Job and internship search guide

FIND JOBS & INTERNSHIPS

• Where do I start looking?
• Tips
• Handshake
• Career-field-specific resources
• Internship sources
• Current Jobs for Graduates
• CareerShift
• Federal job search

VT GRADS FIRST JOBS

• How VT grads found first jobs
• Job titles, employers, locations

POPULATION RESOURCES FOR

• Graduate students
• International students
• Disability resources
• Student veterans
• Workplace diversity
• LGBTQ

LOCATION RESOURCES

• GoinGlobal
• More international resources
• Local resources
• Virginia resources

ETHICAL CONDUCT

• Integrity, honesty, professional conduct
• Position Statement about Campus Recruiting includes:
  - expectations of employers
  - expectations of students
• Cancellation & Missed Interview Policy

SAFETY

• Employment scams
• Interview location safety

RESUME & CV GUIDE

• Resume & CV guide
• Content / sections
• Do I need an objective?
• Listing your VT degree
• Should I list my GPA?
• Format / length
• Federal resumes
• Curriculum vitae [CV]
• Hard copy / email / online / in person
• Common mistakes

COVER LETTERS, CORRESPONDENCE

Cover letters: your resume's best friend!

• Guidelines for job-search correspondence
• Types & samples
• Email

REFERENCES

• Do I list them on my resume?
• More, with sample reference list

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS & DEMEANOR

• Integrity, honesty, ethical conduct
• Handshakes
• Body language / non-verbals
• Attire
• Networking
• Phone skills
• Online identity
• Dining etiquette

MEETING EMPLOYERS

• On-Campus Interviewing [OCI]
• Information sessions
• Career fairs
• Career fair prep
• Informational interviews

INTERVIEWING SKILLS

• Interviewing skills guide
• Quick tips
• DOs and DON'Ts
• Prep: researching employers
• Sample questions
• Questions to ask the employer
• Practice interviews
• Dining etiquette
• After-interview follow-up

INTERVIEW TYPES & LOCATIONS

• Typical interview format
• Behavioral interviews
• Phone & skype interviews
• On-Campus Interviewing [OCI]
• Interview safety
• Case interviews
• On employer site & expenses

SALARY

• Salary info
• Salary questions & negotiating
• VT grads first salaries

DECIDING ON A JOB OFFER

• Ethical issues
• Deciding on an offer
• Acknowledging an offer
• Have one, but wish you had another?
• Requesting a deadline extension
• Declining an offer
• Accepting an offer
• Reneging [backing out after accepting] is unethical
• Contracts
• Relocation