Articles and resources
Articles
(A free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader is available to download).
10
Tips for Parents of College Graduates & Prospective College
Students
A
Career Planning Course for Parents
A
Parent's Guide to Career Development
Recommended
Reading List for Career Success
Books
The Parent’s Crash Course in Career Planning: Helping Your College Student Succeed (Marcia B. Harris and Sharon L. Jones, VGM, 2007) Available from www.lulu.com
Study Abroad: A Parent’s Guide (William W. Hoffa, NAFSA, 1998)
Letting Go: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the College Years (Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger, HarperPerennial, 1997)
Empty Nest, Full Heart: The Journey From Home to College (Andrea Van Steenhouse, Simpler Life Press, 1998)
Career Coaching Your Kids: Guiding Your Child Through the Process of Career Discovery (David H. Montross, Robert J. Ginn Jr., Consulting Psychologists Press, 1997)
Student
Guides and Handouts
Here are resources available for your son or daughter to help
them during their job search. They have the ability to download
as a PDF any of our helpful job search handouts,
page-turning handbooks, mind-expanding resume
and cover letter samples and more.
Co-op Related
Cooperative
Education at RIT
COB
Co-op Report Guidelines
RIT's Cooperative
Education Brochure
Co-op Quick Start Guides:
Schools of Art, Design & Crafts
Saunders College of Business
College of Engineering
Engineering Technology
College of Liberal Arts
School of Print Media
Packaging Science
College of Computing and Information Sciences
School of Hospitality and Service Management
College of Science
Download a Quick Guide for co-op information that is major-specific.
STUDENT NEWSLETTERS:
Job Zone
Student Enews - newsletter sent to all students years
2-5
Co-op Student
Newsletter - sent quarterly to students on co-op
Online Resources
WETFEET CAREER RESOURCE SITE and
WETFEET INSIDER GUIDES
Students login to their personaliced main page to access these
award-winning guides free-of-charge. By utilizing Wetfeet, you'll be able to conduct
in-depth research on companies, careers and industries while
also receiving expert career advice. You will also be able
to download Insider Guides which cover such career topics
as Entertainment and Sports, Human Resources, Investment Banking,
Non-Profits, Biotech and more.
CAREERSEARCH
We have secured access for RIT students and alumni to this
excellent company research site.
INTERVIEWSTREAM
Before heading into your next interview, spend 30 minutes using our new technology: InterviewStream! Using a PC and a Web cam you can select questions, have your responses recorded and watch to see how well you presented yourself. This FREE tool provides feedback and tips on non-verbal behavior and communication missteps, plus it's very helpful for objective program coordinator assessment.
INTERNSHIPS.COM
Access a database of internships powered by Internships Direct.
GOING.GLOBAL
Includes a Going Global Country Career Guide Series, which contains more than 10,000 resources for finding international employment at home and abroad plus a Key Employer Directory and Job Listings.
JOB
SEARCH INFO
(All handouts are available as PDFs)
Are
You Ready for a Behavioral Interview?
Career
Fairs
Company
Research
Co-op
Timeline
Correspondence
Day
of the Interview
Dress
for Success
E-Mail
Manners
Evaluating
Offers & Negotiation
Information
for International Students
Interview
Preparation
Job
Search Strategies
Job
Search Strategies: Pros and Cons
Key
Dates for Co-op Students
Networking
and Informational Interviews
Portfolio
Resume
Writing
RIT
Job Zone
The
Art of Negotiating
Top
Ten Pitfalls in Resume Writing
Transferable
Skills
SAMPLE
LETTERS
(All are available as PDFs)
Acceptance
Letters
Application – cover letters
Follow
Up After Meeting
Informational
Interviewing letter
Letters
of Inquiry – cover letters
Networking
Prospecting
Letter – cover letter (called cold call letter)
Rejecting
an Offer
Thank
You
SAMPLE RESUMES
(All are available as PDFs)
College of Applied Science and Technology
College
of Business, MBA
Resumes
College
of Computing and Information Sciences
College
of Engineering
College
of Imaging Arts and Sciences
College
of Liberal Arts
College
of Science
Resume
Formats