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Career Services Fall 2025 Workshops, Speed Events, Career Fair & Resources

Posted on by Douglas Rausch

SAVE THE DATE – Fall 2025 Virtual Career Fair

Save the Date! The Fall 2025 Career Fair will be held virtually via Handshake on Thursday, October 23, 2025, from 10 AM – 3 PM. This event is open to all BU students and alumni. Student registration opens October 13th. For more details, visit our Career Fair Information & Guide page. Stay tuned for updates!

Fall 2025 Career Services Virtual Workshops

Fall 2025 Career Workshops & Events Are Here! Whether you want to strengthen your resume, explore your natural talents, prepare for interviews, or learn to use tools like Handshake, Forage, or AI in your job search, we’ve got a workshop for you! Attend one—or join us for all! Each session offers practical tips, hands-on guidance, and expert insights to help you succeed. Register now via Handshake—spaces are limited, and deadlines apply!

NEW! Career Ready in 30 Minutes Workshop – Friday, September 12th, 2025, 12:00 – 12:30 pm CT @ Handshake

Want to feel confident and prepared for life after graduation? Join Career Services for this quick, interactive session to discover the Career Readiness Competencies employers look for—and learn how to build them during your time at Bellevue University. We’ll also walk through the Career Ready Checklist, your step-by-step guide to gaining real-world experience, developing in-demand skills, and making the most of your college years. Register via Handshake @ https://bellevue.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1780405 Registration closes 9/11/25 at 12 pm CDT.

Ace the Interview: Tips & Strategies Workshop – Tuesday, September 17th, 2025, 12-1 pm CT @ Handshake

Career Services will share different types of interviews and strategies to respond to questions and best demonstrate your knowledge and qualifications for the position you want. Register via Handshake @ https://bellevue.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1780329 Registration closes 9/16/25 at 12 pm CDT.

YouScience 101: Uncover Your Strengths & Career Path Workshop – Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025, 4-5 pm CT @ Handshake

What do you naturally do well? Let’s find out! Maybe you’re great with numbers, a creative storyteller, a puzzle master, or a highly detailed planner. Even if you don’t realize it, you have unique talents—and we’re here to help you discover them! YouScience Discovery uses interactive brain games to match your aptitudes (what you’re naturally good at) and interests with in-demand careers where you’ll have a competitive edge. That project, schoolwork, or hobby that just comes easily to you. You can thank your aptitudes for that—and this workshop will help you uncover them! This session requires pre-work. Register via Handshake @ https://bellevue.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1779956 Registration closes 9/17/25 at 12 pm CDT to allow time for pre-work completion.

Résumé 101: Build a Strong Foundation Workshop – Thursday, October 2nd, 2025, 6-7 pm CT @ Handshake

Join Career Services to uncover the secrets of a standout résumé! We’ll walk you through the essential elements that grab recruiters’ attention, share examples, and provide hands-on guidance to help you craft a résumé that truly shines. Register via Handshake @ https://bellevue.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1779952  Registration closes 10/1/25 at 12 pm CDT.

Connect & Impress: Career Fair Prep Workshop – Thursday, October 16, 2025, 4-5 pm CT @ Handshake

The Fall Career Fair is approaching – are you ready? Get prepared for the big event! Learn how a virtual career fair works, what to expect, and quick tips to help you make the most of the opportunity. Register via Handshake @ https://bellevue.joinhandshake.com/events/1712326 Registration closes 10/15/25 at 12 pm CDT.

The Big Three Workshop (Handshake, Forage, Micro-Internships) – Tuesday, October 28th, 2025, 12-1 pm CT @ Handshake

Learn to navigate Handshake for job and internship opportunities, explore Forage’s free virtual work experiences from top companies, and see how Micro-Internships can provide short-term, paid professional experience to showcase your skills and build connections. Take the next step toward your career goals with these valuable resources! Register via Handshake @ https://bellevue.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1780390 Registration closes 10/27/25 at 12 pm CDT.

