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Leadership, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Leadership, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Careers in this community focus on leading people and projects, developing and implementing business ideas, and creating new initiatives.
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Explore Careers in Leadership, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- Check out Exploring Majors & Careers page (scroll to What Can I Do With This Major?).
- See what Hawkeyes in your college/major are doing after graduation using interactive post-graduation outcomes dashboards.
- The Occupational Outlook Handbook and O*Net contain information on duties, education and training, pay, and job outlook.
Entrepreneurship
- John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center
- The Balance Careers - How to Get a Job at a Startup
- CoFounders Lab
- Action-Oriented LEI Timeline
Management
Sports & Recreation Management
Student Organizations
Want to put your interests to good use? Visit the Leadership and Engagement website where you can discover student organizations that relate to leadership, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
Professional Organizations
Professional organizations are a great way to explore, prepare, experience, and achieve your career interests and goals!
- Explore - Learn what people in the industry do, talk about, and take action on
- Prepare - Learn about job titles, companies, and organizational/thought leaders
- Experience - Check out resources, including specialized job boards and LinkedIn groups to locate mentors and job shadowing/informational interview opportunities
- Achieve - Polish your professional image by taking an active part in your industry’s association. Reach your goals through networking and the professional development opportunities your association provides.
Plus, professional associations often offer discounted memberships to students!
Entrepreneurship
- ASHOKA (social entrepreneurship)
- Edward Lowe Foundation
- Entrepreneurs' Organization
- Founders Card
- StartupGrind
- The Entrepreneurs' Club
- United States Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship
- Young Entrepreneur Council
- CoFounders Lab
- Crunch Base
Management
Suggested Search Terms for Jobs and Internships
Enterprise Leadership
- Sales
- Business Development
- Operations
- Marketing
- Management (project, assistant, account)
- Recruiter
- Human Resources
***Lots of overlap with other majors listed
Management
- Human Resources
- Management trainee
- General/Operations/Assistant/District
- Recruiting
- Leasing
- Sales
- Project Management
- Talent Acquisition
- Account Executive
- Events
- Business Development
- Inventory
- Programs
- Business Acquisition
- Supply Chain
- Logistics
- Change
- Leadership
Other words: assistant, trainee, associate, generalist, specialist, consultant, representative, director, manager, coordinator, strategy
Marketing
- SEO
- Social Media
- Content Creation
- Communications
- District Manager
- Sales/Business Development
- Branding
- Advertising
- Digital Marketing
- Events/ Engagement
- Business Communications
- Copywriter
- Storytelling
- Media
- Digital Strategist
- Producer
- Market Analyst
- Account Executive
Other words: manager, specialist, coordinator, associate, assistant, technician, trainee
Other Terms
- Real estate
- Business Development
- Sales
- Consulting
- Training
- Learning and Development
- Program/Project Manager
- Innovation
- Organizational Development
- Influencer
- Leadership/Leader
- Communications
- Incubator
- Startup
- Onboarding/orientation
Job, Volunteering, and Internship Resources
Check out student employment, internships, and post-graduation full-time jobs in Handshake. Employers targeting University of Iowa students and alumni use this recruiting system to connect with you!
- The BalanceCareers.com - How to Get a Job at a Startup
- The Muse.com - Want to Work for a Start-up?
- Angel.co - Tech & Startup Jobs
- SHRM HR Jobs
- VentureLoop
- GAN Jobs
- Study Abroad
Past Student Internship Experiences
Below is a sampling of internship sites that Iowa students have registered in recent years.
Human Resources Intern, Contitech
Sales Intern, Aptive Environmental
Corporate Talent Acquisition Intern, Casey’s
Project & Portfolio Management Intern, Telligen
Program Management Intern, Innovative Captive Strategies
Project Coordination Intern, Arctic Snow and Ice Products, Inc.
Development Intern, Girls on the Run
Business Development Intern, Ultimate Kronos Group
Social Media Intern, Team USA Wrestling
Learn About Careers from Professionals
CandidCareer.com provides an easy way to explore careers and learn about job search strategies through thousands of 1-2 minute videos.
CEO and Founder
Director of Softball Operations
Youth Advancement Director
Associate Recruiter
Job & Internship Postings
This list is a small sample of what is in Handshake.
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