The Job Search

Career Center Job Posting Resources

• Career Center Connector
  On-line system including job/internship postings and campus interviews targeting UM-Ann Arbor students, new grads and alumni/ae.
• Job Links
  Various websites serving different industries.

Resumes

• CV to Resume (Career Center)
• Mastering the Business Resume (Escape Pod)
• From CV to resume (Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Sample resumes of Michigan PhD students [PDF files]: Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, History-chronological, History-functional (some names and dates have been altered on these resumes)

Cover letters

• Corresponding with employers, a Career Center guide
• Cover letters (Escape Pod)

Researching a company/organization

• Career Center: Researching employers
• Wetfeet Press provides profiles of companies, careers, and industries (some for sale and some for free with registration) as well as advice on a range of job-hunting issues for those interested in business and related fields.
• Action without Borders offers information about careers and organizations involved in nonprofit work.
• Vault.com offers information about industries, companies, and career issues (some for sale and some for free with registration) for those interested in business and related fields.
• Hoover’s Online provides business information about more than 50,000 public and private companies.

Interviewing

• Interviewing, a Career Center guide
• Tips on nonacademic job interviews (Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Interview Practice at The Career Center

Gaining work experience while in school

• Internships (Career Center)
• Information about Ann Arbor businesses
• UM Job Postings
• How Internships Can Open Doors for New Careers (Chronicle of Higher Education)