ChatGPT for Careers: Using AI in your Job Search Workshop  – Thursday, November 6th, 2025, 4-5 pm CT @ Handshake 

Join Career Services for an interactive workshop on how to use ChatGPT to boost your job search and nail your interviews! You’ll walk away with practical tips and strategies to make the most of AI tools like ChatGPT and move closer to your career goals. Register via Handshake @ https://bellevue.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1779954 Registration closes 11/5/25 at 3 pm CST.

NEW! Polish Your Professionalism: Stand Out in Any Workplace Workshop  – Wednesday, November 19th, 2025, 12-1 pm CT @ Handshake

What does it really mean to be “professional,” and why does it matter? Join Career Services to explore the key elements of career professionalism—including communication, workplace etiquette, reliability, and how to present yourself confidently both online and in person. Learn practical tips for building your professional reputation, navigating common challenges, and showing future employers you’re ready to succeed. Register via Handshake @ https://bellevue.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1780441 Registration closes 11/18/25 at 12 pm CT.

SPEED REVIEW EVENTS (In-Person & Online)

Students can receive live, one-on-one feedback on their résumé, cover letter, or LinkedIn profile during Career Services’ Speed Review events. These 15-minute sessions are ideal for asking questions, gathering quick tips, and preparing for job applications, internships, or networking opportunities. Registration is required; space is limited.

  • In-Person Event: Thursday, October 9 | 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM | Hosted in the Student Center

Register via Handshake @ https://bellevue.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1818273 Registration closes 10/6 at 11:59 pm CT

  • Online Event: Wednesday, November 5 | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Virtual on Handshake

Registration opens October 24 via Handshake @ https://bellevue.joinhandshake.com/edu/career_fairs/60751

Virtual Work Experience Opportunities on Forage

Forage provides free, short virtual work experiences designed and delivered by leading companies. These 6–8-hour online programs simulate real-world tasks, helping you develop key industry skills and gain hands-on experience to prepare for your career. 

  • No application required – Completely free – Work at your own pace!

Create your free account using your my365.bellevue.edu email: Sign up here

New Simulations Just Added:

  • BCG “Data for Decision Makers” | Here, students will experience work as a consultant, while learning how to use data to inform decision-making and prioritization. 
  • Wells Fargo “Bank Teller” | Students will explore and master the fundamentals of banking with cash handling, fraud prevention and customer service excellence. 
  • Wells Fargo “Personal Banker” | Help customers make informed financial decisions while practicing your communication and collaboration skills in a personal banking setting.
  • EY “Forensic and Integrity Services” | Step into the shoes of a forensic analyst, honing your skills in investigation, fraud detection, information gathering, and professional communication.
  • LJA “Civil Engineering” | Work as a junior civil engineer on the land development team, learning the fundamentals of civil engineering and creating infrastructure plans that align with client needs.
  • Forage “Marketing Explorer” | Students will experience work at a fast-paced creative agency while practicing skills such as data analysis and strategic decision-making.

Resume and Cover Letter Guidance Webpage

Need help with your resume or cover letter? Check out our Resume and Cover Letter Guidance webpage! It’s full of resources, tips, and templates to help you create professional, standout documents that can make a strong impression on potential employers. Let us help you take the next step in your career journey!

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Test your Cyber Skills – Play in BU’s Fall Cyber League

Posted on by Douglas Rausch

Interested in practicing your developing cyber skills in a fun, competitive environment? Consider joining our Bellevue University National Cyber League Team. The competition is called a capture the flag as you are using various cybersecurity skills to find ‘flags’ or hidden items of information.  The challenges may have to do with open source intelligence, scanning, enumeration and exploitation, log and traffic analysis, wireless security, cryptography, forensics, and web application security.  Prior experience is not a necessity and in fact this is a great way to bring together many of the aspects of what you have learned through the program.  There will be an individual practice game and an individual and team orientated competitions.  You can participate online regardless of your location.  You should plan on committing several hours a week (at least 4-8) to competing and training. Competitions usually go over a weekend and are done as an open time block.  You need to be able to put in at least 6-8 hours of time during that block (plan on dedicating a day or more for a competition). You can find out more about the league here https://www.nationalcyberleague.org 

The practice gym is open now so you can start training and we will start video meet-ups soon. Our practice game starts on October 13th and runs for one week to give you a chance to try out the various challenges. The individual game runs October 24-26 and the team game is November 7 – 9. Our team finished #24th in the nation last season and we are looking to better that this year with your help.

