Center for Engineering Career Development Blog

We prepare our students to make smart, strategic career decisions throughout their professional lives. Through professional advising and counseling, students can build their understanding of job search and career self-management processes, identify their strengths and interests, and connect with prospective employers so they gain confidence and competence as they plan for their future.


    Great Ways to Spend Summer 2023

    February 27, 2023

    We're a couple of months away from the end of the spring semester, and we know many of you are making plans for Summer 2023.

    Our career advising team is here to support your search for summer experiences, whether that be an internship, research experience, or other opportunities, such as self-paced skill building courses or short-term projects (a great way to try something out without a summer-long commitment). 

    Read on to learn about upcoming events and programs, and apply for Summer 2023 experiences.

    We’ll be sure to update this post with more opportunities as we learn of them.



    Winter Break 22-23: Career resources and our office's schedule

    December 01, 2022

    It's almost time for a winter break!

    We hope that the break is a time for rest, reflection, hobbies, personal projects, catching up with friends and family - and maybe a J-Term course or academic/professional projects sprinkled in.

    Before final exams wrap up, our team wants you to know about our winter break office hours (we're open!), ideas for career-related activities you can participate in over the break, and early spring career events so you can save the dates now.



    Virtual Engineering Career Fair: Complete guide to event prep

    September 12, 2022

    The annual Virtual Engineering Career Fair is just around the corner! We’ve created this guide to help you prep for and navigate the event.

    First, complete these 5 key steps BEFORE the fair:

    1. Review and sign the annual Recruiting Policy Agreement. You’ll learn about important policies for participating in events with employers.
    2. Update your Handshake profile to be visible to Employers. This will allow you to register for 1:1 chats with employers. PLUS, employers will have an opportunity to search student profiles and reach out to YOU first.
    3. Register for the Career Fair before the event.
    4. Once registered, review the list of employers participating in the fair. Build a schedule in advance of the fair by signing up for 1:1 and group sessions of interest.
    5. Make a plan for how you want to spend the 10 minutes you’d have to chat with a company rep during scheduled 1:1 conversations.


    2022 Engineering Career Fair and Conference

    August 03, 2022

    Welcome to Fall 2022! The Center for Engineering Career Development team has been busy preparing a slate of career fairs, workshops, and events to help Engineering students explore career pathways, connect with employers and alumni, and access career-related internships, research and graduate school opportunities, and full-time jobs.


    Save the date for Fall 2022 career events

    August 03, 2022

    We hope you're having a great summer break and are looking forward to a new academic year starting in just a few weeks!

    If you're planning on searching for a Summer 2023 internship or post-grad full-time job, the fall semester is a perfect time to start your search.

    1. Carve out 10-15 minutes in your day to review the early fall career-related events below.
    2. Save the date! Add events of interest to your calendar now.
    3. If registration is open for an event already, register today.
    4. Look for future emails from our team as we share more details about each event.

     


    Great Ways to Spend Your Summer 2022

    June 02, 2022

    We probably all need a soul cleansing break this summer and we hope your first priority is your mental and physical health! We also want to help relieve the stress of worrying about what to do over the summer so we’ve put together a guide with info on the many different ways you can spend your summer and have something for your resume too.