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This short questionnaire is designed to create an Individualized Coaching Action Plan (ICAP) for you. The purpose is to help us pinpoint your needs and allow us to more effectively serve you. ICAP

Jobs & Internships

The Vanderbilt Career Center Internship Database
The Internship Database is to be used in helping current Vanderbilt students explore their options by providing a list of internship programs/employers that Vanderbilt students have held previously. These opportunities were reported primarily by the Summer Experience Survey sent to all returning Vanderbilt students in the fall semester.

Internships-USA
Internships-USA is a subscription service purchased by the VCC. With Internship-USA, you can browse online the 14 publications and learn about specific employer internship programs. To access general information about the service, click on the above link. To access "The Internship Series on line" and get to work finding those internships, you wil be prompted for your VUnetID after clicking the link below.
Go to Internships-USA.com

An exclusive online system of internships available only to member schools. View over 1,000 internships through this consortium. UCAN

DoreWays Login

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New Student | Alumni | Employer

DoreWays
An online system utilized by the Vanderbilt Career Center to manage all events, workshops, job postings (entry-level & experienced hire), internship postings, on-campus recruiting, and student and employer databases. You can even access positions on CareerBuilder, USAjobs, NACElink Network, and UCAN. Login with box on the right.

Networking

A Vanderbilt network of alumni, students, and friends worldwide. This is a valuable resource for Vanderbilt students and alumni to help build your network and get/share career advice. Are you connected? VUconnect
(IMPORTANT NOTE: For help with VUconnect, please see this page and follow the instructions there. Please contact Alumni Relations with any questions you may have by email vuconnect@vanderbilt.edu or call the Help Desk at (615) 322-5578. Help is available weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST.)
Guidelines for Contacting Advisors

Alumni Chapters
Want a networking edge??
Sign up NOW to connect with alumni in your hometown or in a city you want to move to after graduation!
Choose up to 3 Alumni Chapter cities to receive e-mail invites for great Alumni Association events -- where you can meet VU alumni and make valuable networking connections!
**ALL students are invited to attend every Alumni Chapter event!**
https://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/form/dZPg7m
Please note: This applies to current students only. Alumni options are directly tied to your address in VUconnect. Update today on www.vuconnect.com.

LinkedIn is a professional career-oriented social network that allows members to: reconnect with old friends, classmates, and collegues; form new contacts to help power a career; and get advice from industry professionals. Get LinkedIn!

Researching

A career online library to assist in researching industries and companies and providing specific career advice. Vault

Business Source Premier is a popular business research database, featuring the full text from more than 2,100 journals. Full text is provided back to 1965, and searchable cited references back to 1998. The database includes:

Company Profiles
Country Reports
Industry Reports
Market Research Reports
SWOT Analyses

Glassdoor.com gives you an inside look at company salaries, reviews and interview questions for more than 80,000 companies.

Going Global Country Career Guides are the ultimate international job seeker’s guide! Packed with country-specific information, this massive research tool contains more than 80,000 resources for finding international employment at home and abroad. Each guide has been developed by a local career specialist and is updated annually. Recommended web sites and detailed resource descriptions are included.

From InfoGroup, the OneSource Business Browser database provides details on U.S., Canadian, and international companies and their executives. Includes financials, subsidiaries, trade and business news, and research reports.

WetFeet.com and WetFeet Insider Guides have helped millions of job seekers research their next career move. Information on the site is the result of extensive research and in-depth analysis of both publicly-available information and from private interviews with company recruiters and rank-and-file employees.

The Versatile PhD: a new resource on non-academic careers for graduate students in humanities and social science

Read first-person narratives written by real humanities and social science PhDs and ABDs who have established non-academic careers, describing how they did it and sharing their advice from experience
Join a thriving, supportive web-based community where you can dialogue with "Versatile PhDs" in and outside the academy
Completely confidential. No one at any university will know you are using this website unless you tell them. Not your advisor, not your peers, nobody.
NOTE: You will need to register for an account after providing your VUNetID.

Resumes, Cover Letters, & Interviewing Skills

Design high-impact resumes based on your major and career goals; Easily create resumes in several formats, including Word Compatible, Plain Text, PDF, and HTML; Manage an unlimited number of resumes; Include your resume in your own professional website, which you can update, deactivate, and reactivate as your career progresses. OptimalResume

OptimalInterview
OptimalInterview lets students practice interviewing skills with real-to-life, multi-media interview scenarios that were developed by seasoned employment professionals to prepare them for even the toughest of interviews.

Getting Started

Create an account, click on the Optimal Interview icon above
You will be emailed a random code which you will use to validate your account.
You will receive a confirmation email once you have validated your account and completed the registration process.

Conducting the Interview

Log in to your Optimal Account
Select Create New Interview under the Interview section (second row)
Enter an interview name and select Start Interview.
Select Interview Type, Length/Format, and Interviewer then click Continue Interview on the bottom of the page.
Adjust the Camera and Microphone.
1. Click Allow when Adobe Flash Player settings window displays.
You are now ready to begin your interview
For detailed instructions, go to the Optimal homepage under the Inside Section and select the PDF Interview Prep tab for instructions.

CQ Interactive is the most advanced on-line interactive case training developed. CQI focuses on the skills you need to walk into a case interview well prepared and confident. Although the Consulting industry is known for conducting case interviews, employers in Engineering, Finance, and others have begun to use this type of interview question to help assess a candidates problem solving abilities. From math drills and chart analysis to market sizing, this site will help you structure your answers to a variety of case questions. CQ Interactive

Need help?

The Career Center staff is eager to support you in identifying and pursing professional opportunities. Our career coaching staff and peer career advocates are available for individual and group coaching appointments and professional development programs.

It is through the coaching relationship that you will maximize your opportunities and fully leverage Career Center resources to meet your professional development needs.

To get started, complete the ICAP (Individualized Coaching Action Plan) online, then stop by the Career Center for a Coaching Assessment during Coaching Express. This 20-minute session with a Career Coach gives you a chance to have your resume critiqued, get answers to your questions, or develop an action plan for next steps.

Visit our News and Events page to see Coaching Express times and locations.

For more information about any of our services, contact our office today!

Guidelines for Contacting Advisors

Always contact alumni advisors using the preferred means of contact noted on the advisor profile.
The VU Alumni Career Network is not a job search resource.
It is appropriate to ask advisors for networking advice, job/internship search strategies, or even an informational interview, particularly within the advisor's own industry category or job function.
During your initial contact, there is no need to attach a resume. Introduce yourself, express your reasons for contacting the advisor, and describe what you are seeking to accomplish/learn through the interaction.
Choose advisors and make contact with a specific purpose in mind. Plan ahead of your initial contact what you will ask. Be able to clearly articulate what you are looking for and how the advisor may be able to help you.
Research the advisor's company or organization. Be able to demonstrate knowledge about their employer when you make your initial contact .

Guidance for approaching the initial contact:

State how you received the advisor's name
Indicate why you are making the contact
Make a specific request (guidance, advice, information, etc.)
Indicate your next step (arrange a meeting, next communication, etc.)

Questions to ask about a career field:

What types of positions are available in the field?
What general skills are most important to possess to succeed in the field?
What kind of training, education or background do you recommend?
What are some alternative methods of entry into the field?
What characterizes a typical entry-level position in the field?
What is the outlook for the future of the field in terms of new and expanding employment opportunities?

Questions to ask about the advisor's organization/employer:

What are some of the strategic goals of the organization (i.e. business expansion, new products or services, facility development)
What is the philosophy of the organization?
What types of employment training programs are available?
Can you describe an entry-level and a mid-level position? Can you describe your job?
What is a typical career path from entry-level to top management?

Always thank the advisor for their time and assistance.

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Jobs & Internships
Networking
Researching
Resumes, Cover Letters, & Interviewing
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