How to create a strong application
Creating your application materials to apply for opportunities, whether it be internships, graduate school, or jobs, is an exciting time to reflect on your experiences, celebrate your accomplishments, and an opportunity to discover new opportunities to explore. It can be a complex task that takes significant energy, don’t hesitate to lean into your support systems, the relationships you have built, and campus resources around you.
- Online Profile Creation:
- Expressing your Experience:
- Career Competencies are the skills and knowledge that employers value and often these are gained through a variety of experiences that relate to fields of interest as well as transferable experiences you gain throughout your college experience. Assess the competencies you feel confident in already and set goals for yourself to seek out experience to build in areas you have less confidence in.
- Action Verbs for Resumes and Professional Profiles
- Transferable Skills Phrases and Words List
- Resume Guides:
- Cover Letter Guide
Interviews and Job Offers
Congratulations for getting to the interview stage of a search process, that means you have already demonstrated you have the skills and experience to be successful in the role. Often the interview stage is a time for organizations to learn a bit more about you as a candidate and make the difficult decision out of their top candidates who would best support their organizational needs. Here are resources to support you feeling like you are able to show up to your interview as your best self.
