If you’ve talked to anyone in the Knowlton Center recently, you’ve probably heard us talk about Career Communities. Hopefully, you have already joined one (or maybe more) but if you haven’t yet, this is a great EASY Career Action Step. Joining a community is simple and done in just a few seconds by checking a few boxes about your interests. You will receive information about internships, jobs, events, and more that relate directly to your interests. Then, don’t forget to bookmark your career community pages and visit them often to check in about what’s going on in the community! Hopefully, by now, you’ve clicked to join, but if you need a bit more information, read on!
What is a Career Community?
Denison Career Communities bring together the people, opportunities, tools, and resources needed to plan for what’s next after Denison. The knowledge and skills you develop at Denison are transferrable to many career paths, which is why Career Communities often overlap with majors, industries, and various job functions. By joining a career community you’ll receive personalized information based on your interests and goals like industry-specific news and information, career-focused spotlights, internship and job postings, skill-building opportunities, and more. You’ll also meet the people – career coaches, alumni, employers, and peers – who can help you along the way.
Which Career Community is right for you?
There are so many unique career pathways and opportunities, it can feel nearly impossible to sort them into simple categories. These Career Communities are broad and often cover many tracks that aren’t necessarily indicated by the name of the community. Be sure to read through all the descriptions to gain a general idea for the types of industries and roles covered in each community, as you may want to join multiple depending on your interests.
EXPLORATION
Trying to figure out the right career path can seem like a daunting task, but the earlier you start, the easier it will be. This community is designed to help answer questions that will move you toward the life you want to lead. Narrow your career focus by learning about yourself through program participation, engaging with alumni and potential employers. While many students will start out in the Exploration Career Community, anyone is welcome to join as they gain more experience and consider various career options.
FINANCIAL SERVICES, CONSULTING & BUSINESS
Each of these career paths require a unique skill set but all share three common themes; the desire to work in a fast-paced environment, the ability to think creatively to solve problems, and to communicate effectively both internally and externally. Career paths often include opportunities for upward mobility and expectations of employees to exceed goals and perform at a high level. This community covers a broad array of careers; financial services include pathways in banking, investing, and insurance, while business includes pathways in human resources, real estate, operations, and logistics.
HEALTHCARE & CLINICAL RESEARCH
The Healthcare and Clinical Research Career Community focuses on the science of healing for humans and animals alike, including the research, treatment, and prevention of physical and mental illness on a local and global scale. Members of this career community have a wide range of career interests that include the promotion of health, caring for the ill, addressing public safety and health concerns, as well as working with domesticated animals and their owners as a practitioner of veterinary medicine.
MARKETING, SALES & COMMUNICATION
This career community focuses on industries and roles that help organizations understand and communicate with their customers and clients. To succeed, organizations must understand the wants, needs, behaviors and problems of the consumer or client and clearly communicate unique solutions to their problems. Marketing, Sales, and Communication careers cut across industries, providing many opportunities to find career options in virtually any organization, location, or interest.
NONPROFIT, EDUCATION & GOVERNMENT
This community includes professions that create individual, local, and global impact. Nonprofit organizations, from small local businesses to billion-dollar enterprises, employ professionals with a variety of backgrounds and academic disciplines. Education is an interlaced industry, from teachers to policymakers to those driving innovative educational technologies. Those wanting to make impacts
through government can seek roles requiring a variety of backgrounds and skills at local and national levels.
TECHNOLOGY, DATA & SCIENCE
Modern society virtually depends on the daily use of technology, and companies or organizations are no different; relying heavily on the use of technology to conduct business. This career community focuses on job functions, career paths and industries related to physical and life sciences, engineering, computer science, information technology, and data. Learn about the necessary skills, education and experience levels needed to find job and internship opportunities in these high-demand career fields.
VISUAL, WRITTEN & PERFORMING ARTS
Whether interested in becoming a performer, novelist, journalist, editor, designer, producer, filmmaker, or a combination of creative skill sets with another field, innovative skills and experiences will allow for building an exciting, often unconventional career path. This career community explores an environment where individuals can imagine, innovate, and inspire a creative and artistic life through unique and engaging opportunities within the context of a strong liberal arts university.
