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)
- How to Get to Know Your College Professors (Video)
Cover Letters
Resumes
- Sample Resume for HS Students (RS Document)
- How to Make a Resume Interviewers Actually Want to Read
- 5 Steps to Creating a Resume for Tech Jobs in 2021
- Example Resumes for Various Industries (Michigan Tech)
- LinkedIn for Students Tutorial Series
- The Ultimate Guide to LinkedIn for Students
- How to Use LinkedIn as a College Student
Identifying Your Interests/Purpose
- 16 Personalities Test (Myers Briggs Based)
- Enneagram Test & The 9 Types
- Explore Career Pathways
- 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
- Career Development Needs of First Generation Students
- The Impacts of Internships and Study Abroad on the Career Readiness of First-Generation Students
- Navigating Structural Racism in the Workplace
- Marketing Your First Gen Experience
- First Generation Brag Sheet
- Diversity Recruitment Programs (Check to see if your college has a list!)
- Navigating Structural Racism (The Muse)
Identifying Equitable/Inclusive Workplaces
- Fortune 100 Best Workplaces for Diversity
- Chezie Diversity Career Platform
- Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2020