CAREER SERVICES
PLAN AND ACT ON
YOUR CAREER GOALS
CAREER SERVICES
IN SCHOOL AND
AFTER GRADUATION
We offer career advising, online self-service tools, access to job
listings and connections with actively recruiting employers. At
DeVry University and its Keller Graduate School of Management,
we have a variety of services dedicated to helping you start your
career or prepare for your next move.
CAREER ADVISING
Our career advisors coach students and graduates
through individual on campus, phone or video chat
appointments. Topics include:
• Creating resumés and cover letters
• Preparing for interviews
• Networking
• Job seeking strategies
Combined with streaming video tutorials, live
and recorded webinars, and career advancement
resources you have many ways – as a student
or graduate – to access our expertise.
HIRING EVENTS ON CAMPUS AND ONLINE
With hundreds of hiring events taking place yearround, chances are there could be one happening
at a DeVry University campus near you. Career
Services also hosts online hiring events so no matter
where you live, you can connect with employers.
MY COMPASS TO MY CAREER
YOUR ONLINE CAREER MANAGEMENT TOOL
Get online career guidance anytime by logging in
to My Compass to My Career, an interactive online
portal that guides you through the various stages
of planning and acting on your career goals.
“DEVRY UNIVERSITY’S PASSION FOR MAKING SURE WE
THRIVE OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL IS AMAZING. I HAVE NOT
PERSONALLY SEEN ANY COLLEGE CARE SO MUCH ABOUT
A STUDENT’S FUTURE AFTER GRADUATION.”
STEVEN MEANS
STUDENT, BACHELOR’S IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Available 24/7 through the student portal,
My Compass to My Career features:
• Personalized content related to your field
of study and career interests
• List of featured employers across the country
who look to DeVry Career Services as talent
acquisition partners
• Job leads from the HireDeVry job database
and our featured employer’s job boards
• Career Advisor contact information
• Interactive tools for generating a resumé
and practicing for interviews
• Videos, articles, and links to a wide range
of career resources
• Information on upcoming career fairs,
on campus interviews, and workshops
CAREER SERVICES
DeVry’s Career Ready plan is structured around four stages – Explore, Develop,
Launch, and Advance. Each stage has a series of stepping stones that guide students
and graduates through planning and acting on their career goals.
“DEVRY OFFERS A WIDE
RANGE OF DEGREE
PROGRAMS AND MANY
OF THEIR STUDENTS
HAVE PRACTICAL WORK
EXPERIENCE. STERIS
WANTS TO HIRE PEOPLE
THAT ARE LOOKING FOR A
CAREER, NOT JUST A JOB.
DEVRY PREPARES THEIR
GRADUATES TO LAUNCH
A CAREER WITH THE
RIGHT ATTITUDE AND
AMBITION. THESE ARE
THE PEOPLE THAT STERIS
WANTS TO HIRE!”
JANET E. MCKEE
SENIOR RECRUITER,
STERIS CORPORATION
The plan serves as the foundation behind the career guidance offered through our
career advisors and My Compass to My Career. We’ve even woven it into some of
the undergraduate coursework. This helps ensure you’re moving forward in a focused
and consistent way no matter how you’re accessing Career Services.
CAREER READY PLAN
STAGE 1
EXPLORE
Uncover your professional strengths,
learn how to begin mapping the future
you want, and take advantage of the
resources available at your fingertips
that will help you along the way!
STAGE 2
DEVELOP
Establish your unique professional
message, turn it into the materials
that will showcase your unique traits
and prepare to make it come alive
when talking to employers!
STAGE 3
LAUNCH
Learn to take your job search to the next
level by applying a positive attitude and
the ability to develop and execute a job
search plan using the skills you worked
on both in and outside the classroom!
STAGE 4
ADVANCE
Incorporate strategies that will help you
hit the ground running in a new role, take
steps to keep your career moving forward,
or give back to the next generation
aspiring to reach their educational and
career goals!
1. Discover Career Resources
2. Realize Your Full Value
3. Gain Career Insights
4. Dive Into Internships
and Experiential Learning
5. Develop Your Personal Brand
6. Prepare Your Resumé
7. Create Professional Documents
and Business Cards
8. Build an ePortfolio and Optimize
Social Media Profiles
9. Prepare for Networking
and Interviewing
10. Plan Your Job Search
11. Find Employment Opportunities
12. Maximize Each Opportunity
13. Ace the Interview
14. Negotiate and Accept the Offer
15. Overcome Frustrations
16. Navigate a New Job
17. Take Your Career
to the Next Level
18. Grow and Maintain Your
Professional Network
19. Give Back
Visit the student portal my.devry.edu, click on the link
to My Compass to My Career and get started today.
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www.ncahlc.org. Keller Graduate School of Management is included in this accreditation. DeVry is certified to operate by the
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. DeVry University is authorized for operation by the THEC. www.state.tn.us/thec.
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