Career Coaching
Schedule an Appointment with Our Career Coach
Whether you’re just beginning your career or switching career paths, the Ashland University MBA Program believes it is important to provide our students and alumni with as many guiding resources as possible.
Meet Your Career Coach: Karen Hagans
Our career coach, Karen Hagans, welcomes MBA students and alumni to schedule in-person or virtual appointments to review resumes, discuss career opportunities or needs.
Karen Hagans has dedicated over 35 years to the career development profession, serving 26 years at Ashland University providing career coaching for students and alumni. Currently, she is serving as the career coach for Ashland University’s College of Business and Economics and is an occupational/life calling adjunct instructor. She is also a Certified MBA Career Management Coach.
Karen earned her Master of Arts in College Student Personnel from Bowling Green State University and her Bachelor of Arts from Ashland University.
Karen is past-president of the Ohio College Personnel Association and the Ashland University Alumni Association. She is a recipient of an Ashland University Mentor Award, the Ashland University Alumni Association Special Achievement Award, and The Dr. Glenn L. Clayton Award. In addition, she was awarded The Fayetta M. Paulsen Accomplished Leader Award from the OCPA and the President’s Discretionary Award. Karen partnered with University Grants to secure over $650,000 in grant funding for student-centered program development.
Karen has brought many career coaching opportunities to Ashland MBA students through jobZology and virtual appointments.
Schedule an in-person or virtual appointment by emailing your availability to khagans@ashland.edu.
jobZology®
jobZology® is an online tool with patented predictive analytics to laser focus students to education and career pathways that they will love. jobZology® helps students further develop their gifts and find a predictive fit to a pathway for the next chapter in their lives. jobZology® has efficacy for an age range of sixteen through retirement.
The tool is embedded with features that provide self-discovery, predictive fit measures of education and career options, connections to resources, job readiness tools, career exploration tools, and links to education and employment across the United States. jobZology® enables graduates to establish sustainable lives in careers where they will find joy, purpose, and meaning.
Since this service is available specifically for Ashland MBA students, you will need to request access by emailing Karen, the MBA Program’s career coach from your Ashland-provided email account. All requests should be sent to khagans@ashland.edu.