Career Services

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Student | Alumni | Employer Services & Support

Register and attend a Davenport event. Participate in an internship. Find or post a job. Find resources.

Current, Prospective Students & Alumni

Career Services offers Davenport students many opportunities to get involved as well as assistance with internships and job placement. We are here to help.

Faculty Resources

Career Services Strives to support your program goals through supporting you in the classroom and outside of the classroom. Our services and team are here for you to promote DU's Excellence System, reinforce student professional development and helping students connect and translate what they are learning in their programs to real world opportuniities and careers.

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Employers

If you are an employer looking for resources to post a job for Davenport students or utilize Davenport's resources, below are options to get you started.

Meet our Sponsors & Hiring Employers

Auto Owners Insurance | Gold Sponsor

A career at Auto-Owners is challenging and rewarding. Our group of caring associates create financial security by helping individuals and businesses make a new start when a loss occurs. We offer jobs and internships in IT, Accounting, Marketing and many other areas.

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Pine Rest | Gold Sponsor

Join Our Team! We invite you to join our team and become part of a dynamic organization united to bring healing moments to those we serve.

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Vector Marketing | Gold Sponsor

Movin' On Up Everyone starts out as a sales representative. Being a rep is a great opportunity to build your resume and learn sales skills you can take with you anywhere. These positions can be held around school and other responsibilities. Here's a look at the advancement path: Cutco Sales Professional Closing Gift Consultant Assistant Manager Branch Manager District Manager Division Manager Region Manager President

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Metro Health | Gold Sponsor

Our unwavering commitment to our patients, employees and community provides a motivating environment in which to work, expand career opportunities and enjoy daily satisfaction. We are committed to training and developing the next generation of health care providers. All active Metro Health physicians are faculty of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, an affiliation we have held since 1914.

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Find All Of Our Employers and Sponsors Here:

These employers value the quality and ability of DU Students and alumni. Their goal is to recruit the DU talent in the market today. Visit their websites to learn more!

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Claim your Handshake account TODAY!

Available for all Davenport students & alumni!

Handshake is our tool for all things career-related

Schedule an appointment with your Career Coach
Upload your resume & cover letter
Search jobs & internships posted by employers internationally
Find events & career fairs hosted by DU and Employers

Using your DU Single Sign-On (SSO), claim your account TODAY!

CLICK HERE

Career Services Team

To Schedule an appointment with your Career Coach go to davenport.joinhandshake.com
Click Career Center > Appointments any time 24/7

Who should I talk to?

Visit our Interactive Map to search for the Coordinator that best fits your needs.

Shelley Lowe, MBA, GCDF

Executive Director of Career Services
PH: 517.367.8221

shelley.lowe@davenport.edu

Eric Cross, GCDF, Strong Certified

PH: 616.871.6729

eric.cross@davenport.edu

John Jones, GCDF

Senior Career Coach
Great Lakes Bay | Flint | Global
All Programs
PH: 989.794.1921

john.jones@davenport.edu

Paul Jones, GCDF

Senior Career Coach
Detroit | Warren
All Programs
586-620-4043

paul.jones@davenport.edu

Matt Krevda, MA, GCDF

mkrevda@davenport.edu

Linda Lamorandier, Strong Certified

Senior Career Coach
Holland | Kalamazoo | KVCC
Global
All Programs
PH: 616.395.4662

linda.lamorandier@davenport.edu

Genevieve Steffes, M.Ed, GCDF

Career Coach
Grand Rapids | Traverse City
Business | Int'l Business | Marketing
PH: 616.554.5398

Genevieve.Steffes@davenport.edu

Ethan Tanis, MA, GCDF

Senior Career Coach
Grand Rapids | Traverse City
Clinical Health Programs
PH: 616-554-5518

ethan.tanis@davenport.edu

Cindy Whittum

Senior Career Coach
Lansing
All Programs
PH: 517-367-8223

cindy.whittum@davenport.edu

Katrina Zimmermann

Career Coach
Grand Rapids | Traverse City
College of Technology | Medical Case Management | Data Analytics | Integrative & Professional Studies
616-871-6728

katrina.zimmermann@davenport.edu

Internship | Practicum | Experiential Learning Team

Donald W. Maine College of Business and College of Technology students can find their Internship Manager here.
College of Health Professions - Allied Health students can find their Practicum Manager here.

Employers with projects, internships, practicum or other opportunities can contact us for insight and support whether it is a class based, in-seat project, internship or practicum.

Dr. Wayne Sneath

Director of Experiential Learning
Employers can submit project support requests to Dr. Sneath for evaluation and assignment to the appropriate BUSN or TECH 489 class. Students seeking Prior Learning Assessment can submit a resume and request via e mail.

PH: 616-871-3968

wayne.sneath@davenport.edu