Welcome to Career Quest, a career development platform just for you! Filled with tools and resources to help you explore and discover various career paths, learn about current job trends, and access resources for getting hired. You can think of this as a sort of virtual career center designed to make all that the Center for Career and Calling has to offer as accessible as possible. Take some time to explore everything here, and please check back often for updates and new content.
Career readiness involves knowing the skills employers are looking for in qualified candidates, intentionally developing those skills, and then successfully articulating them in the job application process.
Career Readiness at BJU: We want each student to be equipped for a purpose – prepared to live out God’s calling through their work and service.
What skills are employers looking for? The National Association of Colleges and Employers has determined that these are the 8 competencies/skills every employer is looking for when making a hiring decision. How well are you doing at developing them so far?
Click here to learn more about each competency and see ideas for developing them further.
Discover Your Career and Calling
Explore how God has made you. What kind of work has He designed you to do. What are your strengths, skills, gifts, values, etc.? What experiences has He given you so far? What is God calling you to do? To help you gain clarity in this, the Center for Career and Calling offers FREE assessments and Career Coaching.
Click on the logo to take the Focus 2. Use access code: “BJUBruins”. To discuss your results with a Career Coach and/or learn about other assessments reach out to the Center for Career and Calling.
Ask AI to help you identify majors, colleges, and next steps to pursue a specific occupation/industry.
Use the Labor Market tool to explore job trend data to surface relevant insights, trends, and information related to your career path of interest.
O*NET Online is another career database similar to the Labor Market tool that provides information on specific skills, knowledge, abilities, tasks, etc. for over 900 occupations.
Get Experience
Internships, Part-time jobs, Full-time jobs for BJU students and alumni! See other job boards for more opportunities.
- Indeed
- Jobs at BJU
- Move Up SC (local area jobs)
Get involved in a student organization. Participate in outreach, intramural sports, and/or fine arts and theatre productions.
Develop a Network
80% of jobs are never posted publicly
Networking and relationship building are the key to accessing the hidden job market! Whether you’re just starting out or you’re about to launch into a career, it’s important to have a strong network. Connections are currency. How well are you doing at developing your network?
LinkedIn is a great way to start your network. Create a strong profile and make connections with people in your field/industry. Don’t forget to connect with BJU Alumni!
