Career Help During Covid-19
Was your internship canceled?
Was your job offer rescinded due to budget cuts?
We are here to help!
- ePACK: companies seeking NC State students.
- CareerShift: (access via ePACK) pulls all known jobs from the internet.
- Candor: list of who’s hiring and who’s not.
- The Muse: list of who’s hiring and who’s not.
- Indeed.com: list of who’s hiring now.
- Identify alumni that work in the industry you would like to pursue via the LinkedIn Alumni Search tool.
- Conduct informational interviews to learn more about a certain type of position, company or industry area.
- Learn how to conduct an informational interview on SoundCloud.
Consider taking free online courses. Check out the following:
- LinkedIn Learning
- MOOC.org
- themuse.com
- Guru99.com
- Open Culture
- EdX
- Coursera.org
- Udacity
Look to leverage your strengths and knowledge to work as a freelancer, apply to paid micro internships and gigs.
Follow #GetHired on LinkedIn and Twitter to get real-time information about companies hiring.
Follow #TriangleTuesdays to highlight job openings at companies around the Triangle.
Recent Graduates
As you graduate and prepare to enter the workforce during a time that no one could have predicted, the Career Development Center would like to encourage you to remain engaged in your job search and stay the course.
All Career Development Center services are available for up to one year after you complete your degree.
Before applying to any opportunities:
- Review the job description, so you fully understand what the position entails.
- Draft a resume and cover letter and have these application documents reviewed by your assigned career counselor.
Not sure where to search for jobs? Check out our job board list by going here: go.ncsu.edu/job_sourcing_websites.
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