{"id":28446,"date":"2025-08-06T12:06:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T16:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=28446"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:11:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T15:11:25","slug":"marshall-works-program-connects-employers-with-career-ready-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/marshall-works-program-connects-employers-with-career-ready-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshall WORKS Program connects employers with career-ready students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Marshall University\u2019s Office of Career Education has launched the Marshall WORKS Program, a federally funded initiative designed to bridge the gap between academic experience and real-world employment. The program is currently seeking employer partners and spreading the word to students and the broader community about the distinctive opportunities it provides.<\/p>\n<p>The Marshall WORKS Program helps connect students with off-campus job opportunities that support their academic and career goals. From full-time and part-time roles to internships, co-ops and seasonal work, the program is committed to ensuring that students, regardless of financial aid status, can access meaningful employment experiences that enhance their skills and prepare them for life after graduation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis program is a win-win for both students and employers,\u201d said Cristina McDavid, director, Marshall University Office of Career Education. \u201cEmployers gain access to a motivated, educated workforce, while students develop critical, transferrable skills that will serve them for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Employers participating in the program can post their available positions through Handshake, Marshall University\u2019s online job board.<br \/>\nThe Career Education team will assist employers in identifying and connecting with students who are eager to contribute and grow. To list a position, employers simply need to include job responsibilities, desired hours per week, pay range and job location.<\/p>\n<p>By joining the Marshall WORKS Program, businesses and organizations of all sizes can:<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Meet workforce needs with talented student employees.<br \/>\n\u25cf Provide mentorship and real-world experience to the next generation.<br \/>\n\u25cf Build a recruitment pipeline with Marshall\u2019s top-tier talent.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to register as an employer partner, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\">www.marshall.edu\/careereducation<\/a> or contact the Office of Career Education at <a href=\"mailto:career@marshall.edu\">career@marshall.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marshall University\u2019s Office of Career Education has launched the Marshall WORKS Program, a federally funded initiative designed to bridge the gap between academic experience and real-world employment. The program is currently seeking employer partners and spreading the word to students and the broader community about the distinctive opportunities it provides. The Marshall WORKS Program helps [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":239,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28446"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28461,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28446\/revisions\/28461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}