Graduates will need to utilize a variety of methods to identify potential employers. The business, government and not-for-profit sectors use different means to advertise their positions and recruit new hires. Make an appointment with a Career Services Consultant to determine the best means to conduct your job search.

Students are expected to adhere to the National Association of Colleges and Employers standards for Professional Conduct in conducting their job search activities.

• Login to Blue Hen Careers to get a part-time, full-time, summer job or an internship.
• Search the best websites for a job or internship
• Check out the 2011-2012 Career Guide
• The Campus Interview Program
  • Using the Campus Interview Program
• Prepare for your interviews by:
  • Following the handout
  • Researching the organization
  • Dressing for an Interview
• Web Presentations
  • Resume Writing & Cover Letters
  • Job Search Strategies
  • An Introduction to the Job Interview
  • The Site Interview
• Participate in the Resume Referral System by posting your resume in opt-in resume books in the "documents" section of Blue Hen Careers. Potential employers request searches of our resume database all year round for candidates matching their job requirements. Organizations are also able to use this system to search for candidates to fill their available positions.
• University of Delaware's Annual Fall Career Expo (formerly the Job Jamboree) is the largest informational job fair sponsored by the Career Services Center each fall.
• The Career Resource Center also includes professional and geographical directories to identify potential employers.
• LGBT Issues
  A comprehensive site for GLBT career issues.
• Finding a Federal Job outlines resources for identifying Federal government positions. United States Office of Personnel Management, the U.S. Government's official site for jobs and employment information.
• Non-Profit Sector Employment
• Salary Information
• When you accept a job offer it is important to inform the Career Services Center of your decision, because it affects your participation in the Campus Inteview Program (CIP) and the Resume Referral System.
  • You can inform the Career Services Center of your job offer by clicking and completing a "Confidential Job Offer Form" - All information is confidental and used only in reports such as "Average Salary Offered by Major" and no students' names are attached to the reports).
  • When you report your job acceptance to the Career Services Center you also need to cancel any remaining interviews you had signed up for through the Campus Interview Program (Blue Hen Careers).
  • Remove your resume from any online resume books you had posted it in (including the resume books in Blue Hen Careers).
    
    
• 2010 Career Plans Survey describes positions obtained by 2010 UD grads for each academic major.