Professional Development
This 1-page document is a way to demonstrate your skills, experiences, and qualifications to potential employers.
What is a resume?
This is one of the most popular tutoring centers on campus, offering help for courses in the Math, Physics, and Chemistry departments among many others.
What is CARE?
Where was our original classroom located?
Where is Transporation 204?
Similar to Quad Day, this evening event showcases all of the Engineering RSOs and attending this was a requirement at the beginning of the semester.
What is E-Night?
What is my minor in?
What is semiconductor engineering?
This is a 30 second overview of your professional story and is usually the first thing you say to potential recruiters.
What is an elevator pitch?
This office within Grainger offers assistance to students interested in studying abroad.
What is IPENG?
Who is the MatSE Chief Advisor?
Who is Dr. Laura Nagel?
This is the minimum number of credit hours you need to take in order to be considered a full-time student at UIUC.
What is 12?
What research group am I in?
What is the Charpagne Lab?
This structure on the south side of campus was the location of the Fall 2025 Engineering Career Fair.
What is the State Farm Center?
This is the location of the Grainger Academic Advising Center where students can drop in for Express Advising with non-departmental-specific advisors.
What is the 4th floor of Grainger Library?
How many students are enrolled in the freshman MatSE class (not including undeclared)? Points for +/- 5 students
What is 140 students?
These types of courses are required for all students at UIUC and include subjects such as Humanities and the Arts, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Advanced Composition.
What are General Education courses/requirements?
What club was I most involved in?
What is Illini Solar Car?
This is an online version of your resume that is typically less tailored and is a great way to connect with others.
What is LinkedIn?
Applications for these scholarships typically open in February and are exclusive to engineering students at UIUC.
What are Grainger Scholarships for Continuing Students?
How many students from our class are from Illinois? (+/- 1 and x2 Bonus if you can name them)
What is 3? (Nat, Kyle, Keerthi)
This online portal is where students can register for classes, find financial aid information, and view their final grades.
What is Self-Service?
Which ELA(s) are also my roomate(s)?
Who is Krisha Sampat (MatSE) and Grace Liu (BioE)?
+500 pts if you also said Grace Liu
These types of resume statements “demonstrate transferable and technical skills by describing how they were used to produce a positive outcome”.
What are Skill/Outcome statements?
With an office on the second floor of Engineering Hall, these counselors are a great resource for engineering students.
Who are the Grainger Embedded Counselors?
What playful display is hidden in the hallways on the 1st floor of MSEB?
What is a lego scene?
Often abbreviated as ‘RSOs’ these groups are officially recognized groups on the UIUC campus.
What are Registered Student Organizations?
Where did I intern last summer?
Where is Scot Forge?