Career Development Resources
A source for scholars + alumni to access information for navigating and developing their professional careers
The Leadership and Career Development Team believes that people continue to learn, grow, and develop throughout their lives, and we want every Rainier Scholar to have the opportunity to explore their interests, build skills, and pursue their passions. As a team, we identify and provide access to academic, leadership, and professional development opportunities, and engage partners in ways that center and benefit our scholars.
The resources below are designed to assist scholars in their professional exploration and development. The Rainier Scholars Career Development Team also facilitates high school and college internship placements, professional development workshops and programming, career exploration events, and networking connections, and is available to scholars and alumni for 1:1 career coaching and support.
Interviewing (for a job)
Networking/Informational Interviews
- 3 Steps to a Perfect Informational Interview
- An Introvert’s Guide to Networking (& How to Maintain ‘Loose Touch’ With Your Network)
Cover Letters
Resumes
Identifying Your Interests/Purpose
- 16 Personalities Test (Myers Briggs Based)
- Enneagram Test & The 9 Types
- Career Test
- Free Aptitude and Assessment Tests
- Roadtrip Nation Career Finder
- Purpose Venn Diagram (Reflective Exercise)
Career-focused Podcast Episodes & Ted Talks
- How to Get a Job After College (NPR Life Kit)
- How to Ask for a Raise (NPR Life Kit)
- How to Find a Mentor (NPR Life Kit)
- 5 Steps to Shake the Feeling That You’re an Imposter (NPR Life Kit)
- 6 Steps for Making a Career Change (NPR Life Kit)
- Surviving Work as a Person of Color (NPR Life Kit)
- Talks to Help You Find the Right Job (Ted Talks)
First Gen/BIPOC Specific Resources
- Navigating Structural Racism in the Workplace
- Marketing Your First Gen Experience
- First Generation Brag Sheet
- Navigating Structural Racism (The Muse)