For Employers/Recruiters

Jacksonville State University is committed to preparing career-ready graduates and building strong partnerships with employers. Our Employer Engagement team connects you with top talent through career fairs, internships, and campus collaborations.

We’re here to understand your hiring needs and help you build meaningful relationships across campus that support recruitment, experiential learning, and workforce development. Let’s work together to shape the future workforce and create lasting impact.

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Jacksonville State University is home to driven, career-ready students from diverse backgrounds who thrive in a supportive, hands-on learning environment. Known as “the friendliest campus in the South,” JSU actively partners with employers to connect them with talent across fields like business, education, healthcare, and more. With a strong work ethic, community focus, and real-world experience, Jax State grads are ready to make an impact from day one.

Jax MIX is the nation’s first general education program to embed microcredentials directly into its core curriculum. Centered on human experience, it fosters interdisciplinary connections across academic fields while helping students build targeted competencies and skills through five distinct Jax MIX microcredentials:

Community Engagement: academic coursework and experiential training in identifying community needs, implementing initiatives, and assessing the effectiveness of community interventions

Environment Stewardship: academic coursework and experiential training in discovering interconnections between natural systems and human activities; proposing solutions that balance ecological responsibility and social equity

Ethical Leadership: academic coursework and experiential training in making responsible decisions and understanding and seeking organizational success in contemporary society.

Global Connections: academic coursework and experiential training in engaging in various cultural perspectives, investigating the importance of diverse human identities and conditions, and synthesizing multiple forms of analysis to understand the historical development of cultures worldwide

Media Literacy: academic coursework and experiential training in identifying credible sources, recognizing misinformation, and navigating responsible consumption of a variety of resources, references, and media

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Handshake is Jacksonville State University’s online recruiting system that allows companies to post jobs, register for career events, and connect directly with students and alumni. 

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