From Classroom to Career: Mastering the Job Search
Moore Impact: The Darla Moore School of Business Podcast · Dr. Kasie Whitener, Kacie Ingram
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Show Notes
Season 2 Episode 36
From Classroom to Career: Mastering the Job Search
- Host
- Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor
- Guest:
- Kacie Ingram, Undergraduate Career Coach, Office of Career Management
Kacie Ingram is the Undergraduate Career Services Manager in the Office of Career Management at the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business, where she coaches management and marketing students. With over a decade of retail management experience, as well as entrepreneurial and teaching roles, she founded Complete Confidence in 2012 as a career coaching and personal branding business. Since 2014, she has taught Business Careers in a Global Economy and is active in the Professional Association of Résumé Writers & Career Coaches and the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Ingram holds B.S. and master’s degrees in retail from the University of South Carolina.
The Office of Career Management (OCM) connects employers with this talent, supporting campus visits, classroom engagements, information sessions, and registration for the Spring and Fall Business EXPO career fairs. For students, the OCM offers career counseling, résumé reviews, interview preparation, and other resources to guide their transition from student to professional
Topics include:
- Business Careers in the Global Economy one credit class requirement
- Software programs & resources offered to Moore School students
- Resume and Linkedin profile as foundation for job search
- Common frustrations in the job search process
- AI’s positive impact for application efficiency
- Incorporating job description keywords into resume
- Personality test aid in realistic self assessment and job fit
- Application quality over application quantity’s greater return on time investment
- Tools for finding recruiter contact information
- Tracking & recording submitted applications
- Importance of continued follow up
- Career resources for community listeners
To learn more about the Office of Career Management, click here.
To learn more about Darla Moore School of Business, click here.
Photo Courtesy: Office of Career Management
Moore Impact is a product of the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. For episodes, notes, and links visit sc.edu/moore