CU Undergrads - schedule your career counseling appointment online!

With school starting in a few weeks, now is a great time to check in with a career counselor to get the latest tips on finding internships and jobs, polishing your interviewing skills, or learning about fall career related events.

Are you a current CU undergraduate student? If so, you can now
schedule an appointment online!

It takes just a few minutes to create an account. You'll have your choice of day, time, topic, and career counselor.

Please note: If you are a CU-Boulder graduate student or alumnus/alumna, or if you would like to discuss a different topic, please call the Career Services office at 303-492-6541 to make an appointment.

In addition, be sure to check out our website for additional resources for CU students and alum.

Career in the Spotlight: Non-profits are Hiring!!

If you are interested in Business Management, Project Management, Public Relations, Communications, Marketing, Accounting, Fundraising and many more areas of work, working for a nonprofit is a great place to start. With the recession today, nonprofits are booming. Why? During a time when people look to use their money wisely and efficiently, they turn to nonprofit sectors.


About.com features an article that discusses the nonprofit world today. (more..)

CU Alum, Jon Goldsmith, shares his Career Search Story.

. What did and did not work well with your job search?

When you are laid off, it can be completely overwhelming to figure out where to start. Everyone has their own suggestions and recommendations, however, I feel as though the best thing to do upon newfound unemployment is to reflect on your past job. (more...)

Top 10 Resume Do’s and Don’ts

Below is a list of the top ten resume do’s and don’ts. These helpful hints can serve as a great guide for writing or critiquing your resume.

Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts (more..)

It’s Easy to Apply for Jobs Online— but It Takes More to Truly Stand Out

This article taken from Campus Career Counselor is very interesting and important for recent grads. Check it out.

The Employer: Brian Mackey, National Recruitment Manager for GEI Consultants.

The Issue: The Internet isn’t—and can’t be—everything in the job search.

In a recent blog posting, you wrote: “Relying on the Internet alone to get a job might be the very thing keeping you from it.”

What do you mean? (more..)

Careers in Sports!

Barry Siff, founder of 5430 Sports, has directed over 60 multisport events since 1998. Check out his advice for students interested in the sporting industry below.

1. Career Services is highlighting "Careers in Sports" this week. What type of work does your company do related to this?

From 1998 to 2009, I was a Race Director; at first, specializing in adventure races; but, from 2004 to 2009, specializing in triathlons. Our business, 5430 Sports, was ultimately sold to Ironman.



2. What or Who were your main influences for you to build 5430 Sports? (more...)

What is an informational interview?

Many people don’t know how beneficial informational interviews are to the job search process. Not only do informational interviews, or “chats with an employer”, provide you with a better understanding of a particular occupation or industry, but these chats are also a great way to build a network of contacts. An informational interview is one of the most valuable sources of occupational information. The informational interview is directed by your questions and gives you the opportunity to learn first hand experiences and impressions of someone in the occupation. These chats are less stressful for both you and the employer than a typical job interview-- you have the opportunity during an informational interview to ask a broad range of questions that you may have regarding the company or industry in which you hope to pursue. (more...)