Community Engagement
Career Services
Career Coaching
The Career Services Office offers individual career coaching appointments for social work students and alumni. Our careers team, which includes staff and graduate student interns, will help you clarify your goals, provide you with tools and resources for the job market, and help you identify a social work career pathway.
To make an appointment, log-in to your Handshake account, click “Career Center,” select “College of Social Work Career Services” and click “Appointments.” From there, you will be able to schedule an appointment with a SWK career coach.
All Ohio State undergraduate, graduate, professional and post-doctoral students have free access to Handshake through their @osu.edu email address. For questions regarding your Handshake access, please email handshake@osu.edu.
*Please note that if you require any accommodations such as live captioning or interpretation, please contact cswcareers@osu.edu. Requests made two weeks before the will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.
Career Center
The College of Social Work Career Center is a comprehensive resource hub for students and graduates, providing them with various forms of support and resources to navigate their career paths effectively. All students and graduates can easily access professional development and career service opportunities. The center offers a friendly environment and flexible hours.
Hours
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Monday-Friday
- Stop in to access licensure practice exams and study materials.
- Schedule an individual appointment on Handshake through the appointment feature or in the event section for drop-in hours.
Online Student Licensure Exam Practice Tests
- Practice exam tests are available remotely through LEAP. To access this service, please send an email to cswcareers@osu.edu.
Military Community Advocate (MCA)
- Stop in on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. to speak with Kira Johnson, College of Social Work MCA, or send an email to johnson.7858@buckeyemail.osu.edu to schedule a time to meet.
Trainings & Workshops
- Résumés/cover letters
- Interviewing techniques
- Salary negotiation
- Licensure preparation
- Job Search and Handshake review
- Leadership opportunities
Individual Coaching Sessions
- Goal setting
- Résumé/cover letter reviews
- Mock interviews
- Job search
- Salary negotiation
Additional Student Services
- Computer stations for licensure practice exams
- Samples of social work-related résumés/cover letters
- Access to licensure study guides and flash cards
- Quiet space to conduct virtual interview
- Small licensure study groups
- Small supervision groups
- Fall and Spring Career and Field Expo Fairs
- Careers Closet to access professional clothing for field placement and job interviews
- Space for employer sessions and onsite interviews
Latest Job Opportunities
- Program Development and Research Internship at Transformation Life Center
- Clinical Supervisor-Respite at Advocates
- Autism Waiver Broker at Advocates
- CBHC Safety and Security Aide at Advocates
- Assistant Program Manager - Deaf Services at Advocates
- Summer Camp Counselor (Sleepaway) at Westchester Parks Foundation: Camp Morty
- Speech Language Pathologist - The Darnell School at Advocates
- Senior Compliance Auditor at Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
- Weekends Only Crisis Technician (3-11pm) - Ravenna, OH at Coleman Health Services
- Senior Care Coordinator at Advocates
- Clinical Supervisor at Advocates
- Clinical Supervisor at Advocates
- Assistant Program Manager at Advocates
- Clinical Supervisor - Respite at Advocates
- Vice President of Developmental and Brain Injury Clinical Services at Advocates
- Counselor - Recovery Services (Female Only) at Advocates
- Outdoor Environmental Education Program Instructor at YMCA of Greater Seattle
- Software Engineer III at Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
- Special Education Aide (ESY/School for Autism) at Pressley Ridge
- In-Home Aide/Caregiver at Samaritan Bed and Bath, Inc
Career Services Events
- 2/6 – Career and Field Expo In-Person Fair
- 2/11 – Career and Field Virtual Fair
Student Alumni Mentorship Experience (SAME) 
Get involved with the College of Social Work’s Alumni Mentoring Program. As an Ohio State University student, you have access to an extensive alumni network both in Columbus and around the globe.
Mentees/Students
Do you want to:
- Develop a meaningful, professionalvrelationship with a College of Social Work alumnus?
- Receive career and professional development advice?
- Discuss issues facing the social work profession today?
- Earn additional field hours and a certificate of completion?
Mentors/Alumni
Do you want to:
- Offer guidance, support, and professional development to the next generation of social workers?
- Build a meaningful, professional relationship with a current College of Social Work Student?
- Discuss issues facing the social work profession today?
- Give back to the College of Social Work community and earn a certificate of completion?
Job Search Tool
Finding a job that can become a career is the ultimate goal of your studies at the OSU College of Social Work, and we want to do everything we can to present and facilitate new opportunities for our social work graduates. Ohio State utilizes Handshake, which is a platform for employers to post jobs and students and graduates to search for jobs.
Access Handshake as a student.
Careers Closet
Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Located in the basement of Stillman Hall, 009A.
Ohio Social Work Licensure
Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage & Family Therapist Board
Contact Career Services:
Katie Justice, MSW, LISW-S, Director of Career Services
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
justice.228@osu.edu or cswcareers@osu.edu
614-292-8780