The College of Science and Technology will pay for registration of a limited number of players so if you are interested and ready to dedicate some time contact Professor Rausch, drausch@bellevue.edu if you have further questions or begin your registration here:  https://forms.office.com/r/WxyhdB5an7  

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Student Registration Now Open: 9th Annual National Cybersecurity Virtual Career Fail

Posted on by Douglas Rausch

The National Cybersecurity Training and Education (NCyTE) Center and the Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (CAE-C) Community are excited to host the ninth annual National Cybersecurity Virtual Career Fair!

Friday, September 26, 2025

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM PT / 12:00 – 4:00 PM ET

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Registration with a .edu email address from a CAE-designated institution is required to gain entry to the fair and to receive updates.If you are an alumni and no longer have access to your .edu email, please contact support@caecommunity.org for assistance.

Register Here: https://app.premiervirtual.com/events/2a0d93be-74bd-4721-9709-1e7559ae8991/national-cybersecurity-virtual-career-fair/attendee

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Spring 2025 Virtual Career Fair

Posted on by Douglas Rausch

Attention CIS, IT, Cyber, Data & Software Students!

Meet with employers seeking your degree at the Spring 2025 Virtual Career Fair on Thursday, April 24th, from 10 AM – 3 PM CDT via our online platform, Handshake. Many of these employers have immediate openings, so be sure to sign up and schedule your session today!

To attend, log in to Handshake (free to create an account) via Bruin Connect and register for the event here: [https://bit.ly/3Cy8FWG]. Career Services also recommends watching this short video on how to attend a virtual fair and sign up for employer sessions: [https://youtu.be/YNnnOrEDF28]. For more details, visit the Career Fair page: https://www.bellevue.edu/student-support/career-services/career-fair

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Career Services Spring 2025 Workshops, Career Fair & Resources

Posted on by Douglas Rausch

SAVE THE DATE – Spring 2025 Virtual Career Fair

Save the Date! The Spring 2025 Career Fair will be held virtually via Handshake on Thursday, April 24, 2025, from 10 AM – 3 PM. This event is open to all BU students and alumni. Registration opens April 14th. For more details, visit our Career Fair Information & Guide page. Stay tuned for updates!

Spring 2025 Career Services Virtual Workshops

Career Services is excited to bring you a series of upcoming virtual workshops designed to help you strengthen your resume, uncover your natural talents, explore career tools, and more! Whether you’re perfecting your application materials, navigating career fairs, or learning the art of negotiation, we’ve got you covered. Check out our lineup of workshops below! Attend one—or better yet, join us for all! Each session offers practical insights, hands-on guidance, and expert tips to support you in achieving your career goals. Register now via Handshake (links included with each workshop). Don’t wait—registration deadlines apply!

Resume 101: Build a Strong Foundation Workshop – Tuesday, March 18th, 4-5 pm CT @ Handshake

Join Career Services to uncover the secrets of a standout resume! We’ll walk you through the essential elements that grab recruiters’ attention, share examples, and provide hands-on guidance to help you craft a resume that truly shines. Register via Handshake @ https://bellevue.joinhandshake.com/events/1712504 Registration closes 3/17/25 at 12 pm CDT.

