Career Resources

Handshake

Handshake‘s mission is to help you find the right job!

It’s the #1 job search site for college students, and still growing! With 750,000+ employers recruiting on Handshake—from every Fortune 500 company to nonprofits, startups, and more—Mars Hill Students have direct access to A WORLD of professional opportunities!

Your account is waiting on you! All you have to do to “wake it up” is to log in for the first time using your daily MHU login.

Quinncia

Quinncia is an AI-based career development platform that is here to help you polish your resume, improve your interview skills, and even optimize your LinkedIn profile!

It’s a space where you can work at your own pace and get instant personalized feedback for improvement.

Focus 2

FOCUS 2 guides you through a reliable, intuitive career and education decision making model to help you select a major, explore occupations, make informed career decisions and take action in your career development.

To get the most out of this self-paced resource, take all three surveys on Career Planning Foundations, as well as the five Self Assessments. These will help you learn about the career planning process and which direction you might want your career to go in. FOCUS 2 also links Job Boards and Internship Opportunities under Additional Resources on their landing page.

Click here to begin. The Access Code is: lions

O*NET

The O*NET system is a comprehensive encyclopedia of occupations in the United States. It shows you the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job, as well as the job outlook, wages, and even help you find job openings. Professional Associations are listed for many occupations. By visiting the websites of these Professional Associations, you can gain access to resources such as job boards and networking opportunities that will help you with your career journey.

Gallup CliftonStrengths

The CliftonStrengths Assessment will help you discover what you do best and learn how to develop your greatest talents to maximize your potential. It will teach you about your five most powerful strengths, and give you practical ways to apply them. You’ll better understand where you have a natural advantage! You can apply this information to your academic experience, social life and future career.

By gaining knowledge about your strengths, you can better prepare for activities such as resume writing, networking and interviewing that will help you along your career journey. For instructions on how to take the assessment, reach out to Jimmy Knight at JKnight@mhu.edu.