The Career Center is dedicated to helping students just like you find and land the ideal job, internship, or graduate/professional school opportunity.
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In the ever-competitive and rapidly evolving employment market, the top graduate school and career candidates must have more than just an exemplary educationŠthey must also be adaptive researchers, e˜ective communicators, and creative spirits. To help you uncover and strengthen the traits employers and academic institutions are looking for in prospective candidates, work through this guide with your Career Center coach.02/ SUCCEED IN YOUR SEARCH Develop Your Résumé Develop Your CV Draft a Cover Letter Network Set up Informational Interviews Prepare for the Interview 04/ ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 01/ GETTING STARTED Plan for Your Future Build Your Road Map Identify Your Key Competencies 03/ SECONDARY DEGREES AND BEYOND Is Grad School Right for You? Pre-Health and Pre-Med Develop Your Statement of Purpose Welcome! 2ContentsIF FOUND, PLEASE RETURN TO NAME: ______________________ EMAIL: ______________________
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Getting Started The Career Center is dedicated to helping students just like you ˚nd and land the ideal job, internship, or graduate/professional school opportunity. Use these next few pages to ˚gure out the best path to achieving your goals. Plan for Your Future Wherever you are in your career journey, there are plenty of things you can do to accelerate your momentum as you move upward and onwardŠand meeting with a Career Center coach is a great ˚rst step. From Monday through Friday, the Career Center o˜ers comprehensive advising to meet all of your career needs: Visit career.ucsd.edu/advising to see options or use Handshake to schedule an appointment. ˜ UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING ˜ PRE˚HEALTH AND PRE˚MED ADVISING ˛HEALTH BEAT˝ ˜ GRADUATE ADVISING ˜ WHAT TYPE OF CAREER ˛OR MAJOR˝ IS APPROPRIATE FOR ME? ˜ WHAT STRATEGIES CAN I USE TO MAKE A CAREER DECISION? ˜ HOW CAN I FIND AN INTERNSHIP? ASK YOUR CAREER CENTER COACH 3
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Build Your Road Map Whether you are an undergraduate or graduate student, use this timeline for general career- planning purposes. JUST STARTING OUT SELF˜AWARENESS AND SELF˜DISCOVERY Discover your interests and strengths through coursework, like Career Readiness (HDS 98) or Medical School Prep 101 (FMPH 198) , participating in student activities and organizations, and on- or o˚-campus part-time jobs. Gain experience through the Student Employment O˚ice, which o˚ers a variety of work-study and on- and o˚-campus positions that provide experiential learning opportunities, transferable skills, and competencies necessary for future employment. Or try a career assessment tool. The Career Center o˚ers resources like GoinGlobal, ImaginePhD, or myIDP to help identify career paths that ˛t your personality, preferences, and skills. Visit career.ucsd.edu or use Handshake to explore online tools. PLANNING FOR YOUR FUTURE EXPLORATION, DECISION˜MAKING, AND PREPARATION As you continue to consider options, attend a career fair, an employer information session, or a career seminar/career panel to familiarize yourself with companies and graduate schools. Connect with alumni on LinkedIn to better understand careers and industries and to set up informational interviews. Begin to gain career-related work experience and develop skills through part-time jobs, internships, and research. If you™re applying to graduate school, look into programs and prepare a timeline. Application deadlines are typically about a year prior to your start date. Narrow down your choices and make tentative career and/or graduate school decisions. Get your résumé, cover letter, and/or application essays critiqued by a Career Center coach. 5
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APPROACHING THE FINISH LINE PROFESSIONAL GOAL EXECUTION Meet with a Career Center coach, mentor, or faculty member to discuss your job search strategiesŠtypically a few months before your graduation date. Continue looking on Handshake for full-time job opportunities and start applying between six to eight months from graduation. If going to graduate school or starting your professional career right away isn™t part of your plan, consider taking a gap year. A Career Center coach can help you plan it out and identify some options that will help you meet your current and future goals, such as traveling abroad or doing community work. As you consider what you want to do after graduation, it is equally important to consider the kind of lifestyle and bene˛ts you wantŠand need. This may change as you progress in your professional journey, so revisit these questions regularly: JUST STARTING OUT PLANNING FOR YOUR FUTURE TIME UNTIL GRADUATION GOALS APPROACHING THE FINISH LINE ˜ WHERE do you want to live? Are you ˝exible with location? ˜ WHAT salary range would you like? ˜ WHAT bene˛ts are important to you: 401(k), paid leave, health care, etc.? ˜ WHAT other perks do you want: ˝exible hours, ability to work remotely, travel, etc.? Use this chart to map out your plan 6
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CRITICAL THINKING & PROBLEM SOLVING INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKINGLEADERSHIPRESEARCH ABILITY CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYCAREER DEVELOPMENT TEAMWORK & CROSS˚CULTURAL COLLABORATION DIGITAL INFORMATION FLUENCY SELF˚REFLECTION ORAL, WRITTEN & DIGITAL COMMUNICATION UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL CONTEXT PROFESSIONALISM & INTEGRITY 8
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Succeed in Your Search Finding, applying, and interviewing for what™s next can be intimidating. These next few pages will help you develop the basicsŠfrom the résumé to networking to the interview. Develop Your Résumé The résumé is your opportunity to market yourself to a prospective employerŠallowing you to showcase your experiences, strengths, and core competencies. Use this worksheet to re˛ect on your experiences and identify the skills that will demonstrate your quali˚cations. 9TIPS FOR GETTING NOTICED Optimizing your résumé by using key words from a position description will help your résumé get noticed by Application Tracking SystemsŠsoftware that sifts through résumé submissions to surface the most quali˛ed candidates. Increase your likelihood of getting selected by including key words from the posting on your résumé.
