Conducting targeted outreach and submitting online applications are the two most common ways Engineering Master’s Students have landed interviews. But, there are additional methods that students have found to be successful.
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Write and engage with online articles, postings, or projects through LinkedIn, Github, professional engineering chapters, and more!
Post a cyber-safe version of your resume on job boards or online portals like Indeed so that employers can reach out to you. If you post your resume online, make a cyber-safe version in order to protect your privacy and avoid scams. Jobhunt.org shares a useful article called Protect Yourself (and Your Job) with a Cyber-Safe Resume and this is a good place to start.
Create and maintain an intentional Professional Brand. Check out the Personal Branding Steps and Resources, a guide and worksheet created by one of our career coaches.
Consider using a staffing agency to learn about possible opportunities.
Are you curious about how you can apply your research skills in a consulting career? Join us this workshop offered by the Duke Advanced-Degree Consulting Club (DACC) to learn about careers in management consulting. In addition to hearing an overview …
Many students say they “just want a job,” but no employer wants to hear that, and in reality, the more you know about what energizes you, the more you can develop a niche and set yourself aside from other candidates in the job search. Pay close attention to news and trends. When you ‘read between the lines,’ you can uncover hidden career opportunities while increasing your comfort with industry lingo needed for networking and job interviewing in your field.
By Chloë Benjamin (she/her)
Chloë Benjamin (she/her)Assistant Director, Engineering Master's Career Services and Professional Development
Landing an internship is a big relief! Now with hard work, if you impress your team, your internship might even convert into a job offer that you’ll want to say yes to. This article is about how to excel during your internship so that it can open a door for your first job after graduating. It is also about how to continue your search. It’s important to keep the search going, just in case you don’t get a return offer, or so that if you do, you might have more than one choice and even increased power to negotiate.
By Chloë Benjamin (she/her)
Chloë Benjamin (she/her)Assistant Director, Engineering Master's Career Services and Professional Development
If your search is not getting the results you want, it’s time to troubleshoot. First, start with the basics and move on to advanced search techniques. Contact one of the EMP career coaches using Teams chat if you want to …
Learn about fields, organizations, and customers using resources from Duke Libraries. The library’s market research guide provides information on resources …
