Career Services

Comprehensive career services are available to you throughout your education, as well as after graduation. With the assistance of experienced staff and proven resources, you can discover what career opportunities lay ahead. Here's some of what you'll find at the Career Services Office:

• Access to the Career Resource Library – Whether you are debating career choices, curious about the job market in your field, or about to interview with a major corporation, the Career Resource Library is where you are likely to find the information you need: directories, industry publications, test-taking guides and so much more. College of Management students can access a special "Vault Career Library."

• Graduate and professional school advising – If you are considering graduate study for any profession, a Career Counselor can assist you. Find information for pre-med or pre-law students. University Career Services has application and informational bulletins for the GRE, MAT, GMAT, LSAT, AHPAT, MCAT. PRAXIS, TOEFL and TSE.

• Career counseling – Through Career Services, you can meet with a counselor to discuss your career or prospective career; participate in workshops for resume writing, interviewing and job searching.

• UMass Boston Career Fairs - Each semester, you'll have the opportunity to participate in one of UMass Boston's job fairs, where you'll have the opportunity to meet representatives from business representing a number of different industries from Massachusetts and beyond. A recent job fest included: American Express Financial Advisors, AstraZeneca, Cingular Wireless, Eli Lilly & Company, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, The Hertz Corporation, Kaplan Test Prep, Masco, Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, The Sherwin-Williams Company, Staples and Walgreens.

• The MERC Education Career Fair - MERC, otherwise known as the Massachusetts Educational Recruiting Consortium, is an organization of 40 Massachusetts colleges and universities, dedicated to facilitating the hiring process in education and related fields. The MERC Recruitment event is limited to candidates from member colleges and universities.

• The PinPoint Career Guidance System – Pinpoint will help you determine which careers best suit your unique personality so that you can choose a career that is right for you. You will discover your: Personality Type; Occupational Personality Code; Interests; Character Traits; Preferred Activities; Preferred Work Contexts.

• Credentials - For UMass Boston students and graduates applying to graduate programs, University Career Services offers a Credentials File Service. You can have recommendation letters kept on file and sent to designated graduate programs at your written request.

• Hotlinks – Check out the Career Services web site for links to dozens of resources.

• Find a job - A wide range of Job Search Resources are available to assist students and alumni who are seeking employment including MonsterTrack, the official job listing & resume database for UMass Boston students and alumni.