Career Planning Center Services
Building Your Career Starts Here
Careers start with the steps you take in college to explore, experience, and connect your education, skills, and passion with employers’ needs. Let our Career Planning Center help you plan for your future through one-on-one career coaching.
Our Services
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Major Exploration
Curious about a major or career? What Can I Do With This Major? is an app that allows you to explore potential majors and career areas. While not comprehensive, it will get you started finding your path.
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Career Events
The Career Planning Center offers monthly career events. Each event is carefully crafted to provide Humanities and Sciences majors opportunities to launch their careers prior to graduation.
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Handcraft Your Application
What do you need for the next step in your career? Application, Statement of Purpose, Recommendation Letters, Reference Page? Whatever you need, our master resume/CV writer will help you polish your draft.
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Internships
The Career Planning Center can help you find an internship that is right for you, one that provides you with professional career-related work experience (Missoula, Montana, or nationwide). Some of these experiences are paid - many qualify for academic credit and scholarships (up to $2k). Interning now? See if it qualifies.
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LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn is where the action is. Create a profile and gain exposure to 66 million companies and 58 million professionals with this professionally focused social media app. The Career Planning Center can help you build an optimized profile and get this app working for you.
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Interview Preparation
Learn to craft your elevator pitch, circle back, and identify your superpowers. Let our career planning center help you prepare. You can also interview in our high-tech fully accessible executive interview room. Pitch like a boss.
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Career Networks
Griz Career Network, LinkedIn, and in-person networking events sponsored by our center ensure you have the people you need in your circle. 80% of people get their next job through their network, so come let us help you build yours.
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Career Opportunities
Find your next gig - let's build the path that will get you where you want to go. Whether it is internships, jobs, volunteer, research, practicums, fieldwork, or creative scholarships - we are here to help you. Handshake, WayUp, Griz Connect, LinkedIn, job boards, career planning center leads - we have so many ways to help you find the next step on your career path.
Scholarships
The UM Scholarship Portal will do all the work for you. Enter your application materials to be automatically matched with all UM scholarships for which you qualify.
Need help assembling your application materials? Book an appointment at the Career Planning Center.
Experiential Learning Scholarship: funding for out-of-class experiences for graduate and undergraduate students including Internships (only undergrads), Creative Work, Research, Conference Costs, Travel, Study Abroad, National Student Exchange.
Make an Appointment Today
Liberal Arts #235C § 406.243.2051 § cminnick@mso.umt.edu