Your Career Bridge:
Student to Hired in the US Job Market
Archer Ascent: The System, Advice, and Unwritten Rules to Getting Hired.
What you will get from Ascent, to apply right away!
Clarify Your Skills: Identify what employers want and translate your experience for U.S. roles.
Target the Right Jobs: Focus on the right industries, roles, companies, and DePaul connections.
Build Relationships That Work: Create a strong elevator pitch, reach out with confidence, and start real conversations.
Turn Conversations into Interviews: Use clear messaging, follow-ups, and next steps to keep momentum moving.
Create a Resume That Gets Read: Translate skills, show impact, and align to ATS and recruiter expectations.
Interview with Confidence: Build strong stories and deliver them clearly and professionally.
Stay Focused and Motivated: Use proven tools to stay organized, productive, and on track.
A proven, step-by-step path to getting hired in the U.S. job market.
Work with career experts. Follow a proven system.
Join fellow students who
aren’t guessing their way to a job.
Why should you join us?
Archer Ascent is your bridge from the classroom to work experience and getting hired.
It’s a practical, step-by-step job search program that helps Kellstadt MS students land interviews and get job offers in the U.S. job market.
You’ll learn how to run an effective job search — beyond submitting applications and hoping. Ascent gives you a proven system to target the right roles, build a strong resume, network with purpose, and communicate your value clearly in interviews.
The program combines short, self-paced lessons with guided working sessions. You can immediately apply what you learn. You’ll use tools, templates, and clear next steps that save time, reduce confusion, and keep you moving forward each week.
Designed for both domestic and international students, Ascent addresses the realities of the U.S. job market — from recruiter screens and interview standards to effective networking and leveraging DePaul’s alumni community.
By the end, you’ll have a clear plan, stronger confidence, and real momentum toward interviews, experience, and offers.
ASHLEY, 2025 Participant. Click photo to hear from her.
HUNTER, 2025 Participant. Click photo to hear from hIm.