Michelle Jones

Assistant Director of Career Services for Arts and Sciences

Michelle Jones works primarily with students in the College of Arts & Sciences, assisting them with career decision-making, developing and conducting various career related workshops and class presentations, and coaching students as they prepare professional documents and conduct employment and/or graduate school searches. She teaches Transitions Strategies and Elon 101 courses, as well as organizes the Graduate & Professional School Fair, the Spring Career Fair and the Job Search Boot Camp each semester.

• Education/Training
  • Master of Arts in College Student Development from Appalachian State University '08
  • Bachelor of Business Administration from James Madison University ‘05
  • MBTI Certified
  • StrengthsQuest Trained
  • LGBT Safe Zone Trained
     
• Professional Activity
  • American College Personnel Association (ACPA), Commission for Career Development
    Directorate Member, 2010-2013
     
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Employers (SoACE)
    Marketing and Printing Committee Co-Chair, 2009, 2010, & 2012 conference
     
  • North Carolina Association of Colleges and Employers (NCACE)
    Registration Committee Co-Chair, 2010 conference
     
• Personal Interests
  • Traveling to a place I have never been each month, running, Redskins and JMU football!

I can help you with:

• Resumes
• Cover Letters
• Interview Preparation/Mock Interviews
• Networking
• Internship Search Strategies
• Job Search Strategies
• Choosing a major
• Career Exploration
• Graduate School Strategies
• Personal Statements for Graduate School
• Self-Exploration/Assessments
• Researching Target Organizations
• Professional Etiquette/Do’s and Don’ts of the Job Search
• Transition Strategies/Career Class Information