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.

Download the Career Handbook, 10th edition (pdf) or pick up a printed 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?
• Developing Your Career Plan
  • Assessing Self
  • Exploring Your Career and Educational Options
  • Transferable Skills
  • Informational Interviewing
  • Making Decisions and Setting Goals
  • Taking Action
  • Adjusting and Evaluating
  • Internships
• Conducting Your Job or 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
  • Networking
  • Smaller Companies
  • Resume Writing
  • Checklist for a Great Resume
  • Action Verbs
  • Resume Examples
  • Effective Career Search Letters
  • Outline Cover Letter
  • Letter Examples
  • Sending Resumes and Letters
  • Developing and Using a Portfolio in Interviews
  • Interviewing
  • Types of Interviews
  • Handling Rejection
  • Negotiating Salary and Benefits
• Asking for References
• Deciding on Graduate School