Resources

Find guides, apps, and other resources to help you achieve your career goals.  Career Success Resources [pdf] are organized by task and developmental.  Log into apps with your SJSUOne ID and password. 

Our Winter 23-24 office hours begin Monday, 12/4. Click here for our Winter 2024 Resources Flyer [pdf]!

• Develop Your Career Plan

  • Your Roadmap to Career Success [pdf], with essential milestones for career readiness

    Career Plan Checklist [pdf], a comprehensive career-success plan

    Career Pathways [pdf] for industry information, jobs and internships, and your career counselor

• Explore Your Options

  • Major & Career Exploration Guide [pdf]

    What Can I Do With This Major?, to explore majors and career interest areas

    Values Assessment [pdf], to consider how your values will influence your career direction

    Skills Inventory [pdf], to select top skills that are most important in your career

    Focus2 App
    Assess your career readiness, interests, and personality
    Discover majors and fields that fit your attributes and preferences
    Plan your educational and career pathway
    Focus2 User Guide [pdf] and Video

    Lightcast
    Discover jobs, opportunities, courses, and programs based on your skills and interests

    SJSU² App
    Grow your professional network
    Gain career advice and mentoring
    Join industry-sponsored challenges

    SJSU² Informational Interview Assignment Guide [pdf]

• Build Experience

  • Build Experience Guide [pdf]

    Volunteer Guide [pdf]

    Lightcast 
    Discover jobs, opportunities, courses, and programs based on your skills and interests

    LinkedIn Learning App
    Gain tips on job- or internship-searching
    Learn strategies for succeeding in a new internship or job
    Build in-demand skills, such as digital office skills, coding, and project management

• Build Your Brand

  • Resume/Cover Letter Guide [pdf]

    Utilizing LinkedIn Guide [pdf] 

    VMock App
    Upload your resume for instant and personalized feedback
    Compare your resume to industry benchmarks

    VMock Student User Guide [pdf]

• Find a Job, Internship, or other Experience

  • Job/Internship Search Guide [pdf]

    SJSU Handshake User Guide [pdf]

    SJSU Handshake App
    Apply for jobs, internships, and other experiences
    Find career-education events to learn employer-connection strategies
    Attend job fairs and info sessions to network with employers
    Stay updated on opportunities by setting up notifications

• Prep for Interviews

  • Interviewing Guide [pdf]

    Career Closet, for an appointment to secure a no-cost professional outfit

    Big Interview App
    Practice virtual interviews with industry-specific questions
    Learn about types of interviews, common questions, and effective responses

• Consider an Offer

  • Initial Career Success Outcomes, to compare recent graduate salary offers

    Interviewing Guide [pdf], pp. 9-10, for tips on evaluating and negotiating offers

• Prep for Graduate School

  • Applying to Graduate School Guide  [pdf]

• Career Guides by Population

  • Graduate Student Guide [pdf]
    International Student Guide [pdf]
    Undocumented Student Guide [pdf]

• Employer Insights

  • PwC
    Texas Instruments
    Microsoft 
    HPE 
    Galileo Learning