Career Development Services

About the Service

As an Arts & Sciences student, your potential isn’t limited by your degree. Through a combination of your discipline studies and your UCORE selections, you’ll have opportunities to pursue additional subjects that spark your interest and build soft skills—such as interpersonal communications, critical thinking, and resourcefulness—that employers value.

Career Support Services

Meet with our career coordinator for individual advice and feedback on a wide range of topics:

• Identify career pathways
• Choose a major or minor
• Set personal, academic, and professional goals
• Find job or internship openings
• Evaluate graduate school options and assist with applications
• Polish your resume and cover letter
• Practice for interviews
• Articulate your skills, experiences, and education

Scheduling an Appointment

Make your appointment via the Handshake platform:

• Open WSU Handshake to make a new appointment
• Choose College of Arts and Sciences from the list
• Select a topic of conversation
• Choose a day and time
• Add an optional note with additional info about your goals
• Finalize by clicking Request

Exploring Career Paths

The WSU Academic Success & Career Center is a good starting point to assess your interests, sign up for workshops, and explore career paths in fields such as:

• Arts, Media, Communications
• Education and Training
• Health Science
• Human Services
• Law, Public Safety, Policy
• Sustainability
• and more!

Handshake

Handshake is an online career management system where you can find job and internship listings, career-preparation events, and helpful WSU resources. Log in with your WSU NID to begin searching for opportunities.

Career Ideas by Discipline

• Art
• Anthropology
• Biological Sciences
• Data Analytics
• Digital Technology and Culture
• English
• General Science
• Humanities/Social Science
• History
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Physics and Astronomy
• Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Upcoming Events

• WSU Career Expo
  In-person Career Expo
  Tuesday, February 10
  10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
  Beasley Coliseum, Pullman
• FUSE Career Fair
  Tuesday, March 4
  2–6 p.m., in-person
  Davenport Grand Hotel, Spokane

Find more events by ASCC.

Contact

Email your questions or request a presentation for student clubs and CAS classes.

Leanne Ralstin
Career Development Coordinator
leanne.ralstin@wsu.edu
CUE 502G