Resources by College
Resources specific to your college.
College of Engineering - Undergraduate
Undergraduate Career Consultants
- Lisa Dickter - MechE
- Sarah Kurz - BME, CEE, ChemE, EnvE, ECE
- Ray Mizgorski - ECE, EPP, MSE
*BS, BME and EPP double majors, contact the Career Consultant for your primary major
Career Preparation Resources
Career Preparation Materials:- A Day in the Life of an Engineer
- College of Engineering-specific resume and cover letter examples can be found under the drop-downs on the Resumes & Cover Letters general page
- Follow up after the Job Fair (video)
- Virtual Interviewing Strategies (video)
- Winter Break Career Guide [pdf]
- How to Have a Successful First Job or Internship (video)
- Consulting [pdf]
- Consumer Products [pdf]
- Energy [pdf]
- Pharma [pdf]
Job & Internship Resources
Job Search Guides and Materials:- CIT Job Search Strategies Tip Sheet [pdf]
- Start ups and Pittsburgh Search Resources [pdf]
- Technical Interviewing Guide [pdf]
- Corporate Leadership Development Programs [pdf]
- Alumni Networking Email Letter [pdf]
Company Lists by Industry (PDF Format):
College of Engineering - Graduate
Graduate Career Consultants
- Marcie Foy, Lindsay Pelz Luciano, Amanda Halula - BME, CEE, ChemE, ECE, EPP (Phd only), EST&P, III, MechE, MSE
Graduate Student Career Consultant Drop-In Hours
Virtual Drop-In hours are held Monday - Thursday from 10:30AM - 12:30PM eastern while classes are in session during the Fall and Spring Semesters. Information can be found in the Eng Career Prep site in Canvas or you can email grad-engineer-careers@andrew.cmu.edu for details.
Career Preparation Resources
The below resources have been created specifically for College of Engineering Graduate Students:
- Resume Guide [pdf]
- Cover Letter Guide [pdf]
- LinkedIn Profile Self-Review [pdf]
- PhD Applications [pdf]
Job & Internship Resources
College of Fine Arts
Career Consultants
- Caedyn Busche - Architecture, Art, Design, including BXA
- Katie Flanigan - Drama
- Anne Marie DeGeorge - Music
Career Preparation Resources
- CFA resume and cover letter examples can be found under the drop-downs on the Resumes & Cover Letters general page
Job & Internship Resources
(Auditions, Competitions, Festivals, Residencies, and Grants/scholarships/fellowships)
School-Specific Information:
Architecture: Architecture [pdf]
Art: Art [pdf], Artists Communities, Media, Entertainment, & Journalism [pdf]
Design: Design [pdf]
Drama: Media, Entertainment, & Journalism [pdf], Film [pdf]
Music: School of Music - Career Resources Page
Arts & Entertainment Tip Sheet [pdf]
Funding/Grant Programs:
- “Art Deadlines” list - contact Liz Fox
- Resources for Individual Artists [pdf]
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The Peter C. Dozzi Pittsburgh Internship Initiative awards ten $1,500 scholarships to students working in Pittsburgh during the summer with low or unpaid internships. Information on the program can be found under the Internship Funding drop-down on the Research & Funding page.
- COS Funding Database
- Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
- Grant Seeking
College-Specific Events & Programs
- Creative Arts Opportunities Conference (CAOC) – Log into Handshake > Events to connect with employers in your field!
- Art, BXA and Music Alumni Panels – dates to be announced
- Drama guest speakers - dates to be announced
- Design Confluence - program to foster connections with design professionals organized by the School of Design
Graduate School Resources
- Graduate schools selected by past students can be found on the Post-Graduation Outcomes dashboard
- Heinz College Programs: Arts Management, Entertainment Industry Management
Dietrich College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Career Consultants
- English
- History
- Information Systems
- Institute for Politics & Strategy
- Modern Languages
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Social & Decision Sciences
- Statistics
- Undecided students
Career Preparation Resources
Communication Materials:- Dietrich College-specific resume and cover letter examples can be found under the drop-downs on the Resumes & Cover Letters general page
- Declining an Offer Letter
- Job Acceptance Letter
- Thank-You Letter
- Mango: networking templates
- LinkedIn Profile Checklist
- LinkedIn Outreach Examples
- CMU Career Outcomes
- My Career Path
- My Next Move
- Academic Advisory Center (AAC) : help with academic issues & declaring a major
- Steppingblocks
- O'NET Online
- PathwayU
Job & Internship Search tools
- Job/Internship Check Sheet [pdf]
- Jobscan.co: resume tailoring tool
- Book Jobs: careers in publishing
- Global Jobs: policy, NGO’s, & think tanks
- Idealist: nonprofit jobs/internships
- Muse U: career advice, job postings, email classes, and videos
- Funds for NGOs
- Policy Jobs
- List of Think Tanks
- USAjobs: federal government jobs & internships
- Young to Publishing
- American Historical Association
- American Philosophical Association
