Career & Employment Services Office
OUR MISSION: Career & Employment Services offers a holistic approach to career readiness. We
build
relationships with our students and empower them to connect with resources and develop
skills they need to foster career success during and after their studies.
Office Locations/Hours
University Campus
Library, 1st Floor
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Mon - Fri
PH: 406.657.2168
FAX 406.657.2189
City College Campus
PH: 406.247.3006
FAX 406.247.3095
Organization Overview
Career & Employment Services offers a holistic approach to career readiness. We build relationships with our students and empower them to connect with resources and develop skills they need to foster career success during and after their studies.
Our Staff
Juanita Hooper
What degree(s) you have and where you graduated from: Bachelor of Science, Psychology & Minor in Business (University of Nebraska-Kearney) Masters Degree: Rehabilitation Counseling (Montana State University-Billings)
Your first job: Hilltop Café: Dishwasher, Bussing tables, Cook’s Helper, Cashier & Waitress – paid my way through college as a Waitress.
Your top piece of advice for students who are looking for jobs: Stay Positive…Network! Network! Network!
Dr. Becky Lyons
What degree(s) you have and where you graduated from: Bachelor of Arts in Mass Media (Plattsburgh State University of New York), Master of Science in Public Relations (Montana State University Billings), Doctor of Education in Adult and Higher Education
Your first job: Worked on a Dude Ranch near Durango, Colorado
Your top piece of advice for students who are looking for jobs: When you are in the job application process, your first step should always be to call your own number. This way you can make sure your voicemail box is set up and/or your voicemailbox is not full.
Ann Kooistra-Manning
What degree(s) you have and where you graduated from: Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Spanish (Concordia College), Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology (Northern Arizona University)
Your first job: Busser at a Hotel Restaurant in Sidney, MT
Emma Nelson
What degree(s) you have and where you graduated from: Bachelor of Arts in Family and Human Development (Southern Virginia University)
Your first job: Library circulation desk worker
Your top piece of advice for students who are looking for jobs: Trust in the skills and education you have and just apply! "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky
