Resume/Cover Letter
Resources
Career Center
I Am First Program
NACE Competences
100

A document created to present a candidate's background, skills, and accomplishments and is used to secure new employment.

What is a resume?

100

offers a variety of counseling services to help students adjust to college life, cope with personal challenges, gain self-awareness, and address psychological concerns.

What is CAPS?

100

Program offered that helps first-generation students.

What is "I AM First" Program?

100

You use this to make your appointment with your Career Coach.

What is TitanNet?

100

Clearly and effectively exchange information, ideas, facts, and perspectives with persons inside and outside of an organization.

What is Communication?

200

A document that is usually sent with a job application to highlight an applicant's skills and interest in a position.

What is a cover letter?

200

Supports transfer students academically, personally, and professionally through student-centered educational services and resources.

What is TAPPS?

200

These are opportunities to meet employers that come to campus to recruit students and alumni for jobs and internships.

What are Career Fairs and Expos?

200

Location of all announcements and assignments.

What is Canvas?

200

Identify and respond to needs based upon an understanding of situational context and logical analysis of relevant information.

What is Critical Thinking?

300

Section of Resume that shows where you went to school.

What is Education Section?

300

Service that gives students in need gently worn professional attire for job interviews, internships, or other career development-related needs.

What is Tuffy's Career Closet?

300

This document on the Career Center page provides helpful information and resources on the following topics:

  • Major & Career Exploration
  • The Job Search Process
  • Resume Writing
  • Job Search Letters
  • Interviewing
  • Applying to Graduate School

What is the Career Guide?

300

The person you are matched with based on a specific Major or Career.

What is a Mentor?

300

Knowing work environments differ greatly, understand and demonstrate effective work habits, and act in the interest of the larger community and workplace.

What is Professionalism?

400

Verbs that are recommended to use in one's resume.

What are Action Verbs?

400

The amount of items students can check out from Tuffy's Career Closet.

What is 6 items per month?

400

All CSUF students and recent alumni (within 1 year of graduation) can make appointments with them to discuss any of the following career-related topics: major exploration, career assessments, finding a job or internship, interview preparation, mock interviews, grad school preparation, and more!

Who are Career Specialist?

400

This is a session where we have professionals come in to talk to students.

What are Panel Sessions?

400

Proactively develop oneself and one’s career through continual personal and professional learning, awareness of one’s strengths and weaknesses, navigation of career opportunities, and networking to build relationships within and without one’s organization.

What is Career & Self-Development?

500

Measurable abilities that can be learned through education, training, or work experience.

What are hard skills?

500

The building where one can find Tuffy's Career Closet.

What is McCarthy Hall?

500

These are offered by the Career Center to provide career readiness information to students.

What are Workshops and Info Sessions?

500

The potential ability to obtain resources, favors, or information from one's personal connections.

What is Social Capital?

500

Demonstrate the awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills required to equitably engage and include people from different local and global cultures. Engage in anti-racist practices that actively challenge the systems, structures, and policies of racism.

What is Equity & Inclusion?