Graduate Professional & Community Development
Career Services
The Graduate School’s professional development and career advising services can help you create and improve a professional development plan, identify opportunities to define and develop skills, explore career resources, and create job application materials. We offer assistance with CVs, resumes, interviewing strategies, mock interviews, networking, job search, and salary negotiating.
Resources for preparing job documents
Check out our library of samples Resumes, CVs and other professional development resources on our BRIGHTSPACE.
Career resources on BrightspaceBook an Appointment
Need help with your CV or resume, cover letter, Teaching and Research Statements, LinkedIn, interviewing, or job search strategies?
Make an appointment with a writing consultant in the Graduate Writing and Presenting Lab.
Schedule an appointment
Cara Mitnick
Director of Professional and Community Development
Office of Professional and Community Development
Natalie Lundsteen
Graduate Career Advisor
Office of Professional and Community Development
Job search and networking strategies
According to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Yale University report, 70% of jobs are found through networking.
We maintain a list of resources for job search and networking strategies.
If you don’t already have a LinkedIn profile, you should make one! LinkedIn is a powerful tool for networking and finding job opportunities. We invite a professional photographer each Fall to take headshots for your LinkedIn profile, free of charge. Keep an eye out in the Graduate School newsletter for these events.
Check out these strategies for networking to learn where to start. A helpful tool for job searches and networking is conducting an informational interview. Although this sounds like an official interview, it’s not. It is actually a way to interview people in various field to help you decide what career you may want! Pro-tip: Be prepared with an Elevator Pitch prior to networking with someone or going to a conference!
Pursuing a PhD and interested in a position in Industry? Ask me anything about the Industry Job Search for PhDs.
Searching for a Job or Internship? Access URI’s Handshake Job Board
URI’s Handshake platform connects students and alumni to employers. Handshake also hosts events employers meet and greets.
Visit uri.joinhandshake.com to set up an account and login with your SSO credentials.
Interested in statistical software workshops?
ITS Research Computing collaborates with the URI AI Lab and streamlines workshop offerings for statistical software and other computing resources.
View offerings and workshops here.
Please reach out to itrcs-group@uri.edu with any questions or comments.