U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Sentinel Challenge

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is sponsoring a competition designed to identify individuals interested in pursuing a cybersecurity career. The DoD’s mission is to find experienced and emerging cybersecurity job-seekers looking to advance their careers while safeguarding our nation’s critical, digital infrastructure. If you are interested in starting a career in cybersecurity, this is an opportunity to put what you learned to the test and join the DoD!

By Lauren Coury
Lauren Coury Career Advisor
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Understanding How to Read and Respond to Job Descriptions

If you are in the process of internship and job searching, it is important to understand navigating a job description to increase your chances of being successful in the interview and the job role, check out this article https://theundercoverrecruiter.com/unrealistic-job-descriptions/

By Sh'Maughn Wright, He/Him/His
Sh'Maughn Wright, He/Him/His Career Specialist
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Want to Work in Europe? Learn from Duke Alumni.

Are you interested in working in Europe after you graduate from Duke? Do you wonder what its like to work and live in a European city? Or are you just curious about the process of applying for jobs outside of …

By Hal Matthews (he/him)
Hal Matthews (he/him) Associate Director, Global Careers
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Losing Momentum in Your Search? Tips for Staying Positive and Motivated

In 2019 we partnered with students and alums to investigate all of the tasks in a job or internship search and design the 8 Steps for Search Success. That night, a big topic was resilience. In fact, your peers put …

By Cameo Hartz (she/her or they/them)
Cameo Hartz (she/her or they/them) Assistant Director, Engineering Master's Career Services & Professional Development
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Navigating Work Authorization and Sponsorship Questions

Summary: Interstride has created a new course to help you answer common sponsorship questions.

If you’ve ever been confused about how to answer sponsorship questions on job applications, such as “Will you now or in the future require sponsorship to …

By Hal Matthews (he/him)
Hal Matthews (he/him) Associate Director, Global Careers
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2024 Animation Industry Layoff Tracker

We launched a layoff tracker last year to monitor significant layoffs from across our industry and give workers a big-picture look at the animation, vfx, and gaming employment landscape.

By Kai Kelley Jr. (he/him)
Kai Kelley Jr. (he/him) Assistant Director, Entertainment, Media & Arts Career Community
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Want to Work in Germany? Here’s How:

Are you interested in working or interning in Germany? Check out this video from Andrea Larson, Academic Director for Duke in Berlin, to learn more about how to get started with your job or internship search in Germany.

By Hal Matthews (he/him)
Hal Matthews (he/him) Associate Director, Global Careers
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Grifols Summer Internship Opportunities

Grifols R&D will be hosting six summer intern positions in Bioanalytics (RTP) and Product Development (RTP and Clayton). These internship positions in pharmaceutical R&D are for rising undergraduate juniors/seniors, and graduate students. This program features real development projects assisted by …

By Catherine Allen (she/her)
Catherine Allen (she/her) Assistant Director, Career Services
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What Is the Hidden Job Market?

Conducting an internship or job search can be exhausting especially when a lot of opportunities may be hidden. Check out this article to learn about the hidden job market as well as ways to tap into it.

By Sh'Maughn Wright, He/Him/His
Sh'Maughn Wright, He/Him/His Career Specialist
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10 Perfect Jobs for History Majors (That Aren’t Historian or Professor)

If you have an undergraduate degree in history, you might be surprised to discover just how many other professionals do too. Although the number of history majors is declining every year, more than a million people currently in the workforce

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