Publications

The Career Center has publications to help with every aspect of your career and job search.  Click on a title below for help on that topic.  Additional resources are available in the Career Center in Lucina Hall room 220.  For more information on Career Center resources call 765-285-1522 or email us at careercenter@bsu.edu.

KEY Careers Workbook 

• Dream It! Explore It! Do It!  (PDF)

Cardinal Career Link Tip Sheets  

• Résumé Books  (PDF)
• Using Résumé Builder  (PDF)
• Vacancy Posting Guidelines (PDF)

Career Management Action Plan Resources 

• Activities Checklist  (PDF)
• Key Skills Chart (PDF)
• Career MAP Objective 1 (PDF):    Assess and Explore Your Values, Skills, Interests, and Career Options
• Career MAP Objective 2 (PDF):    Develop Key Skills Employers Are Seeking and Learn Job-Search Techniques
• Career MAP Objective 3 (PDF):    Develop Leadership Skills and Pursue Opportunities for Professional Experience
• Career MAP Objective 4a (PDF):  Secure Professional Employment
• Career MAP Objective 4b (PDF):  Enroll in Graduate School 
• Career MAP Worksheet 1 (PDF):  Assess and Explore Your Values, Skills, and Interests
• Career MAP Worksheet 2 (PDF):  Explore Careers and Majors
• Career MAP Worksheet 3 (PDF):  Key Skills Employers Are Seeking
• Career MAP Worksheet 4 (PDF):  Job-Search Skills
• Career MAP Worksheet 5 (PDF):  Employer Research
• Career MAP Worksheet 6 (PDF):  Internships and Opportunities for Professional Experience
• Career MAP Worksheet 7 (PDF):  Leadership, Volunteer, and Professional Associations
• Career MAP Worksheet 8 (PDF):  Finding Employment Opportunities
• Career MAP Worksheet 9 (PDF):  Salary and Geographic Resources
• Career MAP Worksheet 10 (PDF): Graduate School
• Career MAP Worksheet 11 (PDF):  Evaluate Your Social Media Presence

Career Tip Sheets 

• Ball State Majors Classified by Dominant Occupational Theme (PDF)
• The Career Center (PDF)
• Career Center Resources (PDF)
• Career and Job Search Information on the Internet (PDF)
• Career Exploration (PDF)
• Careers in Indiana State Government (PDF)
• Cover Letters (PDF)
• Create a Prospect List (PDF)
• Create a Prospect List Excel Spreadsheet 
• Disabilities and the Job Search (PDF)
• Dressing for Success (PDF)
• Employer Research (PDF)
• Evaluate Your Social Media Presence (PDF) 
• Evaluating Job Offers and Negotiating Salary (PDF)
• Federal job Search (PDF)
• Finding a Job in a Tight Market (PDF)
• Graduate School Preparation (PDF)
• Graduate School Calendar (PDF)
• Graduate Student Resources (PDF)
• Great Websites for Exploring Majors and Careers (PDF) 
• Green Jobs (PDF)
• International Students and the U.S. Job Search (PDF)
• Internships (PDF)
• Interviewing for Success (PDF)
• Know Your Rights (PDF)
• Leadership and Skills Employers Seek (PDF)
• Multicultural Resources (PDF)
• Network Your Way to a Job (PDF)
• New and Emerging Occupations (PDF)
• On-Campus Interviewing (PDF)
• Online Networking (PDF)
• Power Words for Your Résumé (PDF)
• Professional Employment Portfolios (PDF)
• Quest Interest Survey (PDF) 
• Resources for Social Work Majors (PDF)
• Resources for Veterans and Transitioning Military Personnel (PDF)
• Résumés They’ll Remember (PDF)
• Sample Functional Résumé  (PDF)
• Sample Internship Résumé (PDF) 
• Sample Part-Time Résumé (PDF)
• Sample References (PDF)
• Sample Résumé Template (PDF)
• Self-Assessment (PDF)
• Skill Development (PDF)
• Student Employment (PDF)
• Student Employment for International Students (PDF)
• Teacher Résumé Sample (PDF)
• Teacher (Music) Résumé Sample (PDF)
• Teacher (Secondary) Résumé Sample (PDF)
• Teacher (Special Ed) Résumé Sample (PDF)
• Transfer Student Resources (PDF) 
• Using LinkedIn (PDF)
• Using Twitter and Facebook  (PDF)
• What Goes into a Curriculum Vitae? (PDF)
• What to Include in Your Portfolio (PDF)
• Working for Nonprofits (PDF)
• Working Out and GLBTQ Career Issues (PDF)

Career Booklets 

• Graduate School Booklet (PDF)
• Helping Graduate Students Achieve Career Success (PDF)
• How to Pursue a Career in Human Resources (SHRM HR Guide) (PDF)
• Internships and Career Planning  (PDF)
• The Job Search  (PDF)
• Professional Image and Etiquette Handbook (PDF)

College Resource Guides 

• College of Applied Sciences and Technology (PDF)
• College of Architecture and Planning (PDF)
• College of Communication, Information, and Media (PDF)
• College of Fine Arts (PDF)
• Miller College of Business (PDF)
• College of Sciences and Humanities (PDF)
• Teachers College (PDF)

Databases 

• Cardinal Career Link 
• Career MAP (Career Management Action Plan)
• Internships.com
• Internships USA
• Quest 
• Sigi 3 
• TypeFocus 
• Vault Career Insider 

PowerPoints and Presentations 

• Assessing Learning Outcomes
• Career Search Basics:  Library and Web Resources (Mediasite presentation) 
• The Federal Job Search 
• Finding Jobs at a Job Fair (Mediasite presentation)
• How to Use Cardinal Career Link  (Mediasite presentation) 
• How to Work a Job Fair 
• Interviewing Jump Start
• Jump into the Job Search
• Making Contacts at a Job Fair (Mediasite presentation)
• Résumé Basics   (Mediasite presentation)
• Résumé Jump Start
• Teacher Résumés and Cover Letters   (Mediasite Presentation)

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What Can I Do With My Personality Type?   

Publications available in the Career Center, Lucina 220
  

• Job Search Handbook for Educators (American Association for Employment in Education) 
• Job Choices for Business & Liberal Arts Students (National Association of Colleges and Employers)
• Job Choices for Science, Engineering, & Technology Students (National Association of Colleges and Employers)
• Job Choices Diversity Edition (National Association of Colleges and Employers)
• The Black Collegian
• Graduate School Guide (www.graduateguide.com)
• Job Postings Magazine