Career Advising

Our career advisors are here to assist MSU graduate students who need help in planning their career paths.

Students can schedule one-on-one appointments on Handshake or use our Advising Drop Box to have career-related documents reviewed online.

The following groups are eligible to receive these advising services:

Currently enrolled graduate (Master's and Ph.D.) or professional students (including part-time students)
Alumni of any MSU graduate program, for up to two years after graduation
- Note: Postdoctoral scholars/fellows should connect with the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs for programming and support

Click the “Book an Appointment” button above.
From the options given at the top of the page under “How can we help you today?,” select the far-right panel titled “Career Center”.
On the landing page, select the panel titled “Appointments” under “What can we help you find?”.
On the landing page, click on the blue box that says, “Schedule a New Appointment”.
Select “Graduate Career Services”
Next, choose an appointment type from the list given.
1. Choose the option that best aligns with your needs. You’ll be able to provide further details in the next step.
Once an appointment type is selected, you can then select the week in which you are seeking an appointment, using the arrow buttons.
1. When you’ve selected a particular week, your screen should indicate on which days appointments are available.
2. If you click on a given day, timing and advisor options will appear below.
3. Select one, enter the details requested (What can we help you with? and your Phone number) and press the green request button to submit your request.

Note: in the details of your request, please provide a link to your document so it can be reviewed prior to your meeting.

For Master's:

Career Exploration (Master’s)
Mock Interview (Master’s)
Resume Review (Master’s)
Develop a Resume (Master’s)
Cover Letter Review (Master’s)
Develop a Cover Letter (Master’s)
Job Search Strategy (Master’s)

For Ph.D.:

Developing a Cover Letter for PhDs (30 min)
Developing a Resume for PhDs (30 min)
Developing a CV for PhDs (30 min)
Developing a Diversity/Teaching/Research Statement for PhD (30 min)
Career exploration for PhDs (30 min)
Job Search Strategies for PhDs (30 min)
Mock Interview for PhDs

For Student Organizations:

Proposed Workshop Request Form

Ritik Singh

Ritik is a second-year MBA student (Class of 2027) at the Broad College of Business. He holds an undergraduate degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering and worked for more than five years in electric vehicle Research & Development across four-wheeler and motorcycle segments.

This past summer, Ritik completed an internship at Amazon as a Pathways Operations Manager. He is excited to join the MSU Graduate School as a Graduate Assistant and support graduate students in their career journeys.