Preparing students to honor God in their careers.

To honor Christ in serving John Brown University students and alumni in discerning a career pathway based on personal values, interests, and experiences by providing services and opportunities to build professional skills and empower each one for their vocational journey.

The Career Development Center staff are here to help students through: 

  • 1-on-1 appointments

  • Classroom presentations & workshops

  • Online guides and tools

  • Employer visits and events

Our services include assistance related to:

Career and calling

Begin your journey with a Future-You career ready plan. Our career coaches will guide you in discovering your calling and vocation.

Major Exploration

Get started with our Exploring Majors Guide, or check out all JBU major & degree programs.

Resume building & Interview Prep

We offer online and one-on-one assistance to help you build your application materials and prepare for interviews for internships, part-time jobs, and professional positions.

Internship & Job Search with Handshake

Handshake is the premier platform for college students to find jobs, with over 750,000 employers actively recruiting. Our coaches are here to help you navigate this college-to-career networking site to secure jobs and internships.

Handshake access for current students

Employer connections

Over 10K employers are recruiting JBU students directly through our job board. Additionally, employers visit the JBU campus, host networking events, and participate in our career events & fairs.

Graduate school application

Online tools and personalized coaching to help you find, select, and prepare your applications for graduate school.
Interested in learning about life after JBU for our talented graduates? Learn more here.

Events

Career Development coordinates in-person networking events that allow JBU students and alumni to meet professionals in various organizations and industries in order to explore career paths and companies, to get hired, to practice professional interpersonal skills, or to discover experiential learning or graduate school opportunities.
 

 

Students: Check our Eaglenet page for various on-campus career development events.

Our Staff

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Eve Jagger

Director for Career Development

EJagger@jbu.edu

479.524.7282

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Rebekah Brown

Project Coordinator

ReBrown@jbu.edu

479.524.7365

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