Co-op to Career

What can I do with a Black Studies Major? Five Hundred Answers Provided by Robert Fikes, Jr.

Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) premier resource on career guidance to hundreds of occupations and it is free!

OOH search screen

Check Northeastern Employer Engagement and Career Design
The Job Search page covers the process beginning with Resumes, Cover Letters and CVs to Negotiating Salary and Job Offers.

  • Find resume and cover letter examples using Scholar OneSearch
    Scholar OneSearch screen shot for searching for resume "cover letter" examples

     
  • Get information about your company to customize your cover letter--
      Business Source Ultimate is a good place to start. NOTE: Use the CO (company) search option to narrow your results to information ABOUT a company:

    Business Source Complete sample search using Company search option to limit results to a company name

    Check specialized research tutorials to finding more company information, such as
         Public vs. private companies
         Finding information on private companies
     
  • AVON: Academic Video Online includes short videos---some less than three minutes for job hunting. Search "cover letter" (with quotation marks) to find videos, such as
    • How to Craft a Cover letter.
    • Make a good first impression by preparing your elevator pitch. Here are some tips from a 3-minute video. You will need to authenticate with your Northeastern credentials to see the video.

The Elevator Pitch  (3 minutes)