Job and Internship Search Resources
- Career Services counselors, programs, and workshops and Career Resource Center.
- On campus interviewing.
- Listings and employer contacts available from Career Services.
- Friends, relatives, and alumni. Ask about job possibilities where they work or elsewhere. Announce your job search and let everyone know what you can and want to do.
- Faculty members, advisers, and staff. Tell them your intentions. They can be potential sources of job information, leads, and referrals.
- Internship, cooperative education experience, summer or part-time job. Generate contacts and possibly receive a full-time offer.
- Informational interviews. Find out how to conduct information-gathering interviews.
- Advertisements on the internet, in newspapers, magazines, and journals.
- Career and Job Fairs. Talk with employers at fairs, even those not actively recruiting in your field(s) of interest, contacts often generate job leads.
- Employer directories and employer information in Career Services and the UMD and public libraries.
- Professional organizations and directories. Most professional organizations provide information on job prospects in their fields. The Encyclopedia of Associations can help you locate organizations. Many sponsor national or regional conventions which may include job placement programs.
- Telephone directories and chambers of commerce.
- Federal, state, and local employment agencies and resources.
- Private employment agencies. Be cautious. Before you register with an agency, investigate its reputation, fees, and the fields in which it specializes.
- Many of the resources listed above, as well as other employment and career information, can be found on the internet.
