Careers & Internships

The Kinesiology Career Development Center is available to support graduate and undergraduate students through all aspects of career and professional development.

Online resources:

  • Handshake: The Kinesiology Career Development Center, in partnership with the University Career Center (UCC), utilizes Handshake as our hub for jobs, internships, events and fairs, and graduate and professional schools. Learn more on our Handshake page.

  • Kinesiology Career Tools (myumi.ch/yKORn) is an expansive online collection of 160+ career resources specific to the needs of Kinesiology disciplines, interests, and goals. Strategize your job, internship, or job-shadow search by making use of tip sheets and previous programs focusing on resumes and cover letters, interviewing, offer negotiations, and much more. If you are a current student, you must be logged into your umich email account in order to view the resources. If you are a recently admitted Kinesiology student, you will have access at the beginning of the semester that you begin as a Kines student.

Other Kinesiology Career Development Center Resources:

  • Career Coordinator Advising. Please email Amy Fredell (kinescareers@umich.edu) or Kelli Kearly (kkearly@umich.edu) to request an appointment. Be sure to include your degree and weekly availability. Amy is available for Athletic Training, Applied Exercise Science, Health & Fitness, and Movement Science majors, and provides career assessments for all majors and degree levels. Kelli is available for Sport Management undergraduate and graduate students.

  • Career Advising Virtual Drop-In Hours:

  • Self-assessments: Want to learn more about your strengths, personality, and/or interests? Increasing your self-awareness in these areas will help you make more informed career decisions. Schedule an appointment with Amy Fredell (kinescareers@umich.edu​) to take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Gallup's CliftonStrengths, or the Strong Interest Inventory.

  • Kinesiology Career Fairs: The School of Kinesiology hosts two annual fairs, the Kinesiology Career Fair and the IONM Career Fair. Attend these events to connect with recruiters from a variety of organizations. For more information about the Kinesiology Career Fair, please visit kines.umich.edu/careerfair. Information about the IONM Career Fair can be found at kines.umich.edu/ionm-career-fair.

  • Career Development Programs: The Career Development Center hosts employers and alumni and facilitates career-specific workshops. Carve out time in your schedule to attend these relevant programs.

As we transition back to an in-person campus experience we want to ensure that work with our students and employer partners are seamless, resulting in employers successfully connecting to students. To that end, our recruiting activity will be remote for Fall semester. We will continue to evaluate our campus landscape and make you aware of any changes, should they occur.

  • Job Exploration Groups: This 6-week workshop series facilitated in the winter semester provides a space for individual empowerment and social support while providing resources to increase participants' career self-efficacy. Details are available at kines.umich.edu/job-exploration-groups. 

  • Kinesiology Health Science Mentorship Program: The Kinesiology Health Sciences Mentorship Program (KHSM) matches U-M Kinesiology alumni with students interested in health science careers. Alumni mentors can provide valuable insight into potential careers paths and give students meaningful advice. Additional information can be found at kines.umich.edu/khsm

We want to ensure full and equitable participation for our resources. If an accommodation would promote your full participation, include your accommodation requirements in your email to your career advisor.​

The mission of the Kinesiology Career Development Center is to increase U-M Kinesiology students’ career self-efficacy through reflective self-assessment, informed career exploration, deliberate decision-making, and strategic action.

The Kinesiology Career Development Center believes in a world that is inclusive in approach and where equal opportunities and equitable outcomes exist for all. We are committed to the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion, where all Kinesiology students feel a sense of belonging and are empowered to achieve their career aspirations.


U-M CAREER RESOURCES