Online Career Account

Getting Started Guide

Click on the links below for online help via your browser.

Activating Your Online Career Account Account
If you are new to using Online Career Account and have not registered with our office start here!
Registration Data
Detailed information regarding how to fill out the Registration Data section of your Online Career Account account.
Online Resume Creation
Step by step instructions on creating your resume using your Online Career Account's Web Resume Wizard.

Activating Your Online Career Account Account

Once you have registered with our office, your account will be created
by 8:00 am the following business day.

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Registration Data

The information you provide in the "Registration Data" section of Online Career Account will not be viewed by employers directly, but will be used to match your qualifications appropriately with employer requests and job postings. If you are not currently logged in to Online Career Account click here to open a new browser window for the Online Career Account Login Screen - the online help window will remain open for easy reference.

  1. In the Online Career Account Login Screen, enter your nine (9) digit Social Security Number followed by a Personal Identification Number (PIN) of (000). After completing those two fields, click on button labeled "Login."
  2. Click the blue highlighted words "Registration Data." This will automatically take you into the registration data sign-up screen. The registration data section is broken up into individualized "fields." In order to move from "field" to "field" you will need to use the Tab Key or the mouse. DO NOT use the Enter or Return Key to move from "field" to "field."
  3. In the "field" labeled PIN you will be required to enter a three (3) digit number. Remember that we used (000) to "login" initially, however, from now on you will be using your social security number and this PIN to "login" to the system. Pick something that is easy to remember, for example 321.
  4. Take special notice of the two address sections: Permanent and Local/Campus. This information will automatically be forwarded to your resume so make sure that this information is correct. Be aware that there are separate fields for City, State, Zip, and Phone Numbers. You do NOT need to fill in the "Alternate Phone" field.
  5. You must provide us with a current e-mail address. From time to time our office will be contacting you via e-mail with any late breaking information that we acquire. The appropriate format for an e-mail address is : username@appstate.edu
  6. For those of you that have spent time in developing a personal web site or an online portfolio, you now have the ability to add a referring URL to your resume. Under the option entitled 'Link' you will enter the URL of your personal web site without the http:// prefix. For example, if your personal web site had a URL of http://www.appstate.edu/~username then in this field you would simply enter www.appstate.edu/~username
  7. In the field labeled 'Link Name' you will enter how you want your referring URL to appear on your resume. Basically you have two options, you can simply retype your actual referring URL once again (e.g. www.appstate.edu/~username) or you can opt to actually "name" your link. In this option you would choose something along the lines of 'Visit My Personal Web Site.' .
  8. After completing your demographic information, you will enter the sections entitled: Citizenship and Academic Information. In these sections you will be using "drop down arrows" to select from a predetermined list of choices for each given area.
  9. The only "fields" in the next sections that require you to actually "key" in data are your Overall and Major GPA, which are to be entered as three (3) digits, for example 3.52.
  10. Take caution in matching your degree type with your academic major. For example, if you are a Marketing major your degree type would be BSBA. This section contains room for up to three majors, not concentrations!
  11. As you continue to complete all "fields" take special note of the "field" labeled Applicant Type. This is extremely important to understand. If you are an alumni of Appalachian State University select the applicant status of "Alumni". If you are a student who wishes to seek an internship either during the academic year, the summer, or after graduation select the applicant status of "Internship". Most of you will want to select the applicant status of "Full-Time" which means that you are graduating this academic year and are looking for full-time employment after graduation. Reminder: those who initially register under "Internship" should remember to CHANGE THEIR CLASSIFICATION to "Full-Time" as they approach the full-time job search in their senior year.
  12. You are now about to enter the final section of registration data entitled: Skills and Other Employment Qualifiers. Once again you will be using the "drop down arrows" to select from predetermined choices.
  13. Once you have completed this final section of registration data, you are ready to save all of the information that you have entered. You can save this information by clicking on the "Save Data and Return to Menu" button at the bottom of the page.
  14. After you have clicked this button, you will notice that you are back at the Registration Main Menu. From this point, you will want to scroll down the page and click on the blue highlighted words: "Submit Registration Data and/or Resume to the Career Development Center". This is the most important step in using your Online Career Account If you do not submit your data it is not added to the database!
  15. Upon receiving a "Completeness Report," you may immediately move on to create a resume utilizing "Resume Wizard," or undertake steps (explained in blue handout) to upload your own word-processed resume into our system.
  16. Within 24 hours, our office will personalize your Online Career Account based upon your registration information. The Main Menu of services, including a customized list of job or internship postings, will appear each time you login thereafter.

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Online Resume Creation

Before you begin work on your resume, make sure that you have completed the Registration Data section and clicked "Submit Registration Data and/or Resume to the Career Development Center" on the Online Career Account Main Menu page. (Scroll down below the Resume section if you don't see it on your screen.)

Creating your resume online is one of the key functions of your Online Career Account. Here is a reminder of the benefits:

Because your online resume is read by employers, like any other resume you create, IT SHOULD BE PERFECT! Our office does not proofread your resume.

  1. All "fields" do not have to be filled with information. Online Career Account will take only the information in the completed fields to compose your resume.
  2. If you wish not to include a section (like "Objective") in your final resume, you can either leave that section blank, or choose "Don't Print" for that section in Resume Layout.
  3. There is not a spell checker within Online Career Account. It is possible, however, to spell check your resume through a word processor, then make your changes in Online Career Account.
  4. Once you have entered all the information you wish to have in any particular data section, remember to click the "Save Data and Return to Main Menu" button at the bottom of that section.
  5. Once you have completed your chosen data sections and have the resume layout you desire, click "Submit Registration Data and/or Resume to the Career Development Center". You must also do this every time you make changes to any section of your resume or registration data.

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