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Career Success Certification

Discover ways to improve your presence as a student and future employee online with the Career Success Certification program.

Success is earned at the career center

Students promoting the Career Success Certified program at the Career Center.

The Career Center is pleased to offer a Career Success Certification where you put into practice the skills you have learned in the Method. Completing a certificate develops your job search skills and shows potential employers you take initiative when it comes to your career. Plus, you earn benefits including a LinkedIn Certification and badge, a name tag and lanyard which gets you free entry to P2B and other Career Center sponsored events, and an entry into an I-Pad drawing at the end of the semester the certification was earned.

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Basic Certification

Generic Career Success Certification badge.

Silver Certification

Silver Career Success Certification badge.

Gold Certification

Gold Career Success Certification badge.

Learn More About Certification Requirements
Basic Certification
Silver Certification​
Gold Certification
Basic Certification
Silver Certification​
Gold Certification
Basic Certification
Silver Certification​
Gold Certification

Basic Certification

Students become career success certified in the Career Center.

Completing the basic certification gets you a LinkedIn certification badge (above), name tag and lanyard which gets you free entry to P2B, access to some expeditions, and one entry to an iPad drawing at the end of the semester the certification was earned.

Meet with a Career Success Mentor to review your certification requirements. When complete you become certified!

Basic Certification Requirements

1. Complete the Become Mighty Challenge

2. Prepare a Me in 30 SecondsPitch

3. VMock Résumé in the green zone

4. Complete 3 practice interviews in VMock Interview

5. Conduct 2 Informational Interviews

6. Optimize your LinkedIn profile

  • Upload a professional profile picture​
  • Upload a relevant background picture​
  • Polished headline​
  • Have 100 connections​
  • Engaging “About” section​
  • Updated work experience​
  • Skills section highlighting technical skills​
  • have 2 LinkedIn posts completed​

Silver Certification​

Students become career success certified in the Career Center.

Completing the Silver Certification gets you a LinkedIn silver certification, a silver ribbon for your name tag and lanyard and one entry for an I-Pad drawing at the end of the semester the silver certification was earned.

Silver Certification Requirements

  1. Handshake profile at 100%​
  2. Engagement on BYU-I Connect​
    • Profile complete
    • Join a group
    • Connect with 5 mentors
  3. Conduct 10 Informational Interviews​
  4. Have 250 LinkedIn connections​
  5. 5 LinkedIn posts completed​
  6. Received 2 LinkedIn recommendations​

Meet with a Career Success Mentor to review your silver certification requirements. When complete you become Silver Certified!

Gold Certification

Students become career success certified in the Career Center.

Completing the Gold Certification gets you a LinkedIn Gold certification, a gold ribbon for your name tag and lanyard and one entry for an I-Pad drawing at the end of the semester the gold certification was earned.

Gold Certification Requirements

  1. Conduct 20 informational interviews​
  2. Have 500 LinkedIn Connections​
  3. Have a BYU-I professional mentor/or any professional mentor in your field​
  4. 10 LinkedIn posts completed

Meet with a Career Success Mentor to review your gold certification requirements. When complete you become Gold Certified!