Faculty & Staff Resources

Our Career Services team offers the following support for business students:

• Resume and Cover Letter Reviews
• LinkedIn Profile Development and Networking Strategies
• Interview Preparation
• Career and Industry Exploration
• Internship and Full-Time Job Search Strategies

To refer a student, they can email career@bus.olemiss.edu or schedule an appointment directly at collegecentral.com/olemissbusiness.

When planning your syllabi, there is no need to cancel classes if you need to be away. Sporich Family Career Services will cover your class time with a career-related workshop. 

Possible topics include:

• Introduction to Career Services
• Resumes
• Cover Letters
• Interview Skills
• Job Search
• Internships
• Networking
• LinkedIn

Faculty Request for Career-Related Workshop

To request a career-related workshop, please complete this short form with your contact information and some details about your class. We require at least two weeks’ notice to schedule a workshop.  If a special topic is requested, Sporich Family Career Services may require a longer timeframe to address it.

Career readiness encompasses more than just obtaining a college degree or excelling in a major. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), it involves acquiring and demonstrating essential competencies for a successful transition into the workplace, highlighting the importance of soft skills.

Employers have noted that students often lack these crucial skills when entering the workforce. To address this, NACE has identified 8 key competencies that students should develop, and faculty play a significant role in fostering these competencies throughout students' time at Ole Miss. 

Introduction to NACE Career Competencies

• Career and Self-development
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Equity and Inclusion
• Leadership
• Professionalism
• Teamwork
• Technology

How Faculty Can Support the NACE Career Competencies:

• Integrate Career Competencies in Syllabi/Learning Outcomes

1. Explicitly state which NACE competencies are addressed in the course.
2. Align learning outcomes with NACE competencies.
3. Consider using NACE's language in your syllabus and course materials to describe competencies.

NACE Syllabus Language Examples

• Incorporate Career Competencies in Assignments/Activities
  1. Utilize real-world projects and case studies that allow students to apply NACE competencies.
  2. Encourage students to reflect on their learning and how it relates to their career development.
  3. Provide opportunities for students to practice articulating their skills and experiences in a professional setting.
  4. Consider using assessments that specifically evaluate NACE competencies.

These quick, adaptable activities help integrate career readiness into your courses by connecting classroom learning with real-world skills and professional development. 

• Ole Miss Business School Career Infusion Toolkit

If you want to brainstorm creating lessons, activities, and assignments for your class or group, please contact us at career@bus.olemiss.edu. 

The Sporich Family Career Services team and the main campus Career Center offer a variety of tools to help students explore career paths, prepare for professional opportunities, and build competitive application materials. As faculty, you're in a unique position to introduce or reinforce these tools in the classroom. Below is a quick overview of resources available to support your students.

• Handshake

Handshake is the university’s central career platform, where students can explore part-time, full-time, and internship opportunities, and register for upcoming career fairs and events.

Faculty Access: To request access to view job postings and events, email office@career.olemiss.edu.

• Big Interview

Big Interview is an online platform that combines training and practice to help students improve their interview skills. It offers industry-specific mock interviews with AI feedback and allows faculty to assign custom interview questions or modules.

Faculty Access: Email office@career.olemiss.edu to request a faculty account.

• Forage

Forage offers free, virtual job simulations designed by top employers. These simulations allow students to complete real-world tasks related to finance, marketing, consulting, and other fields, building both exposure and résumé experience.

Faculty Access: Email career@bus.olemiss.edu to request a faculty account.

• SuperStrong

SuperStrong is an online assessment tool that helps students explore potential majors and careers based on their interests and strengths. It links results to majors/programs at Ole Miss.

Student Access Code: olemiss-career

• What Can I Do With This Major?

This resource connects academic majors to potential career paths, employers, and job strategies. It’s especially helpful for students unsure about their direction or looking to understand the value of their business degree.

• Career Documents, including a Sample Business Resume

The main campus Career Center has reviewed templates—including a sample business résumé—that are available to help students create professional, polished career documents. These resources reflect industry standards and can be easily incorporated into classroom assignments or advising conversations.

Visit the Events page on the School of Business Administration website.

• Events

Visit the University of Mississippi Career Services for Workshops.

• Workshops

• The Business School network and email systems
• Faculty and Staff computer hardware support and service
• Faculty and Staff computer software support for Business School licensed software only
• Classroom technology not including the replacement of projectors or screens

• Student computer problems (including graduate students)
• Software training
• Installation or support of software NOT licensed by the School of Business Administration
• Any equipment not owned by The University of Mississippi