Careers/professions
This healthcare professional diagnoses and treats a wide range of medical conditions and often works in hospitals or private practices.
What is a doctor?
This term refers to the process of reaching out to colleagues, classmates, and professional connections to find job opportunities.
What is networking?
This center is very useful for all students looking for career development, internships, and resume guidance.
What is the Career Design Center (CDC)?
This online search engine is very popular at UB for getting on campus jobs and other jobs/internships.
What is Handshake?
This document is used to obtain a job and details the individuals experiences and skills.
What is a Resume?
This legal professional provides advice to clients, drafts legal documents, and represents them in court for various types of cases.
What is a lawyer?
This event, often hosted by universities or organizations, brings together employers and job seekers to network, learn about job opportunities, and explore career paths.
What is a career fair?
Students go to this location for tutoring in specific courses like chemistry or calculus.
What is the Tutoring and Academic Support Services (TASS)?
You should send one of these to the recruiter or hiring manager 1-2 weeks after applying for a job.
What is a follow-up email
A resume should not be longer than X page/s.
What is one page?
This professional designs and builds structures, systems, or products, and often holds a degree in civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering.
What is an engineer?
This short, 30-60 second personal introduction is used to explain who you are, what you do, and what you’re looking for in a professional setting.
What is an elevator pitch?
This online resource is great for finding clubs and organizations to join and get involved on campus.
What is UBLinked?
The process of researching a company’s mission, values, and recent news before an interview is known as this.
What is company research?
This document is usually listed as optional, but a supplement to the resume as it contains a letter of interest as to why the candidate is applying in the first place.
What is a cover letter?
This professional writes, tests, and maintains code for software applications, often specializing in languages like Python, Java, C++.
What is a software developer?
An informal meeting with a recruiter, often involves coffee, allows you to connect with individuals in a relaxed setting
What is a coffee chat?
This center provides academic writing services and writing consultations.
What is the Center for Excellence in Writing?
A professional social media platform widely used for networking with professionals, recruiters, and other students
What is LinkedIn?
This document details the candidate’s educational courses, grades, and honors from their universities.
What is a transcript?
This finance professional advises clients on mergers, acquisitions, and raising capital, often working for large banks or investment firms, and requires expertise in financial markets and corporate strategy.
What is an investment banker?
This occurs when a professional recommends a candidate for a job opportunity, often providing a personal endorsement or introduction to the hiring manager.
What is a referral/recommendation?
This online resource allows you to schedule mock interviews and assist with interviewing skills.
What is BigInterview?
When a job listing says “negotiable,” candidates should feel confident doing this after receiving an offer.
What is a salary negotiation?
This letter, typically written by a professor, employer, or mentor, highlights your qualifications, character, and potential for a specific opportunity, such as a job or graduate program.
What is a letter of recommendation?