Alumni may also participate in these services. Workshops are held throughout the term to explain the services to seniors and alumni and to provide information about the job search, resume writing, interview techniques, and workforce trends. Teacher candidates may create and maintain a credential file to be sent from the Center to potential employers. During each term the Center presents topics related to teacher employment in the student seminars as well as workshops to explain the placement services. The Career Center hosts Career Expos during the academic year, which bring employer representatives to campus, providing the opportunity for students to gain career insights as well as distribute resumes for possible cooperative education positions and full-time employment.
Employers also conduct on-campus interviewing through student employment.
Over 200 summer positions are listed each year. UDM was the first university in 1911 to offer mandatory co-op for engineering students. UDM has the third most continuous co-op program in the country and the first in Michigan. UDM s Career Center refers over 6000 graduate resumes to employers annually. UDM students who have participated in the cooperative education program secure permanent jobs with better starting salaries, they adjust to their new positions more quickly and tend to be promoted sooner than their non co-op counterparts.