The Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) Student Success Center—Career Services meets nursing students where they are on their individual journey to empower them in building careers that fulfill the greater mission of advancing nursing. We achieve this mission by providing personalized career coaching, resume and cover letter critique, personal statement and CV assistance, interview preparation, job and internship strategies, skill development and professional competency, network building, and education around career paths, industries, and employers.
To schedule an appointment, click here or email student_success@duke.edu
Let us help you:
- Implement a career strategy that includes exploring nursing career options, clarifying direction, and making decisions
- Facilitate connections with alumni and a broad range of employers domestically and internationally
- Provide information about employment opportunities in nursing
- Connect with your peers, alumni, faculty, and staff to engage in a nursing community that contributes to your professional growth and development
Link for alumni to complete: https://duke.joinhandshake.com/login
Career Services is excited that you are joining the Duke University School of Nursing campus community and look forward to meeting you in person! We are using a new platform. Register Here to help you discover new career pathways and find amazing jobs and internships. You can also register for events & Career Fairs, sign up for career advising appointments, and explore employer and other student profiles.
Students must be registered on Handshake to have access to the virtual fair.
To register> https://duke.joinhandshake.com/login
The DUSON Career Fair is held in the Fall and Spring semesters and provides an opportunity for recruiters, nursing managers, and healthcare organizations to interact with our outstanding nursing talent. From early-career nurses to seasoned nursing professionals with leadership experience, the DUSON Career Fair offers a globally competent candidate pool.
Employer Job Posting
Career Services uses Handshake as its official job posting service. https://careerhub.students.duke.edu/channels/employer/
Community-based Opportunities
To post or search for community-based opportunities such as babysitting or personal care assistance, please contact the Student Success Center at Student_Success@duke.edu
Small Business Job Posting
Connect with students by posting your jobs via our online survey.
Are you a recent nurse graduate looking for a job or looking for better nursing opportunities? Regardless of your situation, there are nursing organizations that provide a platform to help you in your career journey.
Visit the below online nursing job boards:
1. Nurse.com
2. Nursejungle.com
3. Onward Healthcare
4. RN Wanted
5. NurseFinders
6. Nursemp
7. Ultimate Nurse
8. CampusRN
9. DiversityNursing
10. HealthJobsPlus
Visit the links below for access to nursing professional career resources:
- NC Board of Nursing
- National Council of State Boards of Nursing
- Minority Nurse
- National Council of State Boards of Nursing
- National League for Nursing
- Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow
- Nurses Journal
Professional Nursing Associations
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
- American Association for Men in Nursing
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses
- American College of Nurse-Midwives
- American Nurses Association
- Asian American/Pacific Islander Nurses Association
- National Association of Hispanic Nurses
- The National Black Nurses Association
- National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations
- National Student Nurses' Association
- Society of Pediatric Nurses
- North Carolina Nurses Association
- Doctors of Nursing Practice associations and organizations
- Registered Nursing
Career Services would like to collaborate with you to prepare nursing students for the next stage in their career development. To request a presentation for a class, group, or student organization ranging from résumé and cover letter writing, interviewing, job search strategies, online networking, making career decisions, and business etiquette, to searching for a job or preparing for our graduate programs, presentations can be requested for both in-person or via Zoom. Presentation requests must be made no less than ten business days prior to your desired date. Requests will be granted based on availability and on a first-come, first-served basis.
View below links for resume samples: