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Topic: CSU Career Guides
Internship Guide (CSU Career Center)
Thinking about doing an internship? This can be a great way to start making connections in your industry, learning about what you do and do not like about different positions, and more. This resource should help get you started and don’t forget you can schedule an appointment or stop by for a drop-in advising meeting to answer your questions and help you think through next steps.
Cover Letter Guide (CSU Career Center)
Cover letters are a great way for you to share how your past experience directly relates to the job posting for which you are applying. Your cover letter offers you the opportunity to expand on your past experience as it directly relates to the position of interest.
CSU Career Checklist
Want to see if you are on track to meet your career goals? Check this handout of year by year best practices to help you ensure life after graduation is the best it can be.
Salary Negotiation (CSU Career Center)
Use this guide to help you navigate the steps to Salary Negotiation from our CSU experts! Learn what to assess and how to find your own key points to make in any negotiation.
Informational Interviewing Guide
Find out the questions to ask and how to approach and grow your social capital! You can easily take this advice and apply it to multiple situations where you find out more about people and their jobs.
Ph.D./Master’s Resume for Industry Guide (CSU Career Center)
Our Guide was created with industry partners and experienced staff to help you understand what employers look for in advanced degree holding candidates.
Resume Guide (CSU Career Center)
Show your unique story. Our professional staff developed this guide to help you build your resume, make it you, and develop key material to get an interview. Use the top third of the resume to grab attention and sell yourself in a convincing way. Make the reader stop and say “this person has what we are looking for.”
Tech Resume Guide (CSU Career Center)
Get your dream job in the tech industry by viewing this resume example.
Interviewing Prep Guide (CSU Career Center)
View this document to find helpful tips to help get you prepped for your interview. Find tips, example questions to ask your interviewer, and how to answer questions. Also, understanding the position and organization will give you a way to see both the big picture and the unique role this position plays in the organization and the best way to leverage your own skills to fit this role.
Interviewing – How to Guide (CSU Career Center)
Jump for joy after your interview by viewing this how-to guide to successful interviewing built by CSU professionals and employers. Did you know that you are 40% more likely to get a job if you practice interviewing? Learn strategies to have an effective interview, create your story and practice your examples in SAR format. Also view our mock interview site here!
Guide to Applying to Graduate School (CSU Career Center)
Do you need some tips and a guide to thinking about all the pieces of considering and applying for graduate school? Find all the information to get you started with this document. View this document to find a worksheet with a guide to narrow your goals, what to research, factors to consider, how to keep track of application details, application timeline, exam information, and tips on how to write a personal statement. Click on the other links here to see our other resource pages.