Jessica Bendzick/ Winonan
EZLink was Winona State University’s job database system for more than a decade, but now Warrior Jobs has taken over.
The switch from EZLink to Warrior Jobs was made for several reasons.
Career services associate director DeAnna Goddar, said, “We had the title EZLink, but it wasn’t easy for students to work with. We now have a more user-friendly system.”
Moving away from EZLink allowed career services to connect to a greater system which allows for a wider variety of jobs to funnel through to Warrior Jobs.
Career Services is working with other Minnesota state universities to encourage employers to post job opportunities through Warrior Jobs.
Postings may be found for full-time positions for bachelor’s degrees, internships, work-study and student help jobs and part-time opportunities. Additionally, students may search for positions studying abroad and for information on relocating.
By launching Warrior Jobs, Career Services intends to make students’ lives easier. Students may now search for company profiles, schedule interviews, register for career fairs and access a greater amount of jobs coming into the system.
All students must upload their resume and fill out their profile before they can begin applying for jobs. Once students complete their profile, they have the option to turn on and off their profile visibility to employers as they see fit.
Career services worked all summer to make the transition from EZLink to Warrior Jobs. Debuting on Aug. 11, Warrior Jobs had about 300 students upload their resumes and began to apply for positions within the first day of its launch.
However, a minor glitch in the system that occurred two days after the launch slightly discouraged Career services staff. Goddard said it had nothing to do with Winona State specifically.
The company Warrior Jobs is generated through had a computer coding glitch. When students would try to retrieve a temporary password through their email accounts, the trigger email would not send because of the way the coding was set up.
Warrior Jobs has been running smoothly since the incident was fixed.
A series of workshops are scheduled where students may stop in with their laptop or tablet to learn how to navigate the new Warrior Jobs system. There will be a workshop once a week through the beginning of October. Dates and times may be found on the Career services website.
