Job & internship search guide

Ethical conduct

• Integrity, honesty, ethical conduct
• Position Statement about Campus Recruiting includes:
  Expectations of employers.
  Expectations of students.
• Cancellation & Missed Interview Policy

Safety

• Employment scams (pdf)
• Interview location safety

Find jobs & internships

• Where do I start looking?
• Tips
• Handshake
• Interviewing scheduled through Handshake
• Career-field resources
• Internship sources
• Cooperative Education & Internship Program [CEIP]
• CareerShift
• Federal job search
• Postings by employer supporters

Population resources

• Graduate students
• International students
• Resources for students with disabilities
• Student veterans
• Workplace diversity
• LGBTQ+

Location resources

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

VT grads first jobs

• Job titles, employers, locations
• First Destination Report; see "How employed grads found job"

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

References

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

Cover letters, correspondence

Cover letters: your resume's best friend!

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

Professional skills & demeanor

• Integrity, honesty, ethical conduct
• Handshakes are suspended during social distancing
• Body language & non-verbals
• Attire
• Networking
• Phone skills
• Online identity
• Dining etiquette

Meeting employers

• On-Campus Interviewing (OCI)
• Information sessions
• Career fairs
• Prep for virtual career fairs
• Informational interviews

Interviewing skills

• Interviewing skills guide
• Quick tips
• DOs and DON'Ts
• Virtual / phone / video / Zoom interviews
• 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 & video interviews
• Interviews scheduled through Handshake
• Interview safety
• Case interviews
• On employer site & expenses

Salary information

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

Deciding on a job offer

• Deciding on an offer | Ethical issues
• 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