Utilizing the career preparation services provided by our office can play a key role in preparing you for your future internship & employment. Our goal is to assist students and alumni in marketing themselves successfully to potential employers. Students and alumni can learn effective job hunting techniques by meeting one-on-one with trained career preparation mentors to learn and apply principles for writing effective résumés and cover letters, and interviewing successfully. They can also attend one of our Career Workshops and Career Management seminars. Services are FREE for all BYU-Idaho students and alumni.
BYU-IDAHO CAREER PREPARATION SERVICES GUIDE
Scheduling Your Mentoring Appointment Online
- Mentoring appointments are conducted at 4 campus locations: 230 Kimball, 246 & 248 Rigby, and 233 Benson. (Mentor Office Location Map)
- You can schedule your own career preparation mentoring appointments online by doing one of the following:
- Log into your mybyui.edu account. Select the ‘Services’ tab and then select 'Career Prep Mentor Scheduler' in the ‘Related Links’ column.
- Log into Career Navigator by selecting ‘Schedule a Resume Review/Practice Interview a Career Mentor’ link under the 'quicklinks' column.
- Click here for detailed instructions for scheduling an in-person mentoring appointment
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- Click here for detailed instructions for scheduling an over-the-phone (OTP) appointment for an online class
Mentor Appointment Policies
For more information on mentoring appointment preparation and policies, read the following PDF documents:
- No-Show and Cancellation Policy
- Appointment Preparation Policy
- BYU-Idaho Dress & Grooming Standards
- Special Instructions for Over-the-Phone (OTP) Appointments
Know Your Audience (KYA)
Use the following KYA guide to get started with researching your audience.
Click here to access the Know Your Audience (KYA) Guide for in-person appointments
Click here to access the Know Your Audience (KYA) Guide for over-the-phone appointments
For in-depth details on how to, read the Tailoring Your Cover Letter and Résumé PDF document.
Résumé, Cover Letter, and Interviewing Resources
Explore the links below to find guidelines and samples to help you prepare your résumé and cover letter and to strengthen your interviewing skills.
- Résumé Guidelines and Samples
- Cover Letter Guidelines and Samples
- Interviewing and Professional Dress Guidelines
