• Career Advice Online

    Name Description Status Source
    Career Guide (Indeed)

    Career advice on how to find a job, write your resume and cover letter, ace your interviews, start a new job, and choose career paths.

    Required www.indeed.com
    LinkedIn Learning courses

    LinkedIn is offering courses to help build important skills such as finding a job, navigating today's job market, and coping with new stressors. 

    Required about.linkedin.com
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  • Career exploration & job search

    Name Description Status Source
    Career OneStop

    Find career, training and job search resources just for you.

    Required www.careeronestop.org
    O*Net Online (Career exploration, job analysis & salary info)

    Find, search, or browse across 900+ occupations based on your goals and needs. Then use comprehensive reports to learn about requirements, characteristics, and available opportunities for your selected occupation.

    Required www.onetonline.org
    Candid Career (on YouTube)

    Get the inside scoop and advice on careers via video interviews with industry professionals. With currently 4500+ video clips to explore, our extensive library can help you find your passion and land your job. Begin or continue your exploration today!

    Required www.youtube.com
    Vault

    Vault.com provides in-depth intelligence on what it's really like to work in an industry, company or profession—and how to position yourself to land that job. Take advantage of your FREE access:

    • Internship Database – find thousands of ratings and reviews of internship programs, requirements, sample interview questions, how to apply and more.
    • Vault Job Board – search thousands of new jobs and internships posted daily, sign up for alerts based on your criteria, complete a profile and be seen by top employers and recruiters.
    • Company Profiles – rankings and reviews on industry reputation, career advancement, quality of life, salary & benefits, interview process and more.
    • Vault Guides – over 100 titles of award-winning career guides, including interview strategies, job-search tips, and full-length profiles of leading companies.
    Required mcpherson.vault.com
    What can I do with this major?

    What Can I Do With This Major? features 100 major profiles with information on common career paths, types of employers that hire in the field, and strategies to maximize opportunities. Scroll to the bottom of each profile for links to professional associations, occupational outlook information, and job search resources.

    Required whatcanidowiththismajor.com
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  • Interview practice

    So you're applying for internships, jobs, or grad school... Are you prepared to answer interviews questions well? 

    Name Description Status Source
    How to answer interview questions

    Use the STAR method to deliver clear, concise responses during an interview.

    Required STAR Interview.pdf
    Interview Do's & Don'ts

    Be your very best self at an interview! Prepare in advance and know the do's and don'ts to leave a good first impression.

    Required Interview DOs and DON'Ts.pdf
    Pick & Practice Interview Questions

    You may be asked a variety of questions at an interview. Take time to practice answering a variety of types of questions including commonly asked, situational, and behavioral interview questions. Record yourself and listen, partner up with a friend, professor, or schedule an appointment with a career advisor in the career office.

    Required Interview questions-Pick and Practice.docx
    Video Interviews

    Have a video interview? Prepare in advance by following this checklist.

    Required Video interview checklist.png
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  • Personal career interests & growth

    Explore your interests by taking an interest inventory or exploring a variety of tools and resources to help you learn more about yourself and your work interests.

    Name Description Status Source
    Challenge Card Sort - NEW!

    Ever been asked, What do you want to be when you grow up? Well, we want to challenge that question and provide a different way to explore - Figure out what you want to solve, then explore what jobs you can do with your passion and interests! Do the Challenge Card Sort to discover more! 

    1. Start at https://app.mysparkpath.com/signup
    2. Choose "Student" account. Enter all details required.
    3. Enter our code: MCPHERSON
    4. Follow the steps on the screen to get to your Top 3 Challenges.

    Feel free to log back into your account to review your top interests or redo the sort as many times as you like. Use this information to guide your career and academic course decisions, and share it with your academic or career advisors to further enhance your career development. 

    Required app.mysparkpath.com
    My Next Move

    What do you want to do for a living? Discover your interests, browse careers by industry, and search for careers by keyword. 

    Required www.mynextmove.org
    Agilities Tools & Resources

    The following resources are designed to help you use your strengths and interests – your Agilities – to affirm your goals, boost existing skills, and prepare for a successful tomorrow.

    Required agilities.org
    Million Stories

    Dive in to the power of entertainment and storytelling to take the fear, boredom, and discomfort out of learning how to be financially competent.

    Required www.millionstories.com
    Interest Assessment

    Tell us what you like to do. And what you don’t like to do. We’ll show you careers that fit your interests.

    Required www.careeronestop.org
    Skills Assessment

    The Skills Matcher will help you:

    • Rate your current skill level in 40 areas
    • Create a list of your strongest skills, with skill definitions
    • Learn which careers match your skills
    Required www.careeronestop.org
    Work Values Matcher

    In this quick card sort you'll rank 20 statements about your ideal job to see:

    • How your choices relate to the six core work values
    • Careers that match your personal work values
    • How to identify a workplace that fits your values
    Required www.careeronestop.org
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  • Resume and Cover Letter

    Need to create a basic resume or cover letter? Check out these resources for tips. 

    Name Description Status Source
    Basic Resume Sample

    Check out this basic resume template with built-in tips.

    Required Resume SAMPLE.docx
    Build better bullet points

    Build amazing bullet points to articulate your experience.

    Required Describing your SKILLS.pdf
    Resume Action Verbs

    Clearly and concisely define your experience by starting each bullet point or phrase with a powerful action verb. 

    Required Resume Action Verbs.pdf
    Cover Letter Worksheet

    Before sitting down to write your cover letter, process through this worksheet to help create the components of the letter.

    Required COVER LETTER WORKSHEET.pdf
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  • Virtual experiences, job simulations, etc.

    Name Description Status Source
    Forage

    Explore careers and prepare for the job with hundreds of free job simulations designed by the world's top employers.

    Required www.theforage.com
    Grow with Google

    Training, certificates, tools, and resources to help you grow your skills, career, or business.

    Required grow.google
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