Introduction

Career Services Mission & Vision

Mission: To provide opportunities for students to enhance their career development and exploration of post-degree paths from FIMS.  

We do this by: Encouraging self-exploration into self-awareness, improving understanding of media and information-relevant industries establishing professionalism and job search skills, and coaching curiosity, adaptability, and decision-making.  

Vision: We build career-readiness skills and student confidence, help students navigate possibilities, boost knowledge, confidence, and self-advocacy in regard to a range of media-related fields.  

Career Services Roles & Responsibilities

Career Services Officer

  • Meet with students 1:1 to support their career development
  • Develop and deliver a wide range of programs, tools, events, activities, and services to support experiential learning (EL), career exploration, and work-integrated learning
  • Facilitate the undergraduate internship program, including developing relationships with industry and community partners and working to increase EL opportunities for students
  • Co-chair of FIMS Career Conference

Undergraduate Program Assistant

  • Support appointment management for Career Services
  • Assist in management of FIMS Internship Program
  • Logistics and planning for FIMS Career Events
  • Member of FIMS Career Conference Committee

Academic Advisors

  • Conduct introductory career appointments and integrate career advising into academic advising
  • Refer students to career services resources including internships, career events, and career advising appointments

Manager, UGSS

  • Lead and set strategy for career services at FIMS
  • Assist in workflow for FIMS Internship Program
  • Co-chair of FIMS Career Conference