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Helpful Links

After College helps recent college graduates find jobs in their major field. It can be particularly helpful for those whose majors don’t correspond to a clear career path.

Learn How to Become… offers information on more than 40 career fields and provides detailed how-to’s onto breaking into those fields.

LinkedIn is a good way to maintain a professional network. While your need for LinkedIn may vary by industry, you should know how to navigate the site for networking, interview prep, and your own personal branding.

NACE Salary Calculator offers helpful information for determining compensation for college students, recent grads, and HR professionals.

Opportunity Knocks is a job search tool that focuses on the nonprofit community. They connect people to jobs and enable organizations to fulfill their missions.

Purdue OWL may be great for figuring out how to format English papers, but they also have wonderful personal statement advice. Don’t let grammatical errors distract from your message.

Roll Call Ultimate Capitol Hill Internship Guide provides information for those looking to work on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Succeeding in Washington means paying attention to nuances, so reading up beforehand is a must.

Skill Gap Analysis allows you to create a list of your skills and match them to jobs that require those skills. You can even see how skills from a past job fit into a new career.

USAJobs is the main hiring portal for the federal government. Many jobs are posted to USAJobs from student level internship to post-graduate employment.