Franklin’s Center for Career Development offers a wide array of services to meet the diverse needs of our students and alumni in today’s changing workforce. Our goal is to help develop lifelong career management skills and integrate academic and career interests, as well as to connect students and alumni with employers and businesses interested in discovering great talent.
Holly McFarland
Phone: 614.947.6799
Email: careerdev@franklin.edu
Interested in hiring Franklin students? Learn how on our Recruit Franklin Students page.
Now more than ever, you must find creative ways to stand out in an increasingly competitive job market. We can help you explore career interests, define your competitive advantage, open doors to new opportunities, and succeed in your professional career.
Career development is a lifelong process. The Center for Career Development can help you:
Getting your foot in the door with employers can be a challenge. Especially in today's highly competitive job market.
The best way to find your perfect job fit is to get to know the company. By attending the Company Information Sessions hosted by our Center for Career Development, you'll get a chance to network with company representatives and scope out company benefits and current opportunities.
Focused on providing you with detailed knowledge about today’s top organizations, Company Information Sessions are made up of an in-depth 45-minute presentation followed by a Q & A session hosted either on campus or online through FranklinLive!. You'll have excellent opportunities to network and create relationships with a specific organization.
These types of sessions are perfect for career-focused and aspiring professionals wanting to learn about new career paths. And different from a group interview or job fair, they are exclusive to current Franklin students and alumni.
During each session, company representatives will:
Franklin University is proud to offer current students and alumni free workshops outside the classroom to further develop and refine skills that strengthen your employability. These workshops will be held at the main campus in Columbus and available online.
Throughout the year, you will have the opportunity to attend a wide range of interactive workshops to help you recognize, develop and articulate your employability skills, and improve your understanding of the workplace.
Here are just a few reasons to participate in this free benefit for Franklin University students and alumni:
It is our goal that a member of our Expert Résumé Review team be able to provide you with the insight you need – from someone in the hiring community – to craft an engaging, appealing, and powerful job search document.
Through an individualized and in-depth résumé critique, we will provide you with the answers to your résumé development questions in order for you to create a document that commands results.
A résumé review is a comprehensive critique of your résumé by a professional in the industry. A member of Franklin’s résumé review team will identify the opportunities you have to create a more effective job search tool. This individual will review each section of your résumé and provide expert guidance on potential disqualifying factors, opportunities for improvement, and actionable strategies to better position your candidacy.
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Our expert Résumé Review team is comprised exclusively of volunteer human resources and résumé writing professionals with hands-on experience managing hiring processes and creating impactful personal branding tools.
Our team members possess valuable insight into key qualifiers and disqualifiers that candidates need to be aware of in today’s incredibly competitive and employer-friendly job market.
In addition, all members of Franklin University’s Expert Résumé Review Team have completed an extensive professional development workshop facilitated by Samantha Nolan – Certified Professional Résumé Writer and Syndicated ‘DearSam’ job search and résumé advice columnist – to ensure all reviewers are aware of leading-edge résumé development and strategic positioning techniques.
Once you have submitted your résumé for review, your project will be assigned to one of the members of our Expert Résumé Review team.
Your reviewer will then thoroughly read and critique your résumé, presenting you with an in-depth written critique not only offering general tips and suggestions but personalized recommendations to improve the effectiveness of your search.
Please note that résumé reviewers will not write your résumé, however, they will provide you with the written feedback so you will be better equipped to craft your job search masterpiece.
Looking to update your current résumé? It is your most valuable job-search tool. Using our Expert Résumé Review Checklist you can ensure each section of your résumé is appropriate for and relevant to the positions for which you are applying.
Having an Objective Statement at the beginning of your résumé is so passé.
Samantha Nolan, Certified Professional RésuméWriter, syndicated résumé advice columnist, and owner of Ladybug Design, shares how replacing the Objective Statement with a Qualifications Summary can help potential employers see what you have to offer – not just what you want from them. Download Samantha's helpful guide for crafting a stellar Qualifications Summary.
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Entry-Level Sample Résumé
Use this format to enter the workforce or transition into a new field.
Entry-Level Creative Sample Résumé
Use this format for more creative entry-level positions in marketing or design.
Basic, Functional Sample Résumé
Use this functional format to make a career transition.
Return-to-Work Candidate Sample Résumé
Use this format if you’re planning to re-enter the workforce.
IT/Technical Sample Résumé
Use this format for more technical positions in IT, computer science, or web development.
Master’s-Level-Graduate Sample Résumé
Use this format to enter the job market with your new master’s degree.
Mature Candidate Sample Résumé
Use this format to transition into a management role.
Interested in sample résumé books? Check out The Expert Résumé Series by Louise M. Kursmark and Wendy S. Enelow including expert résumés for:
These materials are available through the Franklin University Library.
