From: Career Services Date: September 3, 2025 Subject: Career Services - September Update
CAREER SERVICES
SEPTEMBER 2025
From Debbie Kaylor, Career Services Director
Dear First_Name,
Welcome to a new school year and to our inaugural Career Services Newsletter for faculty and staff. We value the role you play in helping students in their career readiness, and this newsletter is intended to support you in that crucial work. Inside our monthly newsletter, you'll find practical tips, upcoming initiatives, career event information, and opportunities for collaboration. Thank you for your dedication to the success of our students.
Go Broncos!
INTEGRATING CAREER EDUCATION INTO YOUR COURSE OR PROGRAM
At Boise State, our students gain vital skills for success beyond graduation. In Career Services, we refer to this as career readiness—the essential skills students need to thrive Beyond Boise State.
We know that many students don't immediately connect what they learn and experience in your classes with the skills necessary for a successful career. If students don't recognize they possess these valuable skills, how can employers and graduate programs recognize them?
Our Guiding Principles
There's no one-size-fits-all approach to integrating career education into a curriculum. Given the unique nature of academic programs, faculty roles, industries, courses, and students, there are countless ways this work can be integrated. As you consider these ideas, please keep the following in mind:
This is about celebrating what is currently being done, not pointing out failures
Your students are career-ready – this work is to help them see that
Focus on the competency behaviors, not just definitions – a student might not connect with a definition. However, describing behaviors can help students find things they already do that are making them be career-ready
Focus on reflection – Incorporating career-related reflection allows students to reflect on their experiences and connect with these skills, yet also allows you to help students in this reflection without you needing to be an expert in this area.
Learn how School of the Arts faculty members created a high-impact experiential learning opportunity for students at the Treefort Music Fest! Their "Music on the Flipside" workshop offered hands-on service-learning, industry networking, and valuable real-world insights. Discover how this innovative approach engaged students, helped them explore careers, develop skills, and fostered community connections.
Career Services is excited to bring back an updated version of the Career Guide for the 2025/2026 school year. This guide focuses on the theme of “exploration” and has a variety of articles to help you explore careers, majors, networking, and more. Topics featured in the Career Guide include:
Exploring your major
Career exploration
Informational interviewing
Navigating the Boise State Career Fair
A guide to networking
Resumes and cover letters
Interviews
On-campus jobs
The Career Guide is available online and in hard copy form.
