Workshops
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All workshops for autumn semester are offered virtually and open to Ohio State undergraduates, graduate, professional and post-doctoral students. All workshops are available via the events feature in Handshake.
Resume Writing Workshop
Your resume is often your first chance to make a positive impression on a prospective employer. Whether this is your first time writing a resume, or you are looking for tips to update and tailor your resume for a new opportunity, this workshop will provide you with relevant and practical information. Join us to learn more about what to include on your resume, how to format it and how to make it stand out.
Virtual Drop-In Resume Reviews
Make sure your resume is career fair ready! Stop by to receive feedback from a career services staff member. These virtual drop-ins are on a first come, first serve basis allowing you 15 to 30 minutes with a career coach.
Career Fair Prep
This fast-paced, interactive session helps you walk into any career fair with confidence. We’ll break down what actually happens at a fair, how to prepare your resume and introduction, what employers are looking for, and how to make a strong impression in just a few minutes. You’ll leave with practical tips, sample questions to ask, and a clear strategy for making the most of your next career fair.
How to Talk with Employers at a Career Fair
This interactive session will help you confidently engage with employers at any career fair. Learn how to introduce yourself, start meaningful conversations, highlight your strengths and make a lasting impression.
Professional Networking Essentials
Professional networking can be an overwhelming process. This interactive workshop provides practical strategies for building meaningful professional connections. Explore networking through informational interviews, career fairs, professional associations and more.
Interviewing Strategies
Our interview skills workshop is designed to help you prepare for job or graduate school interviews. This workshop covers what to do before, during and after an interview. We provide techniques and strategies for preparing for interviews, answering interview questions and behaving confidently and professionally during your interview.
Handshake and Job Search Strategies
Do you want to connect with employers, research job and internship opportunities, and even chat with other students who have already had your dream job or internship? Every Ohio State student can explore job and internship opportunities through Handshake. You will learn how to make the most out of Handshake to find a part time job, internship or full-time job.
Transferable Skills
On‑campus jobs do far more than fill your schedule - they help you build the skills employers look for across every industry. This workshop helps you identify the transferable strengths you’re already developing and shows you how to talk about them confidently in interviews, resumes and grad school applications.
LinkedIn and Job Search Strategies
Learn how to use LinkedIn to build your network, connect with Ohio State alumni, explore career paths and find internships and jobs. This interactive workshop will help you create a strong profile that showcases your skills and professional identity.
Your Future-Ready Career: Developing Competencies for the Evolving World of Work
This workshop will highlight future-ready career competencies as essential tools for navigating the future of work - presently being shaped by rapid technological innovation, globalization and changing workforce expectations. You will examine how competencies align with trends including automation and AI integration, remote and hybrid work, lifelong learning and adaptive leadership.
Your First Offer: How to Negotiate Salary and Benefits
Landing your first job offer is an exciting milestone, but it’s also your first real opportunity to advocate for yourself professionally. This workshop is designed specifically for undergraduate students who are preparing to enter the workforce and want to feel confident navigating compensation conversations. You’ll learn how to approach negotiations strategically, communicate your value clearly and evaluate the full offer package, not just the base salary.
Grad School 101
This workshop provides you tips and tricks in navigating the application process of graduate and professional schools.
Building a Faculty-Ready CV (Graduate, Professional, PhD and PostDocs)
Develop a professional academic CV that highlights your strengths and opens the door to faculty positions. Learn how to organize and format a faculty CV that effectively highlights your teaching, research, scholarship, service and professional accomplishments.
Writing Competitve Faculty Statements (Graduate, Professional, PhD and PostDocs)
Learn how to develop compelling teaching and research statements that reflect your strengths and enhance your competitiveness for faculty positions.
Accommodations
If you have a Disability and rely on a screen reader or the keyboard for access to your computer you will experience difficulty using this application. As the University works with Handshake to improve accessibility, please contact handshake@osu.edu for assistance in navigating and using this application. A member of our team will respond within 2 business days to assist you.
If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Nancy Thompson at thompson.2947@osu.edu. Requests made two weeks before the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.