Schedule an Appointment
The Office of Career Services prefers to work by appointment, however, there are resources available in our lobby for most walk-in customers. To learn more about which services require an appointment, Career Services staff is organized, as follows:
Maria James, Secretary
For general information, questions or to obtain hard copies and e-versions of the following resources:
- Students & Alum | Sample corporate resumes & sample federal resumes, sample cover letter, or sample interview questions
- Employers | Registration for Spring or Fall Career Fair and Education Fair, a Reverse Career Fair
- Employers | Advertising a job
- Students, Alum & Employers | Providing assistance and resolve issues with employer, student or alum JLink accounts
- Employers | Billing and payment for Career and Education Fairs
- General questions about Career Services
Contact Career Services at 256-782-5482 or careerservices@jsu.edu or contact Mrs. James directly at mjames3@jsu.edu
Lola Johnston, Career Counselor
Meets with prospective JSU students, JSU Freshman - Junior classifications for the following:
- Utilize assessments for career counseling in choosing a major and career (note: an assessment will be used during this appointment, and some require a small fee, see Assessments page for more information)
- Promotes part-time internship and co-op opportunities
- Facilitates resume workshops and individual resume critique
- Provides employment and life skills assistance
- Requests to speak to student organizations
- Career assessments such as Focus 2, Myers Briggs, and STRONG
- Information gathering to help students succeed throughout their college career
- Interview preparation for internship and co-op opportunities
Meets with faculty or staff to discuss:
- Speaking to classes (prefer no less than 10 days advance notice)
- Internships (NOT for course credit) and co-op opportunities
- Utilizes Myers Briggs as a team building activity - requires a small fee, see Assessments page for more information
- Marketing opportunities for the co-op & internship programs to help our students gain real-world experience
Meets with employers & community partners to discuss:
- Hiring students as interns (not for academic credit)
- Employing students in the co-op program
- Advertising internships, co-op and part-time employment to our students
To schedule an appointment, contact Ms. Johnston directly at 256-782-5092 or send email to lmjohnston@jsu.edu
Becca Turner, Director
Meets with Seniors & Alum for the following:
- Corporate and federal resume critique
- Mock interviews & interview preparation for post terminal degree programs
- Job search, specifically for full-time positions to include state & federal
- Professional dress and image
- Using JLink to search for employment & utilization of the Mentor Program
- Safe Zone
- All other questions related to helping you succeed as a student at JSU
Meets with faculty or staff to discuss:
- Education programming ideas for students, student groups & classes designed to help students in their first-destination career success
- Connecting industry to students through classroom access
- Sharing data
- Collaboration to help our students succeed
- STU320, Employability Skills
Meets with employers & community partners to discuss:
- Building employer branding on-campus
- Facilitate connections through partnerships
- Connecting industry to students through classroom access
- Collecting hiring reports
- Recruiting events and informational sessions (career fairs, networking nights, workshops)
- Posting full-time jobs
- Collaboration to help our students become employed
To schedule an appointment, contact Ms. Turner directly at 256-782-5485 or bturner@jsu.edu
