Career Guide

The following resources are in pdf format.

Table of Contents

About Us                                               1-3
1   Our Mission
3   Services and Events

Getting Started                                    4-14 
4   Finding Employment as a Student                            
5   Exploring Majors and Careers                                
7   Skill Building           
9   Planning for Your Future                                         
10 Researching Jobs and Employers                            
13 Informational Interviewing
14 Steps to Informational Interviewing

The Job and Internship Search         15-24
15 Resources                                                              
17 Networking                                                
19 Making the Most of a Job Fair
21 Gain Experience Prior to Graduation                       
22 Interim Experience After Graduation
23 Where Are You in Your Job Search?
24 Notes                                 

Resume and Letter Writing                 25-39
25 Resume                                                                  
26 Resume FAQs        
27 Resume Do’s and Don’ts
28 Resume Formats                                                    
29 Resume Components                                              
30 Resume Checklist                                                   
31 Verb List for Resume and Letters                           
33 Sample First Resume for On-Campus Job              
34 Sample Chronological Resume                                
35 Sample Skills Resume                                             
36 Sample Hybrid Resume                                          
37 Cover Letter Suggested Layout and Content           
38 Cover Letters
39 Employment References

Successful Interviewing                          40-44
40 Interviewing            
41 Preparing for Interviews
42 Interviewing Styles  
43 Special Questions   
44 Practice and Common Interview Questions

Job Offers                                                45-46
45 Job Offers              
46 Evaluating a Job Offer
                                                                                          
Graduate School                                      47-57
47 Questions to Consider                    
49 Deciding Where to Apply
50 Paying for Graduate School
51 Graduate School Applications
52 Statement of Purpose                      
53 Writing a Statement of Purpose
55 Letters of Recommendation
56 Requesting Letters of Recommendation
57 Graduate School Timeline