UMD Career Services

Welcome!

New to Planning Your Career?

Select from the table of contents menu below. We suggest that you start at the top and work your way through the handbook sequentially. You may also view or print a .pdf of this handbook or you can pick up a hard copy at the Career Services Office at 22 Solon Campus Center (free to UMD students and alumni).

Know What You Need?

Use the Table of Contents below or skip to one of these main categories:

• General Information
• Take Job Search Quiz
• Plan Your Career
• Beginning Your Job Search
• Resumes
• Letters
• Interviewing

Table of Contents

• Career Services
  • Services and Resources
  • Important Events
• Where Are You in Your Job Search?
• Planning Your Career
  • Self-Assessment
  • Other Ways to Assess Yourself
  • Exploring Your Career and Educational Options
  • Transferable Skills
  • Decision Making and Goal Setting
  • Informational Interviewing
  • Internships
• The Job and Internship Search
  • Getting Started: Tools for the Job and Internship Search
  • Job and Internship Search Resources
  • Cell Phone Use Tips for the Job Search
  • Job and Internship Search Strategies
  • Smaller Companies
  • On-Campus Interviewing
  • Resume Writing
  • Action Verbs
  • Resume Examples
  • Effective Career Search Letters
  • Letter Examples
  • Sending Resumes and Letters
  • Developing and Using a Portfolio in Interviews
  • Interviewing
  • On-site Interviews
  • Handling Rejection
  • Negotiating Salary and Benefits
• Asking for References
• Deciding on Graduate School