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title: Setup your content categories
description: Reorganizing your content? Need inspiration? We've compiled an ideal list of content categories, sourced from our most organized clients.
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# Setup your content categories

# A little bit of background

Content categories are used to help organize all the content on your platform. You can create a group of categories for each type of content on your platform (e.g., job categories for jobs, event categories for events, etc.) You can't apply categories from one group to other types of content. If you feel that you might want to, that's a good sign that the category in question should actually be created as a community.

Below, we've compiled a list of some of the most successful content category setups. Feel free to recreate these lists on your platform, or tweak them based on the goals of your institution.

# Recommended content categories

## Blogs

- Career and Professional Development Advice
- Industry News
- Student and Alumni Success Stories
- Employer Spotlights
- Campus News
- Opportunity Deadline Alert
- Upcoming Event Alert

## Classes

- Career development courses
- Core classes
- Skill building courses (ie: LinkedIn Learning)

## Employers

- Local
- Startup
- International
- Open to Sponsor International Students
- Attending the Career Fair

## Experiences

- Research opportunities
- Study abroad
- Employer shadows
- Service learning
- Job simulations / experiential learning (ie: Forage)
- Scholarship / funding opportunities
- Micro-internships
- Volunteering

## Events

- Workshops
- Career Fairs
- Information Sessions
- Webinars
- \[Insert Office\] Hosted-Events
- \[Institution Name\] Events
- Networking Events
- Virtual
- Special Events

## Jobs

- Full-time
- Part-time
- Internship
- On-campus
- Remote
- Hybrid
- Local
- Federal work study

## Organizations

- Student organizations
- Academic fraternities and sororities
- Professional associations
- Campus offices and departments
- Graduate school partners

## People (Mentors)

- Alumni
- Students / Peers
- Community Professionals
- Faculty / Staff

## Resources

- Resume and cover letter samples
- \[insert institution\] featured tools
- Online tools and technologies
- Industry research
- Job boards
- How-to's and support guides
- Employer and recruiter policies
- Industry and career guides (ex: Vault guides)

## Sponsors

- Sponsor level 1
- Sponsor level 2
- Sponsor level 3

## Videos

- Student and alumni interviews
- Day-in-the-life
- Webinar and virtual event recordings
- Industry insights
- Employer spotlights
- Career and professional development advice
- Tutorials and how-to's

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