Services

The Career Services staff provides assistance to UWSP students and alumni through individual contact, group presentations, classroom instruction, this Web site and print materials accessible in our office resource room. We help with:

Exploring majors/careers

  • Career counseling and assessment instruments (fee required-see costs below)

  • WISCareers online career resource

  • Partnership with the Student Academic Advising Center to assist undeclared students in identifying options and linking majors with careers

  • Follow-up studies of recent UWSP graduates tracking their employment and/or continued education

Preparing for the job search

  • Job search strategies and employer identification

  • Resumes and cover letter preparation

  • InterviewStream online practice interview system, and tools to learn more about employer expectations and the interview process

  • Salary and compensation resources

Locating jobs/practical experiences

  • CareerPoint online system providing career, intern and temp/seasonal job openings, on-campus interviews, referral to employers and our employer database

  • Internship resources linking students, employers and departmental intern coordinators

  • Job/career fairs at UWSP and elsewhere

Pursuing graduate/professional school

  • Identification of programs and the application process

  • Study guides and applications for graduate admission exams

  • Graduate/professional school indexes

Fees:

Services to students are free (with the exception of nominal fees for assessments) and extend up to a year following graduation. Assessment costs are as follows:

  • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator - $2.00

  • Campbell Interest & Skill Survey - $10.00

  • Holland’s Self-Directed Search - $4.00

Alumni need to pay for the services they wish to utilize more than a year following their UWSP graduation. Services and fees are as follows:

  • Meeting with a staff member for career counseling and/or job search assistance – $20.00/hour

  • Taking assessments (cost per assessment, plus $20.00 for meeting with a staff member for interpreting results)

    • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator - $2.00
    • Campbell Interest & Skill Survey - $10.00
    • Holland’s Self-Directed Search - $4.00

  • 6-month subscription to CareerPoint online system - *$20.00
    *Due to the current state of our economy, the Career Services Office is waiving the $20.00 fee for alumni to access CareerPoint throughout 2009.

  • Teaching credential requests - $4.00/set

Students and alumni may call to set appointments to meet with a staff member, or stop by our office during walk-in hours on Thursdays between 1:00-4:00 PM throughout the academic year.

Finding your career counselor:

When people contact Career Services to work with a career counselor, they are assigned to a staff member on the basis of their academic major (or teaching intent.)

 

Majors and Counselors

Teacher Credential File Closure:

Explanation of Credential Phase Out
Credential File Closure Authorization Form