information & Technology Services. Career Services cannot recover your login information.

 

Career Closet (Free Career Wear)

The Career Closet is a new program offered by the Career Services Center. The closet provides FREE career wear to current Nevada State students (the closet is not available to Alumni). All items in the closet are new or gently used.

How to Visit the Career Closet

Due to lack of space, the Career Closet can only be accessed at specified programs/events. Students cannot walk in or make an appointment to look through the closet at this time. Each semester, the CSC hosts various programs and events that feature the Career Closet.

  • Career Services Center Pop-Ups

Spring 2024 Dates will be posted in December/January.

The CSC Pop-Ups provide a one-stop-shop approach for students – we offer drop-in career advising, free headshots, free haircuts and access to the Career Closet (services may differ by date). To view more information about our pop-ups, please visit our events page on Scorpion Central.

Donation Information

What We Accept

  • business casual or business professional
    • Examples: blouses, slacks, blazers, button-up shirts, pencil skirts, dresses
  • masculine, feminine and androgynous business casual/professional wear
  • accessories such as bags, wallets, professional jewelry, ties, belts
  • we accept clothing of all sizes

What We Do NOT Accept

  • anything with stains, holes, missing buttons/zippers, pungent odors; donations must be washed or dry-cleaned
  • undergarments of ANY kind regardless of condition; we do not accept socks, underwear, or bras
  • casual street-wear clothing; this includes but is not limited to t-shirts, jeans, sweatpants, sneakers,

To coordinate a donation drop-off, please contact our office at career@nevadastate.edu or call (702) 992-2611.

Engagement Opportunities

Please contact the Career Services Center for more information on how to connect with our students.

  • Tabling in Student Center

  • Attending Career Fair(s)

  • Offering Full-Time & Part-Time Job Opportunities

  • Volunteering, Connecting or Sponsoring Student Clubs/Orgs

 

  • Working with Faculty on Classroom Projects/Presentations

  • Sponsoring the Career Services Center
  • Get Featured in CSC’s Monthly Newsletter to Students

  • Get Featured on CSC’s Social Media Pages

  • Giving to Nevada State Foundation Scholarships

About Career Services

Mission

The Career Services Center works to educate and support current students and alumnx in navigating their career development journey by providing curated resources, programming and advising. As a state institution of higher education, we prepare the new majority of students for career success and economic mobility to support the needs of the Nevada workforce and be able to give back to their communities.

Values

We believe…

  1. Career development is a journey; it is a life-long process that doesn’t end at graduation.
  2. Career advising and support is a reciprocal relationship; students get out what they put in.
  3. Through utilizing our services, students will gain a better understanding of their professional skills, interests and available career pathways, thus feeling more knowledgeable about their options and more confident in their career decisions and overall career journey.
  4. All students and alumnx, regardless of immigration status, racial/ethnic identity, gender identity, etc. deserve access to equitable resources and support through our office.
  5. Any student who graduates from Nevada State has access to our career support and advising for life.
  6. Hands-on learning and professional workforce experiences reinforce the academic and professional development process by providing opportunities for direct application of skills, theories and models learned in the classroom.
  7. Career development is a collaborative effort with other campus stakeholders in order to effectively support and reinforce career competencies (NACE) both in and out of the classroom to create career-ready graduates.
  8. Fostering positive relationships with local employers and community leaders provides meaningful professional experiences and connections for students while also creating a pipeline of qualified candidates for the Southern Nevada workforce.
  9. Students who utilize our services and apply the tools and knowledge gained from career advising to their own journey can expect to be successful in the workforce upon graduation by securing gainful employment within 6 months of their graduation date.

Anti-Racist Statement

Our department recognizes that racism is pervasive in our society and that no part of it is exempt, including the systems of higher education and the workforce. While we cannot single-handedly control the actions, behaviors and opinions of the existing workforce, we can work to dismantle racist practices and beliefs within our sphere of influence. We do this by curating and tailoring career resources and services for marginalized populations that  help students navigate the challenges they may experience within our institution and in the workforce. We empower students to be change agents throughout their career journey by continuously challenging social and systemic norms within their own work cultures when they can do so safely.

We aim to provide our employer partners with the right tools to identify, discuss, and challenge racist beliefs, practices, and norms that may be present in their workplace cultures and educate on the workforce needs of the new majority so that they may become employers of choice for our Nevada State students and graduates.

Staff

Director

Kaytee Johns, M.S.

Assistant Director of Employer Relations

Kyah King, M.Ed., M.S.

Administrative Assistant

Edward Ramos

Career Advisor

LeLycia Henderson-Ray, M.S.

Career Advisor

Stephanie Chen, M.Ed.

Employer Relations & Experiential Learning Coordinator

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Career Ambassador (Student)

Jose Castillo

Career Ambassador (Student)

Keith Elice Wells

Career Ambassador (Student)

Natalie Zboinska

Faculty & Staff Resources

The Career Services Center is available to provide support, advice and guidance to faculty and staff on career-related coursework, events and other initiatives that benefit our students and alumni.

 

Presentations & Workshops

The Career Services team is available to come to support active NS student clubs/orgs, classes or programs (e.g., Sankofa) to discuss career-related topics. Please complete our Presentation/Workshop Request Form and let us know in the comment section any additional details that will help us tailor the presentation/workshop to your needs.

Presentation or Workshop requests from Career Services must be made at minimum 2 weeks in advance. Any requests not made 2 weeks in advance cannot be guaranteed.

Course Assignments

The Career Services team is available to support faculty and instructors in creating course assignments that help students gain knowledge and build skills towards their future career. We can provide resources and expertise to ensure your career-related assignments are relevant, meaningful and based in current workforce knowledge and trends. Some assignments we have supported faculty with include but are not limited to:

  • Custom industry interview questions for interview practice via Big Interview 
  • Conducting informational interviews (where to find industry professionals, what to ask, how to reflect on the experience)
  • Creating and practicing “elevator” pitches

Please contact our office to discuss course assignments.

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Location

Roger’s Student Center Suite 128 
1300 Nevada State Drive
Henderson, NV 89002

Office Hours

Monday‐Friday, 9am ‐5 PM