NEW! YouScience 101: Uncover Your Strengths & Career Path Workshop – Wednesday, March 26th, 2025, 12-1 pm CT @ Handshake

What do you naturally do well? Let’s find out! Maybe you’re great with numbers, a creative storyteller, a puzzle master, or a highly detailed planner. Even if you don’t realize it, you have unique talents—and we’re here to help you discover them! YouScience Discovery uses interactive brain games to match your aptitudes (what you’re naturally good at) and interests with in-demand careers where you’ll have a competitive edge. That project, schoolwork, or hobby that just comes easily to you? You can thank your aptitudes for that—and this workshop will help you uncover them! This session requires pre-work. Register via Handshake @ https://bellevue.joinhandshake.com/events/1712513 Registration closes 3/20/25 at 12 pm CDT to allow time for pre-work completion.

Discover Forage Workshop – Tuesday, April 1st, 2025, 4-5 pm CT @ Handshake

Join Career Services for an overview of Forage, an online platform offering free virtual work experiences created by top companies. These self-paced modules simulate real-world tasks from internships and graduate programs, helping you develop valuable skills and gain insight into various career paths. Register via Handshake @ https://bellevue.joinhandshake.com/events/1712590 Registration closes 3/31/25 at 12 pm CDT.

Career Fair Ready! Workshop – Wednesday, April 16th, 2025, 5-6 pm CT @ Handshake

The Spring Career Fair is approaching – are you ready? Get prepared for the big event! Learn how a virtual career fair works, what to expect, and quick tips to help you make the most of the opportunity. Register via Handshake @ https://bellevue.joinhandshake.com/events/1712326 Registration closes 4/15/25 at 12 pm CDT.

NEW! Building Your Network: How to Find the Right Professional Organizations Workshop – Wednesday, April 30th, 2025, 12-1 pm CT @ Handshake

Expanding your professional network is key to career success—but where do you start? This workshop will help you identify and connect with professional organizations that align with your industry, career goals, and interests. Register via Handshake @ https://bellevue.joinhandshake.com/events/1712613 Registration closes 4/29/25 at 12 pm CDT.

NEW! Build Your Future & Develop the 8 Career Readiness Competencies Workshop – Thursday, May 8th, 2025, 4-5 pm CT @ Handshake

This workshop will equip you with the essential skills employers seek. You’ll explore the eight key competencies for career success and complete a self-assessment to identify your strengths and areas for growth. Whether preparing for internships, your first job, or future career planning, this session offers valuable insights and actionable steps to enhance your professional skills and build a strong foundation for success. This session requires pre-work. Register via Handshake @ https://bellevue.joinhandshake.com/events/1679940 Registration closes 5/7/25 at 3 pm CDT.

Mastering Job Offer Negotiations: Beyond Salary Workshop – Thursday, May 15th, 2025, 12-1 pm CT @ Handshake

Did you know employers often expect you to negotiate—not just salary, but other key benefits as well? This workshop will teach you how to: Identify and inventory your most important negotiables, evaluate a job offer with confidence, and develop and implement an effective negotiation strategy. Register via Handshake @ https://bellevue.joinhandshake.com/events/1712631  Registration closes 5/14/25 at 12 pm CDT.

Internship FAQ Workshop – Wednesday, May 21st, 2025, 12-1 pm CT @ Handshake

Join Career Services as we share our top two internship search sites and essential tips to set you on the right path to securing an internship! Register via Handshake @ https://bellevue.joinhandshake.com/events/1712442 Registration closes 5/20/25 at 12 pm CDT.

Virtual Work Experience Opportunities on Forage

Forage provides free, short virtual work experiences designed and delivered by leading companies. These 6-8 hour online programs simulate real-world tasks, helping you develop key industry skills and gain hands-on experience to prepare for your career.

