Wake Forest University

Find a Job

Step 1: Update your personal branding

Have your resume good to go

Follow these steps

Set up your LinkedIn profile

Here’s how to do so

Complete your Handshake profile

More about Handshake

Step 2: Find jobs to apply to

Career Pathways

Internship opportunities are included weekly in our Career Pathways (Consulting, Finance, Marketing & Advertising, STEM & Analytics).

Sign up to receive Pathways

Handshake

Thousand of jobs are currently posted in Handshake. Apply now and often (we suggest applying to 5+ a week)

Current jobs in Handshake

LinkedIn

In addition to Handshake, LinkedIn has thousands of jobs posted. There is even the ability to search for remote internships.

Current jobs on LinkedIn

Other job search sites

Indeed

CareerShift

GoinGlobal

Must access on campus or via VPN connection.

Step 3: Get help

We have no doubt that you’re capable of navigating your own college-to-career experience, but why do it alone when there is a team ready to assist you?

Schedule a 1:1 appointment with a career coach

Attend a group clinic with your peers

Connect with Alumni

Step 4:

apply
apply
apply

We suggest applying to 5 or more jobs per week

Set up search agents in Handshake to help find relevant internships

Step 5: Practice for your interviews

Learn all about interviewing

Perfect your virtual interview

Schedule a mock interview

Other helpful resources

Job Search Strategies Worksheet

 

 

Use social media for job hunting

NACE salary calculator

Networking tracking tool

Compare cost of living

Job Search Help for International Students

Tips and Resource Sheet

Work with the Wake Forest Center for Global Programs and Studies

Office of Personal & Career Development

The Office of Personal and Career Development is committed to empowering every Wake Forest student to flourish in work and life. Through career coaching, events, workshops, courses, career treks, fairs, self-assessments, and much more, we seek to make sure EVERY Wake Forest student has the tools, resources, information, and most of all a partner to navigate the college-to-career transition.

336.758.5902
careers@wfu.edu

Reynolda Hall, Room 230
Winston-Salem, NC 27109

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