DIY Resources

Find targeted resources and activities by Collection (red button) or with quick links to specific resources below. Use these independently or as prep for a meeting with a Career Coach!

Career and major descriptions and videos, self-discovery activities, personality assessments, …

Learn about ways to gain experience and build skills in fields of your interest, …

Search for job and internship postings, including part-time, on- and off-campus, and work-study on Handshake, …

Friendly team members to support your career exploration and job/internship searches, …

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Explore Majors and Careers

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Assess your interest, skills, values, and personality and see how they relate to career fields and UNL majors. Free with …

Candid Career Videos

Learn about careers from interviews with hundreds of professionals in a wide range of fields.

Major Exploration Videos

On this resource, you will find videos featuring many of the majors at Nebraska. These videos will provide a basic …

Holland Code Activity

Students can utilize this activity to rank their Holland Codes from 1 (most like them) to 6 (least like them).  …

What Can I Do With This Major?

Learn how majors connect to career fields and strategies to pursue them successfully. Watch this video for tips on best …

UNL Undergraduate Catalog

Explore the majors and minors available at UNL.

 

Build Career Connections

A Guide to Networking

This is a valuable tool for learning how to grow and expand your career connections and network.

 

UNL Alumni LinkedIn Tool

One of the best ways to build career connections is to meet UNL alumni who have either graduated from your …

A Guide to Handshake & LinkedIn

Learn how to create a strong profile on LinkedIn and Handshake that best promotes your career interests, skills, and qualifications.

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Researching companies and their opportunities ahead of a fair or event can help you have more focused and beneficial conversations …

Need a headshot for your Handshake or LinkedIn profile? Career Services has 2 free self-serve headshot stations that all UNL …

Find Internships and Jobs

This guide is a valuable tool for finding job and internship opportunities, writing your resume and cover letters, marketing yourself …

A Guide to Networking

This is a valuable tool for learning how to grow and expand your career connections and network.

 

UNL Alumni LinkedIn Tool

One of the best ways to build career connections is to meet UNL alumni who have either graduated from your …

Welcome to Handshake at UNL!

Handshake is the place for students of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to engage with employers and search/apply for internships, co-ops, …

A Guide to Handshake & LinkedIn

Learn how to create a strong profile on LinkedIn and Handshake that best promotes your career interests, skills, and qualifications.

On-campus & Part-time Job Search Video Tutorials

Check out these tutorials to help you navigate your on-campus & part-time job searches and log on to Handshake here.

Gain Experience and Build Skills

Ways To Gain Experience

Find out more about different ways you can start gaining experience.

Welcome to Handshake at UNL!

Handshake is the place for students of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to engage with employers and search/apply for internships, co-ops, …

Career Interest Communities Resource

In an expanding labor market, it can be challenging to know about the many sub-specialties that exist in each field.

A Guide to Handshake & LinkedIn

Learn how to create a strong profile on LinkedIn and Handshake that best promotes your career interests, skills, and qualifications.

How To Make The Most Of Your Internship

Internships are a great opportunity to grow your skills, learn about a particular industry and make connections. But it can …

Prepare to Apply for Opportunities

This guide is a valuable tool for finding job and internship opportunities, writing your resume and cover letters, marketing yourself …

A Guide to Interviewing

This is a valuable tool for learning how to best prepare for your upcoming interviews.

A Guide to Resumes, Cover Letters & References

This is a valuable tool for learning how to develop strong application materials when applying for internships and jobs.

Crafting Resume Bullets

Utilize this worksheet to help strengthen your resume bullets.

Big Interview

Big Interview is an on-demand interview training system to learn interviewing techniques and practice skills in a simulated video interview.

A Guide to Pursuing Graduate and Professional School

Learn how to find and research programs, make important connections, write application essays, and more!

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