What is a Career Community?
Welcome to GVSU Career Communities! Our Career Communities are a way for you to connect with fellow students, faculty, career advisors, employers and career content related to specific industry types. Communities provide information, opportunities for exploration, and connections related to your areas of interest. The world of work is not always a direct connection from your major to a specific job and career communities are a great way to connect with resources, events and communication directly related to the industries you are interested in.
(A note for alums: you must have an account created in Handshake in order to join a career community)
Why should you join a Career Community?
We encourage you to explore the career community options and we would recommend joining as many as you'd like. By joining a career community you will receive direct communication regarding job & internship postings, events, and specific resources directly related to the industry area you are interested in.
For example, if you are a biology major but hope to apply to medical school, you might choose the Healthcare community, but also the Science and Research community to learn about other options with your degree. You can change and adjust your career community subscriptions anytime you'd like in Handshake.
Explore our Career Communities
Use "Business & Management CC" when searching in Handshake for events, jobs/internships, and employers related to this community.
Business and Management Community
The Business and Management Community covers a wide range of interests. Interested in working in leadership? Enjoy working with and developing relationships with people? Skilled in critical thinking, analytics, or project management? This community is a great way to explore a wide range of jobs that compliment these interests and so many others! Examples of jobs you may learn about in this community include social media marketers, human resources generalist, accountant, financial analyst, sales representative, and more. In addition to jobs you’ll receive information on event opportunities, internships, industry trends, and professional development resources.
Use "Communication & the Arts CC" when searching Handshake for events, jobs/internships, and employers related to this community.
Communication and the Arts Community
The Communication and the Arts Community is a space where you can gain information about various areas of creative, expressive, and communication focused professions. Are you a great active listener? Do you enjoy being artistic? Are you a strong writer? These interest areas and more will apply to various opportunities that you’ll learn about in this community. Examples of jobs you may learn about in this community include digital marketers, journalists, musicians, graphic designers, and many others. You’ll receive information of relevant campus information, event opportunities, internships, jobs, industry trends, and professional development resources.
Use "Education, Nonprofit & Public Service CC" when searching Handshake for events, jobs/internships, and employers related to this community.
Education, Nonprofit, and Public Service Community
The Education, Nonprofit, and Public Service Community covers a wide range of jobs and career interests. Passionate about advocating for change? Enjoy communicating ideas, teaching others, or presenting on important topics? Skilled in critical thinking around various issues?
Visit the Education, Nonprofit, and Public Service Community page
Use "Engineering, Tech & Data CC" when searching Handshake for events, jobs/internships, and employers related to this community.
Engineering, Technology, and Data Community
The Engineering, Technology, and Data Career Community is designed for students who are passionate about designing systems, building innovative technologies, analyzing data, and solving complex technical challenges. Do you enjoy breaking down problems and creating solutions? Are you quick to pick up new tools, programming languages, or software platforms? Curious about how data drives decision-making across industries? This community provides access to a wide range of career paths that align with those interests and more.
Use "Healthcare CC" when searching Handshake for events, jobs/internships, and employers related to this community.
Healthcare Community
The Healthcare Community revolves around professions that directly impact others, clinically and non-clinically. Do you enjoy serving others? Can you handle high stress situations? Are you in interested in assisting in making the world a better place? These passions and skills can be explored by learning about various opportunities within this community. Examples of jobs you will learn about in this community include nurse, physician assistant, health recruiter, therapist, dentist, healthcare administrator, and more.
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Use "Science & Research CC" when searching Handshake for events, jobs/internships, and employers related to this community.
Science and Research Community
The Science and Research Career Community is for students who are curious about the natural world, passionate about discovery, and driven to understand how things work—from molecules to ecosystems. Are you fascinated by cell structures, wildlife behavior, or chemical reactions? Do you enjoy analyzing data from experiments or exploring the earth's physical processes? Interested in fields like biochemistry, health informatics, or physics? This community supports students who want to pursue knowledge through research, lab work, and scientific analysis.