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Find a standard résumé template at career.ucsd.edu/resume. RÉSUMÉ EXAMPLE 10FIRST (MIDDLE INITIAL) LAST Name@ucsd.edu or Name@gmail.com | (Area Code) Phone-Number | linkedin.com/in/yourname SUMMARY A short (2Œ4 lines) overview of your quali˛cations as they relate to the role you™re pursuing, demonstrating you are a good match for the role with your experience, knowledge, and skillsŠconsider adding words from the role as part of your summary. EDUCATION UNIVERSITY NAME Degree, Major/Program Month 20XX [or, fiExpected Month 20XXfl] Ł Include any relevant certi˛cations UNIVERSITY NAME Degree, Major/Program Month 20XX Ł Optional: GPA (if relevant to your industry) Ł Include noteworthy academic honors and study abroad experience EXPERIENCE (Optional: tailor sub-headings to role or student clubŒe.g., fiLeadership Experience,fl fiVolunteer Research Experiencefl) Reverse chronological order, start with the most recent experience. COMPANY/ORGANIZATION NAME, City, State Month 20XXŒMonth 20XX Position (e.g., Intern, Research Analyst) Ł 3-5 bullet points describing your outcomes and accomplishments, tailored to the position. Ł Focus on the results rather than just listing your responsibilities; quantify when possible. Ł Highlight leadership roles and demonstrate how you™ve found solutions to challenges. Ł Begin bullet points with a variety of direct action verbs (e.g., Led, Directed, Researched) and avoid passive verbs (e.g., Responsible, Assisted). COMPANY/ORGANIZATION NAME, City, State Month 20XXŒMonth 20XX Position Keep position summaries short and to the point. Many hiring managers spend only 20Œ30 seconds scanning a résumé Œbeing clear and concise is essential. Ł Don™t try to include all of your job duties; only highlight the ones most relevant to the job you™re applying for and your most important accomplishments. Ł Make sure to include any internships and unpaid/volunteer work under the experience section. COMPANY/ORGANIZATION NAME, City, State Month 20XXŒMonth 20XX Position Ł List various positions under one employer with dates to show progression if applicable. Ł As a general rule, the amount of information beneath each position should decrease as you move toward older positions. SKILLS Ł This section helps show an employer you™re the complete person with experiences listed above. Ł Include certi˛cations, awards, and honors. Ł Include hard skills (e.g., C++, Spanish) but not soft skills (e.g., communication). Ł List hobbies and interests (Be speci˛cŒe.g., list volleyball rather than sports, Thai cooking rather than cooking, write poetry rather than author, etc.). Ł Include native, ˝uent, or conversational for language(s).
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CONSTRUCTING AN ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENT One of the most di˚icult parts of writing a résumé is constructing the accomplishment statements. Each of the roles you list under Experience on your résumé should have several bullet points describing your accomplishments, tailored to the position. To write an e˚ective accomplishment statement, use the APR (Action + Project + Result) formula: 1. PICK A VERB ˛ACTION WORD˝. 2. BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE PROJECT. 3. DESCRIBE THE RESULT OR IMPACT OF YOUR DIRECT CONTRIBUTION. 4. QUANTIFY WHEN POSSIBLE . EXAMPLE: Raised over $5,000 to fund three-month research project in Brazil by successfully writing three grant proposals to organizations, including the National Science Foundation. 11ASSESSED CLARIFIED COLLABORATED COORDINATED DEVELOPED DEVISEDUSE STRONG ACTION WORDS LIKE THESE FACILITATED FORMULATED GENERATED IMPROVED INITIATED OVERSAW REVITALIZED SPEARHEADEDSYSTEMATIZED TRAINED
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