Resources

Career/Major Planning

"I have NO idea what I want to major in!" That statement is extremely common among freshmen and sophomores … even juniors and seniors, at times. Many times students have erroneous beliefs on how the career planning process works, making it more difficult than it needs to be. Let Career Services make the process a little easier. Individual counseling, assessment and other services are available. Take the link below to research opportunities within different majors.

What can I do with this major?

Résumés, Cover Letters, Interviewing and More

The goal of a resume is not to get you a job. Seriously! The goal of a resume is to land you an interview. Keeping that fact in mind can help relieve some of the pressure usually associated with creating a resume.

Use Optimal Resume to build yours. Tutorials and samples are available for reference, including that all important list of action words.

Class Plans

To be sure you are on a successful career track, view the checklists below for suggestions of what to do each year.

Freshman     Sophomore     Junior     Senior

Student Business Cards

Click on the card for more information and to submit your order. Be ready to impress prospective employers.

Student Business Card Form

Job Search Tools

The OBU Career Portal is Oklahoma Baptist University's online recruitment system for jobs and internships. OBU Career Portal is provided through the Symplicity Corporation and is the official job listing service that provides employers, OBU students and alumni the ability to directly interact with each other.

Register today to begin your search and application process for positions, register for career fair events, connect with employers, take an interest assessment and more. Once you have a great resume prepared, be sure to upload it to use for employer review and applying for jobs.

Use LinkedIn Jobs to harness the power of your network to uncover insights such as whom you know at a company, providing you an edge in your job search. Leverage the world’s largest professional network to build relationships and connect with opportunity. Be sure to check out the Alumni tab on the Oklahoma Baptist University page. Check out LinkedIn for Education for great "how to" resources.

For other job opportunities, check out the links below.