What will we talk about…?

Overview of Career Services www.uvm.edu/career

Graduate school Exploration Application process

Resume or CV (Curriculum Vitae)? Statement

Audience participation required

First, an exercise

Take a sheet of paper and answer 4 questions

After each question, pass your paper to the right.

What is one expectation you have of this Career Presentation?

What is your dream job?

Name a personal weakness.

Name a personal accomplishment you are most proud of.

Overview of Career Services

L/L E BuildingServices:

Career Counseling Experiential opportunities Grad school preparation Job Search Special events Alumni Connection; workshops; library

Graduate School

What is graduate school?

Master’s Degree Master of Arts, Master of Science, MSW, MBA,

MEd

Doctoral Degree Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Education, Juris

Doctor, DVM, MD

Questions to ask yourself

What specialty area will you pursue?What do you hope to accomplish through

graduate work?What opportunities will open up for you

with an advanced degree?Do grad programs in your field look more

positively at applicants with some work experience?

Research grad programs

Ask the advice of faculty, staff, and grad students in your field of interest.

Contact professionals in the field.Use the Career Library and Bailey-HoweWebsearch

Peterson’s, GradSchools.com, The Princeton Review

Research particular programs

Timeline: SUMMER before senior yr

Research and identify programs

Identify deadlines

Prepare for entrance exams Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) LSATs, MCATs

Timeline: EARLY FALL

Take entrance examsBegin writing statement of purposeRequest letters of recommendationResearch financial aid options

Timeline: Late fall

Complete applicationsRequest official transcriptsPolish statement of purposeHunt down letters of recApply for financial aidMail completed applications

Timeline: Early/Late Spring

Arrange interviewsEvaluate choices

Application materials

Application formTranscriptsAdmission test scoresStatement of Purpose/Personal StatementLetters of RecommendationResume or CV

Strengthening your application:Experience

ResearchInternshipsParticipation in professional organizations/

conferencesPresentationsNetworking

Alumni connections Incorporating all of the above

Strengthening your application:Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Resume Typically used for applying to positions in

private industry, non-profit jobs, within the United States

For now, focus on content Examples

Strengthening your application:Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV)

The CV is the typical document for application to a graduate program or for an assistantship

Can be several pages, includes everythingExamples

WRAP UP

What have we learned?ResourcesResearchExperience