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How to use: NUcareers for your job search

Database for co-op, full-time, & internship postings – accessed through myNortheastern

NUcareers

Tutorials available at Nucareershelp : https:/ /www.northeastern.edu/nucareershelp/students/

Dashboard

https://www.northeastern.edu/nucareershelp/students/

Links to jobs you applied for. Much more information available in the Co-op section.

NUcareers Dashboard

The system tracks your study and work semesters.

One way to get to the co-op postings.

Fill out your skills profile

Completing your skills profile is the first thing you should do on NUcareers Allows employers to filter applications for their positions.

Optional to “opt-in” (recommended) so you can be included in the pool of applicants for employers to recruit even if you have not applied for their jobs.

Skills Profile

Select Register to get started.

Dashboard: Skills Profile

Go to this link for step by

step instructions if you

need them.

https://www.northeastern.edu/coop/how-to-submit-your-required-skills-profile/

Skills Profile

Decide whether to opt in to the co-op candidate database


After you complete the profile once, you can load your old answers and update rather than starting from scratch.

Skills Profile question categories


Profile Visibility Grant permission for employers not applied to see profile;

Opt to use answers from last profile submission.

Employment Interests Work availability (work period); Preferred Industries;

Industries, Preferred Job Functions, Preferred

employment Locations.

Extracurricular Activities Club Affiliations; Professional Associations; Certifications

Global Skills Languages and Level; Types of Global Experience

Technical and Clinical Skills Computer Knowledge; Hands-on / Lab Skills; Clinical

/Professional Skills; Previous experience with research

and/or creative endeavors.

Academic Program (system adds); College (system adds); student

classification (system adds); Varsity Athlete; Academic

Honors.

Resume (Upload associated to Profile)

Skills Profile

Finish by uploading your resume – it will not automatically update if you update your resume elsewhere in NUcareers.


Click submit

Enter your car availability & mobile phone number Fill in other information if you would like

My Account

This will be a drop down menu

Dashboard: Account Set Up

Co-op Record

Cooperative Education: Overview

Co-op Intention

Select intention that best describes your plans. Your intention will not restrict your job search.

Cooperative Education: Overview

Co-op Documents

You must upload documents to use when applying for co-op positions.

Everyone must upload a resume. You may also need cover letters, writing samples, and/or other documents.

Cooperative Education: Documents

Upload Documents

Be sure to name your documents

Select correct document type

Upload


Co-op Documents

Select a default resume


Co-op Documents

Archive “old” resumes so you never send the wrong one out.


Be sure to view ALL documents so you don’t send one from a previous term by mistake.

Job Postings Main Page

Good for f i l ter ing featured, g lobal

Your major as noted by the Regis trar

Create your own quick search or advanced search

Each posi t ion has a searchable ID #

You can save your searches to eas i ly run them again

Definite ly need more applicants

Cooperative Education: Job Postings/Applications

Retr ieve jobs for which you’ve appl ied or set as prior i ty

Advanced Job Search

Useful , especial ly la ter in the semester, for searching for the most recent posi t ions

Useful la ter in the semester to f ind posi t ions that need more appl icants

There are many more fields below these

Don’t make

your initial search too specific

Organizat ion=parent ent i ty

Divis ion=division/dept .

Cooperative Education: Job Postings

Advanced Job Search

You can search in any major that you would like – does not have to be your major

Will include all majors in search

A work in progress – includes groupings of similar majors

Se a r ch , a n d SAVE the search ( a t to p o f n ex t p a g e ) so yo u c a n r eg u la r l y c h ec k fo r t h e sa m e t y p es o f j o b s


https://www.northeastern.edu/coop/information/saving-a-search/


Advanced Job Search

Y o u ca n d e l e t e /m an age sa v e d se a r ch e s h e r e ( & se e b e l o w)

Will find all SAVED searches here

Y o u ca n se e y o u r sa v e d se a r ch e s , h a v e t h e m n o t i fy y o u a s n e w jo b s a r e a d d e d , o r d e l e t e t h e se a r ch e s h e r e


Search Results

Click on job title to read the job description – always read before applying


Status if you have already applied

Search Results

Removes the job from future searches.


