Guide to Career Planning & Resources
Your Career Development Essentials!
Navigating your career journey starts with knowing where to look for the right information, which is exactly what this guide is designed to do. From exploring potential career paths and job titles to connecting with professional organizations and employers, you’ll find tools and resources designed to support your success. Use the sections and resources featured below to take the next step in your career development!
Discover where your major can take you.
- Visit What Can I Do With This Major? to explore potential career paths based on areas of study and interest.
- Utilize Vault (Careers > Professions) to access overviews of hundreds of professions including information on typical duties, work environment, earnings, outlook, and more.
- Search Career Trends & Insights to browse a variety of related occupations and information on core tasks, employment trends, top employers, annual earnings, skills, core competencies, and job titles.
Learn how to polish your resume, cover letter, and interviewing technique.
- Utilize the Resume Writing Resources to select a downloadable resume template, review resume writing tips, learn about Applicant Tracking Systems, and access the self-review checklist.
- Visit Big Resume to learn helpful tips through the Resume Curriculum. Also, scan your resume to receive immediate feedback on readability, credibility, general format, and ATS fit.
- Use Cover Letter AI to create the first draft of a cover letter based on your resume and the job description.
- Build your confidence and improve your interview technique through Big Interview’s video curriculum, practice questions, and AI feedback.
- Browse the Blog section of Vault to read insightful articles about resumes, cover letters, interviewing, and more!
Showcase your educational background, skills and experience to networking contacts & employers.
- Use the Handshake Quick Tips to complete your Handshake profile.
- Complete this LinkedIn Learning course and ”Rock Your LinkedIn Profile.”
Enhance your campus experience and build your professional network.
- Visit your specific career pathway page to check out on-campus clubs and organizations related to your field and interests.
- Watch the Job Search (Networking) Curriculum videos in Big Interview to learn helpful tips about networking and LinkedIn.
- Use the “People” section of Handshake to connect with students and alumni in the Handshake network; search profiles by school, employer, job role,major and more.
- Utilize LinkedIn, the largest professional networking site, to build your professional networking connections.
- Use Vault and What Can I Do With This Major? to find relevant associations and societies in your field. Join an association to engage in your industry and stay informed. Many professional associations offer student memberships!
Browse job posting websites and utilize job search strategies/resources to support your search.
- Complete a virtual job simulation in Forage to gain practical experience and learn about different fields and companies.
- Visit the Find an Internship/Job or Gain Experience page to view job and internship search strategies and resources.
Develop career-readiness competencies and marketable skills.
- Develop the essential competencies employers seek through the Career Readiness Academies.
- Complete LinkedIn Learning courses to develop job search communication tools and strategies, enhance your career readiness competencies, and learn skills related to your field(s) of interest.
