Job Search Resources

Guidance To Boost Career Confidence

Searching for an internship or job can feel daunting—especially when you’re just starting your career—but the Career Center can help. We provide guidance on attending career fairs, finding internships and jobs and understanding your rights and responsibilities as a job seeker. In addition to this support, you’ll find various online resources to help you identify opportunities, prepare for interviews and strengthen your skills.

Career Fairs

Career fairs give you direct access to employers recruiting for internships, part-time roles and full-time positions. They allow you to introduce yourself to recruiters and hiring managers, practice discussing your skills and learn about organizations and their hiring processes. When you attend one of our career fairs, you’ll also expand your professional network—making connections that can lead to interviews. Below, you’ll find guidance to help you prepare before, engage during and follow up after the event.

Career Fair Strategies

Finding a Job or Internship

Jobs and internships are secured through many of the same strategies. Whether you are seeking hands-on experience during college or preparing for post-graduation employment, a successful search requires clarity, preparation and persistence. Use the guidance below to make the process as efficient and effective as possible.

  • Define what type of role you are seeking—and whether you’re willing to relocate.
  • Compile a list of organizations that meet your criteria (e.g., related to your major and career interests).
  • Register for a Handshake account, and begin searching for open positions on Handshake and other job and internship search sites (shown in the Additional Resources section below).
  • Prepare, polish and finalize your resume and cover letter. Be sure your materials are tailored to the specific roles and organizations you are contacting.
  • Attend career fairs to connect with organizations about internships and full-time opportunities.
  • Participate in networking events, which are often one of the most effective ways to secure a job or internship.
  • Follow up with thank you messages after interviews or networking conversations and promptly address any next steps discussed.

If you have questions about these steps or need assistance, schedule an appointment with the Career Center. Our advisors are happy to support you throughout your career journey.

Job Searcher Rights and Responsibilities

The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Principles for Professional Conduct provide guidelines to help ensure that the recruitment process is ethical, transparent and equitable.

  • Students can openly, freely and objectively select employment opportunities based on their assessment of the best use of their abilities, their personal goals and all other pertinent facts.
  • The recruitment process is fair and equitable to students and employers alike.
  • Support is available to help students make informed and responsible decisions.
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  • Provide accurate information about your academic work and records, including courses taken, grades, positions held and duties performed. You can, however, refuse to provide an employer with specific information about any job offers you may have received from others. You do not have to name the organizations that have made you offers, nor do you have to provide specific information about the salaries you have discussed with those organizations. Instead, you can give broad responses to such questions, naming types of employers— “I have interviewed with employers in the retail industry”—and offering salary ranges rather than specific dollar amounts— “The salary offers I have received have been in the $25,000 to $30,000 range.” It is also in your best interest to research salaries and let employers know that you have done so.
  • Interview genuinely. Interview only with employers you are sincerely interested in working for and whose eligibility requirements you meet. “Practice” interviewing is misleading to employers—wasting both their time and money—and prevents sincerely interested candidates from using those interview slots.
  • Adhere to schedules. Appear for all interviews, on campus and elsewhere, unless unforeseeable events prevent you from doing so. If you cannot make the interview because of an unforeseeable event, notify your career center or the employer at the earliest possible moment.
  • Do not keep employers waiting. Communicate your acceptance or refusal of a job offer to employers as promptly as possible so they can notify other candidates whether they are still being considered, or the position has been filled.
  • Accept a job offer in good faith. When you accept an offer, you should have every intention of honoring that commitment. Accepting an offer only as a precautionary measure is misleading to the employer and may restrict opportunities for others who are genuinely interested in that employer.
  • Withdraw from recruiting when your job search is completed. If you accept an offer or decide that full-time graduate or professional studies are right for you, notify your career center and withdraw from the on-campus recruiting process immediately. Inform employers that are actively considering you for a job that you are no longer in the candidate pool. By doing so, you help other students who are trying to secure interview schedules or are being considered for positions.
  • Claim fair reimbursement. If an employer has agreed to reimburse you for expenses incurred during its recruitment process, your request should include only reasonable and legitimate expenses.
  • Obtain the career information you need to make an informed choice about your future. It is up to you to research career opportunities and the organizations that offer them, as well as acquire any other relevant information that might influence your decision about an employer.

Contact Us

John P. Fahey Career Center 
Creighton University 
Harper Center, Suite 1088 
2500 California Plaza 
Omaha, Nebraska 68178

Phone: 402.280.2722 
Fax: 402.280.3450

Office Hours: 
Weekdays: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (Central)

Drop-in Hours * 
Weekdays: 2–4:30 p.m. (Central) 
Virtual: 402.280.2722 
In-person: Harper 1088

* When classes are in session, meetings are intended to last 10–15 minutes.

Career Advising

Career Center advisors can support you at every stage of your career journey. Schedule an appointment through Handshake or call us at 402.280.2722. Bring any necessary documents to your appointment or email them to your advisor beforehand.

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