Student Resources
Big Interview is a powerful tool designed to help students sharpen their interview skills and land their next opportunity. With interactive practice questions, personalized feedback, and tips for improving your resume, Big Interview gives you the confidence to tackle real-world job interviews. Pair it with Big Resume to make sure your resume stands out to employers. Together, these resources help you prepare, practice, and present your best professional self.
Handshake is an online platform that college students can use to find job and internship opportunities, connect with employers, and access career resources. Students can create profiles, apply for positions, register for career fairs and events, and get personalized job recommendations tailored to their skills and career goals.
Career Advancement is all about connecting students, alumni and top industry employers to empower lifelong career success. Career Advancement is your source for guidance and support as you clarify and pursue your dreams, and it has plenty of resources to get you there. Whether you're looking for job and internship opportunities, resume help, career coaching or more, Career Advancement can help.
FOCUS 2 is a self-guided career, major and education planning system designed to guide you through the steps of the career planning process. You can use FOCUS 2 at any stage of your education and career planning according to your personal needs. Start with any feature, repeat a feature if desired and use the system as an ongoing resource.
To access, click the button below and navigate to the Career Planning tile on the MyBSU page.
Navigate is a tool that supports student success by enabling connections between faculty, staff and students. A student’s support team is made up of faculty and staff advisors, instructors and other support personnel to which a student is connected. Click the button below to learn more.
Beaver Mentor Program
At Bemidji State University, our community is dedicated to supporting one another. Doing it right means getting everyone involved, and that's where you come in.
Our Beaver Mentor program is designed to connect alumni with like-minded alums, current students and new grads to guide and support those seeking help in navigating their careers. Whether you'd like to be a mentor or a mentee, you can join for free and get ahead of the competition!
Read the Success Stories
Alumnae Alyvia Arndt, Brooke Krivich highlight the impact of Career Advancement
Both Alyvia Arndt and Brooke Krivich entered the workforce while still enrolled at BSU through the George W. Nielson Foundation paid internship program. Those positions soon evolved into full-time jobs, allowing them to move directly into their career instead of into months of uncertainty.
Career Advancement helps Peyton Barber map job path
When Peyton Barber first applied to work at a travel agency, she didn’t even have her own passport. But, thanks to Career Advancement at Bemidji State University, she booked a new professional path anyway.
Sianneh Mulbah’s rise with Timberwolves and Lynx traces back to Bemidji State
Within the front office for the Timberwolves and Lynx, Sianneh Mulbah serves as the chief people and inclusion officer. It’s an HR-style role that provides structure for employees to create an inclusive environment, and it pushes Mulbah to be more strategic in developing individuals and reaching business objectives.
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