Career Handouts

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EXPLORING YOUR MAJOR	CAREER/INDUSTRY GUIDES	GET EXPERIENCE
FINDING A JOB/RESUME HELP	GRADUATE SCHOOL	INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

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EXPLORING YOUR MAJOR

• What Can I Do With My Major? (Major Resource Kits)
• Career Services for New Students
• Career Services Overview (slides)

CAREER/INDUSTRY GUIDES

• Advertising
• Business Jobs for Non-Business Majors
• Consulting
• Events Planner
• Film
• History -- Careers for History Majors
• Human Resources
• International Internships and Jobs
• Liberal Arts and Career Success
• Nonprofit Sector Employment
• Public Relations
• Public Service
• Publishing

GET EXPERIENCE

• Internships
• Internship and Summer Housing Guide
• Summer Jobs, Part-time Jobs & Summer Internships
• Fellowships
• Alumni Mentor Network Evaluation Form for Alumni
• Alumni Mentor Network Evaluation Form for Students

FINDING A JOB

• On-Campus Employment
• A Job-Search Checklist for Students
  
• Using CareerSearch

Resume and CV Help

• Writing Resumes and Cover Letters
• Developing a Job Objective
• Action Verbs & Phrases for Resumes and Cover Letters
• Transferable Skills Sets
• Vita, Curriculum Vitae (CV) Preparation
• Business Student's Guide to Writing Resumes
• Business Student's Guide to Writing Cover Letters
• Sample Resumes for Agriculture Majors
• Sample Resume for Athletes
• Sample Resumes for Biology Majors
• Sample Resumes for Medical Technologists
• Sample Resumes for Nurses
• Sample Resume for Teachers
• Sample Resumes and Cover Letters for Technical Majors Handbook
• Sample Cover Letter for Engineers
• Sample Internship Resume for Technology Majors
• Sample Bachelor Level Resume for Technology Majors
• Sample Master's Level Resume for Technology Majors
• Sample PhD Level Resume for Technology Majors
• Sample Limited Experience Resume

Cover Letters

• Sample Cover Letters (includes Paragraph Form and Using Bullets samples)
• Writing E-cover Letters

Additional Job Search Documents

• Employment References
• Career Portfolio Basics
• Sample Thank You/Follow-up Letter

Job Search Activities

• Blue Hen Career Guide 2011-2012
• Take Charge of Your Job Search: Research the Company
• Job Search Strategies
• Sample Interview Questions for Nurses
• Telephone Interviews
• Interview Preparation
• Behavioral Interviewing
• Group and Panel Interviews
• From Campus to Classroom: A Job Search Guide for Educators
• Sample Interview Questions for Teachers
• Marketing Yourself: A 30 Second Commercial
• Networking and Information Interviewing
• Preparing for a Career/Job Fair
• Dressing for an Interview
• Understanding Illegal vs. Legal Interview Questions
• Disability Disclosure - To Tell or Not to Tell
• Site Visits
• Salary Negotiation
• Using Employment/Temporary Agencies
• Gap Year
• Business Dining Etiquette

Post-Job Search

• Success on the First Job

GRADUATE SCHOOL

• Graduate & Professional School Application Plan
• Graduate Student: To Be or Not to Be - That is the Question
• Gap Year -- Want to go to grad school, but maybe not yet?
• Medical School Interviews
• Law School
• Writing Personal Statements

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

• Resumes for International Students
• Job Search Strategies for International Students
• Interviewing for International Students
• Websites for International Students