Services Available for Current Students
When you make an appointment or attend an event, Career Services can assist you with every point of your career journey including:
- Exploration: Exploring Careers, Exploring Nevada State Majors
- Application Material Review: Resumes/CV, Cover Letters, Reference Pages
- Interviewing Skills: Best Interview Practices, Mock/Simulation Interviews with Real-Time Feedback
- Job Searching: Where to find positions (Handshake & LinkedIn), on-campus job search
- Networking: Creating LinkedIn account, understanding how to network
- Reviewing/Negotiating Jobs: Reviewing benefits packages, negotiating salary/perks
- General Career Finances: Understanding how to budget with your salary/income, understanding your loan payments with your salary/income (for specific questions on paying back student loans, please speak to the Financial Aid Office)
- Hands-On Learning: Searching & Applying for Internships & Volunteer roles
- Grad / Pre-Professional School: Reviewing and comparing programs, understanding program prerequisites, how to get letters of recommendation
- …and more! Just let us know what we can help you with.
Come See Us!
For Summer 2023 the CSC will be open Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm. We will offer evening advising appointments (5-6pm) when staff are available; please check our scheduling system, Penji, for the most up-to-date appointment times. We do not take weekend appointments in the summer.
New Appointment Scheduling Platform
The CSC now uses Penji for appointment scheduling along with The Writing Center and Academic Success Center (tutoring). All NSC students already have an account through their NSHE ID. If you prefer to make appointments on your cell phone, Penji also has an app that is free to download on Google Play or Apple Store! Click here for student user Penji FAQs.
Appointment Attendance Policy
The CSC does have an attendance policy for appointments. If you have an appointment but need to reschedule or cancel, you can do so in Penji or call our office at (702) 992-2611 or email career@nsc.edu before the appointment has started.
Student Responsibilities
When utilizing CSC services and attending events hosted by CSC, students are expected to:
- Understand that career advising is reciprocal; you get out what you put in.
- Understand that Career Advisors cannot make decisions for you. They can provide guidance on career-related choices, but it is ultimately up to you to make decisions regarding your career journey.
- Understand that Career Advisors are not here to “make” any materials for you. They provide instruction and guidance on how to construct resumes, cover letters, reference pages, and more utilizing best practices, but you are required to create these documents yourself. Asking a Career Advisor to “write your resume for you” is plagiarism.
Fall 2023 Events
Fall 2023 events will be finalized in August.
To RSVP or learn more about Career Services Events, go to Scorpion Central at beengaged.nsc.edu and log in with your student credentials.
For many on-demand resources including handouts and worksheets on resumes, cover letters, internships, grad school and more you can navigate to our Outlook Sharepoint. From there, you can view, download and save resources to your own device!
In addition to handouts and worksheets, students also have access to the following virtual platforms at any time:
Interview Practice – Big Interview
Big Interview is an online interview preparation system that combines training and mock interview practice to help improve interview skills and build confidence. To access go to biginterview.nsc.edu. If you are a first time user:
- Click on Register
- Enter your name, email address and password (we suggest using your student email and NSC password)
- Enter organization code: Scorpion1300
- Click Create My Account
- A new page will open and you will click Login then enter the email and password you used to create the account
Online Job Board for College Students – Handshake
Handshake is NSC’s online internship and job board for students. All students already have an account with Handshake! To access go to handshake.nsc.edu.
- To log on, go to handshake.nsc.edu, click NSC Login
- Enter your NSHE ID# and NSC password associated with your student accounts
Major & Career Assessments – Focus2
Focus2 is an online major/career exploration and planning tool. To access go to focus2.nsc.edu. If you are a first time user:
- Click on Register
- Enter your name, email address, a username and password (we suggest using your student email and NSC password)
- Enter access code: Scorpion1300
- When all fields are filled out, click Continue to finish your account registration
Identity-Based Career Resources
Undocumented Students (with or without DACA/TPS)
Justice-Impacted Students
- Honest Jobs is a national job marketplace for people who have been affected by the criminal justice system. Since launching in 2019, the marketplace has attracted nearly 400 companies by providing technology that makes it easy to offer fair-chance employment while staying compliant with laws and HR best practices. https://www.honestjobs.co/
- CareerOneStop – Job Search Help for Ex-Offenders, Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
First – Generation Students