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Center for Career & Life Design
Belbas, First Floor
Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Welcome to the Center for Career & Life Design

Here, students, campus stakeholders and employers experience a resource-rich career services hub. We are committed to supporting everyone who participates in preparing USD students to be career ready. Our staff and a network of mentors, campus services and employers help students whether you are still exploring career options, looking for internships and other experiential opportunities or embarking on a full-time job search.

The Center for Career & Life Design can help you:

  • Find a part-time job on campus in or in the community.
  • Think more deeply about what you want your life to look and feel like overall.
  • Identify a career with work that is meaningful to you.
  • Identify experiential “investments” that develop professional skills and personal insights, such as internships, leadership positions, research, volunteering, hobbies and part-time work.
  • Get through a transition (graduation, major change, e.g.) when you have few ideas and may be feeling overwhelmed by the options or making a wrong life decision.   
  • Find full-time employment after graduation.

Find Support. Define goals. Take action. Collaborate often.

Coyote Careers

Coyote Careers is USD’s career services manager powered by Symplicity. Students use Coyote Careers to apply for all types of jobs (on-campus, work-study, part-time work and full-time careers). Coyote Careers also has an app students can download for additional convenience. 

Student Resources

Campus Resources

 

Employer Resources

 
Employer Speaking With Students at Tabling Event in Muenster University Center.

Upcoming Events

Looking for a part-time job, internship or your dream career after graduation? Our office hosts a variety of events to connect you directly with employers across industries.
 

Save the Dates:

  • Work Study and Part-Time Job Fair: Wednesday, August 28, 2024, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  • Walk-In Resume & Cover Letter Reviews: September 4, 11, 18, 25, 2024, 2 - 4 p.m.
  • USD Career Fair: Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 1 - 4 p.m.
  • Internship Day: Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 2 - 4 p.m.
  • BIG (Business, Industry & Government) Career & Internship Fair (Sioux Falls): Tuesday, February 20, 2025, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  • Teacher Career Fair (Sioux Falls): Tuesday, February 20, 2025, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

More information about all career events is available in Coyote Careers. Interested employers need to register for events through Coyote Careers in advance.

USD success story

Nancy and Jeff Kiersten smiling in front of their cow.
We had a plan that we were going to come back home and buy some land. We were going to start a vegetable farm and become the most successful vegetable farmers in South Dakota. Nothing bad comes from hard work. You might not succeed, or you might not take a direct route to where you thought you were going, but you’ll never regret hard work.

Nancy and Jeff Kirstein

M.A. Curriculum & Instruction '98
M.A. English/Language Arts Teacher Education '98
B.S. English/Language Arts Teacher Education '97
2024 Farm Family of the Year, Agribusiness Division of the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce

Faculty & Staff

Get to know the staff in the Center for Career & Life Design contributing to your career and professional success.
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Ashlin Schoenfelder

Director Center for Career & Life Design
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Julia Kleinschmit

Career Coach
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Joseph Knoer

SVRC Coordinator & Career Coach

Joshua Sanger

Career Coach
Bio Image for Faculty Member Buck Welch

Buck Welch

Employer Relations Recruiter