Career Resources

Falcon Career Mapping and Planning
Internship and Job Search Strategies
First Year Career Engagement Plan
Second Year Career Engagement Plan
Third Year Career Engagement Plan
Fourth Year Career Engagement Plan
Career Development Resources

Focus 2 Career guides you through a reliable, intuitive career & education decision making model to help you choose a major, explore occupations and make informed career decisions. The platform design engages you in the career planning process to help assisting you to plan for and achieve career success throughout your lifetime.

• New users: register at CUW's  Focus 2 Career page, enter access code: Falcons
• Returning users: log in at the  CUW Focus 2 Career Portal
  • Focus 2 Pro Tips

Creating a Resume
Resume Rubric
Resume Examples:
General Resume Example
Computer Science Resume Example
Nursing Resume Example
Science Resume Example
Cover Letter and Example
Curriculum Vitae (CV) Guide
Curriculum Vitae (CV) Example
Action Verb List References Guide
References Guide
Undergrad General Resume Template
General Resume Template for Graduates and Accelerated Students

Interview Preparation and Questions
Networking 101 and The Informationial Interview
Behavioral Interview Prep
The Elevator Pitch
Interview Questions and Answers
Interview Thank You Note and Exsamples

Networking 101
Informational Interview Guide
Creating a LinkedIn Account
Finding Company representatives
LinkedIn Connection Request Message Examples
LinkedIn Engagement Guide
Elevator Pitch
LinkedIn for Students: Your Career Starts Here

Art:
Find the right Artist Association for You

• American Society of Aesthetics (ASA)
• College Art Association (CAA)
• National Art Education Association (NAEA)
• Alliance of Artists Communities

Graphic Design & Illustration:

• American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
• Society of Illustrators
• The Society of News Design (SND)
• Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD)
• International Color Consortium (ICC)
• Graphic Artists Guild

Interior Architecture & Design

• American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)
• International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
• United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
• Council for Interior Design Qualification (CIDQ)

Photography

• Professional Photographers of America (PPA)
• American Photographic Artists (APA)
• National Press Photographers Association (NPPA)
• American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP)

Accounting and Finance:
Institute of Internal Auditors
Institute of Management Accountants
American Institute of CPA’s
Wisconsin Institute of CPAs - WICPA
Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) - cities have local chapters
National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) - cities have local chapters
Financial Executives International – cities have local chapters
The Society of Actuaries – for Life and Health Insurance
Casualty Actuarial Society – for Property and Liability Insurance

Marketing/PR/Communications:
Big Shoes Network Job and Resource
American Marketing Association - MKE
Sales and Marketing Professionals of NE WI
Society for Marketing Professional Services - WI
Wisconsin Direct Marketing Association

Graphic Design:
American Institute of Graphic Arts

National Association of Special Education Teachers
National Education Association
National Council of Teachers of English
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
National Council for the Social Studies
Lutheran Education Association
National Science Teaching Association
American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese
Society of Health and Physical Educators

Public Health:

• American Public Health Association 

American Medical Association:

• American Medical Association

School of Nursing Job search:

• Nurse.com - One of the largest sites for nursing specific job boards.
• Nurse recruiter - helpful for those wants to be nurses or travel nurses.
• Largest affiliations with Aurora, Ascension, Froedtert, and Children’s Hospitals. There are other clinical sites we are affiliate with but these are the largest organizations.

Nursing Associations:

• Student Nurses Association of Concordia University Wisconsin
• Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society Phi Beta Chapter #480

OT/PT Professional Associations

• DMS (Diagnostic Medical Sonography)
  • American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  • Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  • American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
  • Society for Vascular Ultrasound

• DMS (Diagnostic Medical Sonography)
  • American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT)
  • American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)

• Occupational Therapy
  • American Occupational Therapy Association
  • Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association

• Physical Therapy
  • American Physical Therapy Association
  • Wisconsin Physical Therapy Association

• Athletic Training
  • National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA)
  • Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association (GLATA)
  • Wisconsin Athletic Trainers’ Association (WATA)

Employment:  
The International Association of Chiefs of Police
The Police1.com
Federal Law Enforcement Jobs

Associations:  
Midwestern Criminal Justice Association - affiliate of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 
American Bar Association - s tudent public interest groups
American Society of Criminology (ASC)
American Correctional Association
American Jail Association (AJA)
American Probation and Parole Association (APPA)
American Academy of Forensic Science (AAFS)
The International Association of Chiefs of Police
International Association of Women Police (IAWP)
International Community Corrections Association (ICCA)
Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA)
National Black Police Association (NBPA)
National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA)
National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)
National Sheriff’s Association
Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)

Philosophy
Find the right Philosophical Association for you by going to The American Philosophical Association website

• The American Philosophical Association (APA) main page
• American Philosophical Practitioners Association (APPA)
• Evangelical Philosophical Society (EPS)

Political Science

• American Political Science Association (APSA)
• Association for Political Theory (APT)
• International Political Science Association (IPSA)
• Regional Political Science Associations – Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA)
• The American Sociological Association (ASA)

Religious Study Majors job search:
The LCMS career/job-posting
South Wisconsin District

Partners within the LCMS:
Partners can be found at the following webpage.

For indviduals going to seminary upon graduation to become a pastor at LCMS, they would attend the following seminaries,
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne

Env. Science/Studies/Env. Health and Water:
Environmental Science 
National Association of Environmental Professionals Career Centers (NAEP)
Careers in Environmental Engineering and Environmental Science (AAEES)

Biology:
Conservation Job Board
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Chemistry/Biochemistry:
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
Amercian Chemical Society (ACS)

Horticulture
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA)

Job Boards:
Jobs That Help
Careers in Psychology
Psychology Job Board

Professional Local/National Organizations/Associations:
American Psychological Association - national organization
Wisconsin Psychological Association - state organization
Wisconsin Psychological Association - international student organization, we have a CUW chapter

Additional Resource:
What can you do with a psych degree