Job Description

Come back to these after reading the whole description


Job Description Cooperative Education: Job Postings

Wage & hours

Take note of the location

D e n o t e s w h e t h e r a c a r i s r e q u i r e d

Job Description

You can apply if you meet the qualifications in the job description even if you are not in one of the targeted programs

Required documents


Setting Priority

Not required but helpful

Lets you save your interest in a position before actually applying


Applying for Jobs

Apply using the big green button on the top of the job description

You must include all required documents to apply

Required documents are noted here

Choose whether to apply with an existing application or a new application package


Use a customized package for: Your first application with your default resume

Otherwise an old resume will be submitted

All applications that require a cover letter or other materials Each cover letter must be customized to the job

Use/ReUse an existing package for: Applications, after the first one each co-op cycle, that

only require your default resume

Name reusable “fa 19 resume only package” for easy identification

Applying for Jobs: Existing & Customized Packages


Applying for Jobs

Choose a descriptive name

Confirmation page gives you a chance to cancel the application

Select correct documents


Co-op Applications: Overview View

Total

Breakdown of status

Cooperative Education: Applications

There are two ways to view your applications

Be sure to look at all applications, not just last 30 days

Co-op Applications: Overview View


Shows whether the positions are fil led or not

Shows the status of your application

What happens after I apply? Co-op Applications: App statuses


• The employers will see all applications and decide whom to call, interview, etc.

– Some start right away and others take their time, we are not always aware of when they have started.

• Some employers will be using the system more fully which can give us clues as to where you stand

in the process. What you might see next to your application (under APP STATUS):

– ….nothing (Still says “Applied”)…..

• The employers may not note anything in NUCareers (we encourage them to; but they might not)

• This could mean you might be contacted,

• Or it could mean they are not considering you at this time.

– “Not Selected for Interview”

• The employer has chosen not to consider you. You may not be qualified; or there might be too

many applicants more qualified than you.

– “Interested”

• You have made the first cut; the employer is considering reaching out to you

– “Selected for Interview”

• The employer wants to invite you to interview. Hopefully they will reach out to you soon.

– “Offer Extended”

• The employer has offered you the position (they might not use NUCareers to do this – but if they

do, the system will say this); you have 48 business hours to accept the job; if you do not accept

within this timeframe, the offer will move to the next candidate

Co-op Applications: Job Postings View

Note: here is how to get jobs back that you removed from your search


There are two ways to view your applications

CO-OP OFFERS – by phone/email (most are done this way)

Tell your coordinator

Respond to accept or decline the position within 3 business days. See this flier for more tips.

CO-OP OFFERS – through the automated offer system

When offered a job THROUGH NUCAREERS, respond to accept or decline the position within 48 hours of the offer (2 business days) .

See next slide

CO-OP OFFERS – general info

Let your Co-op Coordinator know - they may be able to help you decide

Think it through before you accept a job. Once you have accepted a position, you may NOT change your mind and accept another offer.

Let your Co-op Coordinator know as soon as you have accepted a job.

Circle back with all other employers that have contacted you and let them know you accepted a different job . Thank them for their interest.

Co-op Job Offers

Dashboard: Co-op Offers

http://neu.edu/ashcoop/students/resources_current/fa09_coop_tips/documents/HANDLING_JOB_OFFERS.pdf

Co-op offers by phone/email (most are done this way)

Tell your coordinator

Co-op offers through the automated offer system Will only appear on your dashboard

You will also get email notification

Co-op Job Offers


Co-op offers through the automated offer system Respond by date provided

If you don’t accept or decline by the deadline, the offer will be declined

Co-op Job Offers


Extras: Events Calendar

NUcareers maintains an Events Calendar for Co-op and Career Development. Can be accessed other ways as well .

Dashboard

Extras: Submit a Form

Submit details about a Student Developed Co-op…but talk to your coordinator first before doing this.

Dashboard: Submit a Form

Jobs continue to open up throughout the semester – keep checking and applying

As soon as you apply on NUcareers, employers can access your applications and contact you

You will not hear back from every employer But you MUST respond to every employer that contacts you

For automated offers, you have 48 hours to make a decision, excluding weekends and holidays

For other offers, it is typical to request 3 business days to make a decision

Keep your coordinator informed about applications, interviews, offers

Co-op Application Notes

SLIDES (HELP) FOR

LATER IN THE CO-OP

SEARCH (AROUND MID-LATE OCTOBER

OR SO)

FIND JOBS THAT WANT MORE RESUMES

SEARCH THE FEATURED POSTINGS

You can find featured postings in TWO ways – (see below)

1. Click featured postings OR

2. Click advanced search (see next slide)

https://www.northeastern.edu/coop/information/running-an-advanced-search/

Creating a specialized advanced search for featured postings

• Click advanced search

• Type in a keyword if you’d like to

• Click the featured postings box

• Scroll down and choose the

majors you want to see (or the

colleges’)

https://www.northeastern.edu/coop/information/running-an-advanced-search/

Or create (and save) a more focused search for featured postings

• Save the search so you can use it

again – over and over again

• Title it so you can remember what

the criteria were

• Click the box (when saving it) to

get emails about new items this

search has found for you

