Professional Toolbox

Resume | Job Search | Interview

Success in the job market is very much based on your ability to effectively market yourself. For candidates seeking professional opportunities, it is critical they understand and apply the strategies needed to promote their candidacy to prospective employers.

Much more than being a qualified applicant, candidates must be able to communicate their skills and credentials on the resume document and in the interview session. A good resume yields an interview invitation. And a good performance in the interview yields a job offer.

Visit out Career Resources webpage for valuable tools to help with your job search.

Career Success

Successful job seeking requires aggressive action. It requires a significant investment of time, money, energy and ego. It requires hard work. To survive in today’s highly competitive and rapidly changing job market, you will need the right attitude, the right mental approach, the right preparation and a new set of survival skills. You will need… A good understanding of yourself and the right job for you… Knowledge of types of jobs and what they require… A method to help you choose and plan long-term career goals… Knowledge of effective job-seeking skills… And how to succeed on the job once you have it.

Career Coaching

The UM Career Development Center offers professional career coaching and resources regarding your preparation for the job market. We provide resume samples, resume critiques, interview preparation tools, mock interviews, employments leads, and contact information.