  • No application required
  • Completely free
  • Work at your own pace

Create your free account using your my365.bellevue.edu email: Sign up here

New Simulations Just Added:

  • DLA Piper – Global Cyber Security
    Experience working on cybersecurity and data protection while building skills in risk assessment, stakeholder messaging, legal analysis, and strategic communication.
  • DLA Piper – M&A for AI Innovation
    Gain insight into Mergers & Acquisitions in health-tech while developing time management, strategic alignment, and legal & business writing skills.
  • White & Case – US Capital Markets
    Work within Capital Markets and practice legal drafting, document review, and critical thinking.
  • AIG – Actuarial Analyst
    Specialize in Marine Liability Insurance while strengthening skills in technical writing, research, professional communication, and data analytics.
  • Goldman Sachs – Controller
    Work as an analyst in the Controller function and gain experience in financial analysis, net asset valuation, financial reporting, and financial management.
  • Discover – Professional Skills
    Focus on career exploration and self-discovery, complete a self-assessment, and explore various professional work environments.

Resume and Cover Letter Guidance Webpage

Need help with your resume or cover letter? Check out our Resume and Cover Letter Guidance webpage! It’s full of resources, tips, and templates to help you create professional, standout documents that can make a strong impression on potential employers. Let us help you take the next step in your career journey!

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INVESTIGATIVE ANALYST MANAGER POSITION

Posted on by Douglas Rausch

The Yakima Valley Conference of Governments (YVCOG) established a Yakima Valley Local Crime Lab that provides forensic investigative crime laboratory services to participating local law enforcement agencies.  The Yakima Valley Local Crime Laboratory has an employment opportunity for an INVESTIGATIVE ANALYST MANAGER. 

ABOUT THE INVESTIGATIVE ANALYST MANAGER POSITION

Under general direction, develops, reviews, and analyzes criminal reports; interprets patterns and trends; utilizes forensic evidence and communicates with law enforcement on open and ongoing cases. Manages, trains, and supervises investigative analysts assigned to the program.

In concert and partnership with the Local Crime Lab Laboratory Manager and other existing resources, the Crime Lab Investigative Analyst Manager will enhance law enforcement efforts.

The Analyst must be of good moral character and emotionally stable, as determined by a comprehensive background investigation to meet CJIS standards. Investigative Analyst solutions will support public safety, local and state law enforcements, and federal partners such as ATF, FBI, and DEA. Improving the future, increasing public safety, and protecting lives is the objective of this service.

People with the abilities outlined in this job description are encouraged to apply.

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National Cyber League Spring Registration

Posted on by Douglas Rausch

Interested in increasing your cyber skills in a fun, competitive environment with your classmates as well as universities from across the nation? If so consider joining our National Cyber League (NCL) Team. The NCL competition is called a capture the flag as you are using various cybersecurity skills to find ‘flags’ or hidden items of information.  The challenges may have to do with open source intelligence, scanning, enumeration and exploitation, log and traffic analysis, wireless security, cryptography, forensics, and web application security.  Prior experience is not a necessity and in fact this is a great way to bring together many of the aspects of what you have learned through the program.  There will be an individual practice game and an individual and team orientated competitions.  You can participate online regardless of your location.  You should plan on committing several hours a week (at least 4-8) to competing and training. Competitions usually go over a weekend and are done as an open time block.  You need to be able to put in at least 6-8 hours of time during that block (plan on dedicating a day or more for a competition). You can find out more about the league here https://www.nationalcyberleague.org 

The practice gym is open now so you can start training and we will start video meet-ups soon. Our practice game starts on March 31st and runs for one week to give you a chance to try out the various challenges. The individual game runs April 11th – 13th and the team game is April 25 – 27.

The College of Science and Technology will pay for registration of a limited number of players so if you are interested and ready to dedicate some time contact Professor Rausch, drausch@bellevue.edu if you have further questions or register here:  https://forms.office.com/r/rEnR6Kuju0

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BU’s Cybersecurity and IT Programs Earn Top Spots in Cybersecurity Guide’s 2025 Rankings

Posted on by Douglas Rausch

Bellevue University has earned recognition in the Cybersecurity Guide’s 2025 rankings for its campus and online programs.

The Cybersecurity Guide’s annual rankings are based on data from the National Center for Education Statistics, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and College Navigator.

Additional factors such as tuition costs, credit information, student-to-faculty ratios and admission and graduation rates were also considered.

To read the full story on the Bellevue University Newsroom, click here.