The CEU Career Services Office would like to congratulate all students for making it to the end of Fall Term. Well done! We hope that you will enjoy your holidays and get some well-deserved rest.
We know that many of you are planning to spend some time over the holidays to look and apply for internships, jobs, and/or doctoral studies. To help with the process, we put together A HOLIDAY CAREER DEVELOPMENT SURVIVAL GUIDE that allows you to make the most of career resources created or recommended by our team.
To make things even simpler, the guide is divided into three main topic areas. Depending on where you’re at with your career development, you may start from step 1, 2, or 3. Or you can simply pick and choose the resources that strike you as most useful within each step. We hope you find it helpful!
HOLIDAY CAREER DEVELOPMENT SURVIVAL GUIDE
STEP 1: “I have no idea what to do and where to start!”
Scroll through the Career Knowledge Hub for exercises designed to help you identify and clearly communicate your skills, achievements, interests, and values:
- Career Reflection - Getting Started
- Career Reflection - Values and Skills
- Achievement Stories
- Career Tracker for Undergraduate Students
Get inspired by reading about what other students and alumni have been up to:
- Internship Interviews
- 2020 Master’s Career Outcomes Report
- Classes of 2014-2018 Doctoral Outcomes Report
- Alumni News
Take advantage of handouts that will help you define internship and job search strategies:
STEP 2: “I think I know what I want, now I have to get my foot in the door!”
Use these resources to make meaningful professional connections:
STEP 3: “I know where I’m applying, now I just need to prepare the applications!”
Check out the materials we’ve prepared to help you create excellent, tailored job and internship applications:
- Cover Letter Handout (with an example)
- CV/Resume Guidelines (Graduate students)
- CV/Resume Guidelines (Undergraduate students)
- CV/Resume Templates for Graduate and Undergraduate Students
- List of Action Verbs
Check out these materials aimed at helping you prepare winning PhD applications:
- How to Apply for Doctoral Study Handout
- Academic CV Template for Early Career Researchers
- How to Write a Statement of Purpose
- How to Write a Research Proposal
BONUS: “This was great, but I want more!”
Find some additional resources and tips below:
- Register for career>next, the CEU exclusive careers platform
- Join the SPARK YOUR CAREER Certificate Program to keep your career development on track
- Book a career advising session (Please note that there might be delays on scheduling until January 10)
- Save the date for the Career Camp: February 1-11
- Follow the CEU Career Services Office on Instagram and Facebook (Career Services Group, Doctoral Careers)