The resource guides below offer advice about career-related topics. For copies of these resources and more, visit the Resource section in Handshake.
Networking Sites
- LinkedIn: Follow Allegheny College and connect with the CCPD staff
- Gator2Gator: Gator2Gator connects students with alumni (and alumni with alumni) for professional networking and career advice.
Interview Preparation
- Sample Interview Questions: Look over potential questions that you might get asked in an interview as well as some sample questions for students to ask an employer during the interview process.
- The STAR Technique: A useful tool in preparing how to answer behavior-based interview questions.
- Elevator Pitch (PDF): Also known as the answer to “Tell me about yourself”, the LinkedIn “Summary”, and the Gator Connect “About Me” section.
Job & Internship Resources
- Am I Ready For an Internship?: Read more about what an internship is and consider if you think that you are prepared to begin searching for an internship.
- Job & Internship Search Sites: Find potential job sites for your specific major/interest.
- How to Research a Company: Read more about how to best prepare and research a company to know if you would like to work for them/prepare for an interview.
- Internship Application Process & Hiring Flow: Take a look at some of the positives of having an internship, what a timeline may look like for applications, and the interview process overview.
Resume/Cover Letter
- What is an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)?: Learn more about what ATS format is and strategies that allow for your resume to be as compatible as possible.
- Continuing Student Resume Sample: Use a sample created by the CCPD that follows ATS format and allows you to go in and insert your information and take out what is not relevant to you.
- Resume Review Checklist: Check out this checklist to help in the resume review process.
- Cover Letter Basics: Read more about the purpose of a cover letter and see a student example.
Other Resources
- NACE Competencies: Review the skills that you, as a liberal arts student, have and learn how to describe those skills to employers.
- Networking Strategy: Learn the benefits of networking, sample questions you may ask, and how to avoid obstacles/common pitfalls.