Make connections top with employers.
Upcoming Career Events
Wednesday, March 18th | 11 am - 2 pm | | Career Café (EB lobby)
Stop by for snacks and speak with employers about their organization, opportunities, and explore possibilities!
FREE Professional Headshots @ the Career Café
Thursday, March 19th | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | EB Lobby
Stop by the café for a LinkedIn and Handshake picture update with our staff photographer.
Career Café with F.H. Paschen and IBM
Wednesday, March 25th | 11 am - 2 pm | | Career Café (EB lobby)
Stop by for snacks and speak with employers about their organization, opportunities, and explore possibilities!
Wednesday, April 7th | 11 am - 2 pm | | Career Café (EB lobby)
Stop by for snacks and speak with employers about their organization, opportunities, and explore possibilities!
Career Café with Third Party Companies
Wednesday, April 7th | 11 am - 2 pm | | Career Café (EB lobby)
Stop by for snacks and speak with employers about their organization, opportunities, and explore possibilities!
Get Connected on Handshake! Our online recruiting system, Handshake, is your gateway to jobs, internships, career events, and employer connections at MSU. Use the Handshake Guide to get started
Don’t miss these 5 quick tips to make the most of your account:
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Upload your updated resume – It helps complete your profile and is required to apply for jobs.
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Set your Career Interests – This ensures you see job and event recommendations that match your goals.
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Check your privacy settings – Make your profile and resume visible so employers can reach out.
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Follow jobs & employers – Get alerts about deadlines, events, and new postings from your top picks.
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Create Saved Searches – Stay updated with weekly emails featuring jobs that match your interests.
LinkedIn is a great platform to uncover potential Spartan friendly opportunities, to search for jobs, and make connections with people who work in jobs and at companies of interest.
Check out our tips for optimizing LinkedIn.
1. Build your LinkedIn profile. A complete profile makes it easier for recruiters to find you.
2. Build your Job Search Alerts and Job Preferences to receive relevant job postings via email and make it easier for recruiters to find you.
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Instructions for creating your Job Search Alerts and Preferences
3. Network like a champion! Read Chapter 8 in WHO Logic to learn how to build a networking and communication plan. You can do this!
Check out our Michigan State University Engineering Connection LinkedIn Group!
Other helpful resources
RESUME BOOKS
We frequently distribute resume books to employers that reach out to us. Maximize your odds of finding a co-op by dropping your (updated) resume! Join our Summer 2026 Co-op/Intern Resume book
GET CREDIT FOR YOUR INTERNSHIP
Did you know you can get credit for your internship or co-op? Once you have secured employment head over to the EGRx webpage to learn more.
ON-CAMPUS JOBS
MSU hires more than 17,000 students per year! Check out this list of current on-campus jobs posted in Handshake. Some departments might post on their own site, for those check out MSU department resources. Interested in Undergraduate Research? Check out research opportunities.
OTHER JOB BOARDS
Here are a few of our favorite job boards (besides Handshake) LinkedIn | indeed.com | mitalent.org | aftercollege.com | careers.esd.org | engineerjobs.com | hellowestmichigan.com
FRAUDULENT JOB POSTINGS
If you have concerns about the legitimacy of a job or internship posting, please contact careers@egr.msu.edu. No legitimate employer will send payment in advance and ask the employee to send a portion of it back. DO NOT provide any personal information especially social security numbers or financial information! Find more tips on avoiding scams here.