Career Services
Career Coaching Appointment
The College of Social Work Career Services Office offers individual career coaching appointments for 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 contact 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.
Latest Job Opportunities
- Labor Economist at World Bank Group
- Government Grants Administrator at YWCA Columbus, OH
- Director of Women's Residency Programs at YWCA Columbus, OH
- Assembler and Material Handler at MRC Industries, Inc.
- Developmental Specialist at Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services
- Workforce Development Coach / Skill-Building Coach I at MRC Industries, Inc.
- Case Manager at MRC Industries, Inc.
- Student Work Experience Coach (Seasonal) at MRC Industries, Inc.
- Case Manager at MRC Industries, Inc.
- YCS Program Coordinator at Balance Autism
- Accountant at Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
- Program Coordinator at Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
- Retail Sales Associate at MRC Industries, Inc.
- Northern Regional Coordinator at Students for Life of America
- Western Campus Formation Coordinator at Students for Life of America
2022 Career Services Events
More events coming soon!
Student Alumni Mentorship Experience (SAME)
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.
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 9-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Located in the basement of Stillman Hall, 009A.
Ohio Social Work Licensure
Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage & Family Therapist Board
Buckeye OnPACE
OnPACE is a University system that provides a series of self-guided career modules that can assist you in learning more about yourself and choosing a major(s)/careers, applying to grad school, and preparing to enter the workforce.
Contact Career Services:
Katie Justice, MSW, LISW-S, Director of Career Services & Alumni Relations
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
email: justice.228@osu.edu or cswcareers@osu.edu
ph: 614/292-8780
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