CareerBeam is a virtual career success center that is content rich in all aspects of career development, including assessments, professional resume and cover letter builders, interview preparation materials, search strategy resources and more.
CareerBeam also provides the best company and industry research tools, employer job postings, and search campaign technology to assist you in all aspects of your career development and strategic search process. Check out the CareerBeam User Guide.
How to Access CareerBeam:
Current Franklin University students and alumni with active myFranklin accounts can access CareerBeam through myFranklin.
Once you are logged into CareerBeam Job and internship postings can be found under the 'Getting the Job' menu heading where you can search for permanent employment or internship opportunities in the United States or around the world. Choose to narrow your search by company, location, keyword, title or skill. Create job alerts, find connections through social media, and much more!
Career Exploration can help you identify key characteristics about yourself by assessing your:
This type of self-understanding will help you make fulfilling career choices and help you effectively communicate your worth to employers during the job search process. You can also analyze your preferences for other aspects of your career such as Industry, Location, and Company Culture in the Defining Your Options section.
You can begin to envision your future by developing a long term vision to assist you in setting and working toward long-term career goals to ensure a satisfying career. CareerBeam combines and summarizes all of your assessment and exercise results into your own customized Career Profile Report.
For more information, access the Career Exploration User Guide.
How to get organized, plan your strategy, set goals, and identify barriers to your career search are all covered in Create a Career Plan. The best way to conduct an effective career campaign is to:
This module contains many exercises to help you plan an effective search strategy, identify target companies and make good career decisions.
For more information, access the Career Planning User Guide.
This section contains the guts of what is needed to create your marketing materials (pitch, resume, cover letter, follow-up materials) for your career search. Each section walks you through a step-by-step process to create effective, accomplishment-based materials with easy to use “builders”.
The Resume section addresses all aspects of positioning users to attract the attention of potential employers. While a resume cannot get you a job, it is the ‘hook’ needed to set you apart from the multitude of candidates that may be vying for the same position. CareerBeam provides the best resume creation tools to assist you in a step-by-step process, which produces a resume that markets your greatest strengths and accomplishments to potential employers.
For more information, access the Resume User Guide.
The Interview Preparation section provides the user all the necessary information and tools to thoroughly prepare for a successful interview experience. You will learn the most important secrets to preparing for the interview including:
For more information, access the Interview User Guide.
The CareerBeam Research Tools provide a variety of resources for researching:
Each resource has been reviewed in detail and selected for the quality and timeliness of information. Although these are the best sources available for depth of information, no resource is 100% accurate. These resources are provided to aid in beginning your search and when preparing for an interview or a networking meeting, it is always best to check news sources and company websites (provided in this section) for the most up-to-date details.
For more information, access the Research Tools User Guide.
CareerBeam’s ‘Account’ menu is rich with information, features and settings. The user can set up their system profile or review documents uploaded or completed in the system including resumes, cover letters, assessments or exercises.
The Account section also allows the user to customize the system to display jobs that meet their targets. It helps to:
For more information, access the Account User Guide.
It is our goal that a member of our Expert Résumé Review team be able to provide you with the insight you need – from someone in the hiring community – to craft an engaging, appealing, and powerful job search document.
Through an individualized and in-depth résumé critique, we will provide you with the answers to your résumé development questions in order for you to create a document that commands results.
A résumé review is a comprehensive critique of your résumé by a professional in the industry. A member of Franklin’s résumé review team will identify the opportunities you have to create a more effective job search tool. This individual will review each section of your résumé and provide expert guidance on potential disqualifying factors, opportunities for improvement, and actionable strategies to better position your candidacy.
Our expert Résumé Review team is comprised exclusively of volunteer human resources and résumé writing professionals with hands-on experience managing hiring processes and creating impactful personal branding tools.
Our team members possess valuable insight into key qualifiers and disqualifiers that candidates need to be aware of in today’s incredibly competitive and employer-friendly job market.
In addition, all members of Franklin University’s Expert Résumé Review Team have completed an extensive professional development workshop facilitated by Samantha Nolan – Certified Professional Résumé Writer and Syndicated ‘DearSam’ job search and résumé advice columnist – to ensure all reviewers are aware of leading-edge résumé development and strategic positioning techniques.
Once you have submitted your résumé for review, your project will be assigned to one of the members of our Expert Résumé Review team.
Your reviewer will then thoroughly read and critique your résumé, presenting you with an in-depth written critique not only offering general tips and suggestions, but personalized recommendations to improve the effectiveness of your search.
Please note that résumé reviewers will not write your résumé, however they will provide you with the written feedback so you will be better equipped to craft your job search masterpiece.
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