- American Psychological Association
- American Statistical Association
- Association for Information Systems
- Data & Marketing Association
- Behavioral Science & Policy Association
- National Association of Independent Schools
- American Advertising Federation (AAF)
- American Media Institute
- Society for Technical Communication
College-Specific PROGRAMS & RESOURCES
- Pittsburgh Summer Internship Program (Dietrich College)
- Washington Semester Program
- Dietrich College Opportunity Grants: for unpaid / low-pay internships
Mellon College of Science
Career Consultant
- Sammie Walker Herrera - Undergraduate and Graduate Students
- Rachel Rosenfeld - Undergraduate and Graduate students
APPLICATION MATERIALS
- MCS-specific resume and cover letter examples can be found under the drop-downs on the Resume & Cover Letters general page
OUTCOMES RESEARCH
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Biology:
Mathematical Sciences:
- American Mathematical Society
- Mathematical Association of America
- Operations Research and Analytics
- Be an Actuary
Neuroscience:
Physics:
RESEARCH AT CARNEGIE MELLON
Academic Departments:
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES OUTSIDE OF CMU
For all MCS majors:
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research and Training Opportunities
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Programs
- Pathways to Science - Database of funded STEM programs
- Department of Energy National Labs
- DAAD RISE -- Research Internships in Science and Engineering
- Air Force Research Laboratory Scholars Program
Biological Sciences/Biochemistry:
- SENS Research Foundation Summer Scholars Program
-
Gerstner Sloan Kettering Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
Chemistry:
Mathematical Sciences:
Physics:
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
School of Computer Science - Undergraduate
Career Consultant
- Kevin Collins - Undergraduate
- Sammie Walker Herrera - Undergraduate
Career Preparation Resources
- SCS-specific resume and cover letter examples can be found under the drop-downs on the Resume & Cover Letters general page
Job & Internship Resources
Job Search Tips:
- Job Fair Survival Guide for MHCI Students [pdf]
- SCS Full-time Employers & Salaries
- SCS Summer Internship Employers and Salaries
- Working A Job Fair [pdf]
- Data Science/Analytics Industry Tip Sheet
Interviewing:
- Technical Interview Practice presented by VMWare
- Technical Interview Practice presented by Michael Coblenz
- The Art and Science of Interviewing (non-tech interviewing advice) [pdf]
- Behavior-Based Interviewing (video)
Job & Internship Listings:
- Jobs and Internships in the Gaming Industry
- Employment Opportunities in Data Science
- UX/User Experience Job Postings
- Job and Internship Listings Through Venture Capital Firms
- Bioinformatics/Biotechnology Employment Opportunities (primarily academic)
- Natural Language Processing/Machine Learning/Data Mining Job Postings
- Jobs at Start-Ups
- National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) in CS
- Software Engineering Job Postings on LinkedIn
School of Computer Science - Graduate
CAREER CONSULTANTS
- Katelyn Livingston - Graduate & Phd students
- Tess Elford - Graduate students
Graduate Student Career Consultant Drop-in Hours
Virtual Drop-In Hours are held on Monday - Thursday from 10:30AM-12:30PM eastern while classes are in session during the Fall and Spring Semesters. Information can be found in the SCS Career prep site in Canvas or you can email grad-cs-careers@andrew.cmu.edu for details.
CAREER PREPARATION RESOURCES
The resources listed below have been created specifically for School of Computer Science Graduate Students. Additional resources and videos can be found in the Master's Student Career Prep course in Canvas. If you have any trouble finding your Canvas course, please email grad-cs-careers@andrew.cmu.edu:
- Resume Guide [pdf]
- Cover Letter Guide [pdf]
- LinkedIn Guide [pdf]
- LinkedIn Profile Self Review [pdf]
- Technical Interview Guide [pdf]
- Job Search and Interview Process [pdf]
- PhD Applications [pdf]
technical interviewing RESOURCES
Tepper School of Business
Career ConsultantS
- Jennifer Frick & Matthew Seeley - Undergraduate Business and Economics Students
Career Preparation Resources
- Tepper Full-time Employers & Salaries
- Tepper Resume and Cover Letter Examples
- Business Leadership Development Programs [xls]
Job & Internship Resources by industry
ConsultingData Science and Analytics
Economics
Finance
- The Unofficial Guide to Banking
- Accounting Careers
- Corporate Finance Careers Map
- Venture Capital Careers Guide
- Hedge Fund Career Path
- Finance Industry Interview Guide
- Finance Interview Questions
- Finance Job Board
- How to Get a Job in Investment Banking
Human Resources
Marketing
Advertising
- Advertising Job Options, Titles and Descriptions
- Multicultural Advertising Internship Program (MAIP)
Public Relations
Operations
Professional Sports Management