Erica Ford: We have 43 participants, Erica Ford: I'm going to go ahead and get started. Hello everyone my name is Erica Ford and I am the International Career Development Coach in the Central Career Services Office. Erica Ford: Hopefully, you all have benefited from the other episodes of our career development through Prep series today. There is one more after me, focused on interviews I'm going to focus on job and internship search strategies. Erica Ford: I will be taking questions ideally I'd like to save them for the end but if you have any pressing questions, feel free to put them in the chat and I will see if there's anything I should address right away Erica Ford: just to give you a little bit more information about Career Services at Cornell we are a network of offices across the campus we have our central office which is where I work as I mentioned before and there are also college offices Erica Ford: and at least one standalone office that I think of, which is the health professions advising office. Erica Ford:  You as a student are able to use both the Central career services office and your colleges career office generally depending on your degree level and your program sometimes there are offices that will point you to Erica Ford: us instead so that's a little bit about Career Services Erica Ford: and we will go ahead and jump in to Job Search Strategies. Erica Ford: I apologize in advance for clearing my throat throughout this presentation. Erica Ford: Okay, so this is the Career Development Cycle, it is Cornell Career Services conceptualization of how a person Erica Ford: goes through their career development and journey, there are 3 phases Erica Ford: and you as a student can be in any one of these phases at any given point and you can revisit certain phases throughout the course of your professional career. Erica Ford: The first phases growing and understanding of yourself, your career interests and values your strengths and your goals. Erica Ford: The next phase is exploring your options through resources, networking activities and internships and the third phase is taking action by submitting applications, cover letters, resumes, or by participating in interviews. Erica Ford: Job searching is part of the taking action phase Erica Ford:  and I would like you all to think for a moment, where are you in this career development cycle, are you at the point where you're ready to take action and start applying, you're here for a reason, right, or do you need to do a little more exploration or understanding yourself, It is okay to not be quite ready to apply for jobs Erica Ford: if that is where you are in your journey and you can use Career Services at any stage of this journey as well we can support you through Erica Ford: every phase of this process. Erica Ford: Thank you, Jess, for sharing the link to the other Career Services offices, Erica Ford:  we could do a full workshop on the various aspects of the job and internship search but today is going to be just an overview we're gonna lightly touch on these six steps in the job and internship search process Erica Ford: and just know that Career Services is here for you throughout your time at Cornell and as an alum. We have so many workshops, Erica Ford: we offer one on one appointments and lots of opportunity for you to discuss any of these topics in depth with us Erica Ford: so I'm going to go through each one by one Erica Ford: soon another thing to know is that job searching is an extensive process, very involved Erica Ford: we have tools to help support you at every phase so from polishing your resume to applying to jobs we have this resource in canvas in the Career Development Toolkit, if you're an undergraduate student you were likely already enrolled so just check your canvas dig in your campus canvas and see if you can find this course, Erica Ford: it is not for a grade it's to give you helpful information, graduate students can enroll you can go to this QR Code or visit career.cornell.edu to gain access. Erica Ford: The first topic that I would like to talk about as it relates to job and internship searching is establishing your goals determining exactly what you're looking for Erica Ford: when figuring out your goals you should also be thinking about your skills and your interests Erica Ford: particularly, what do you possess and what do you wish to develop Erica Ford: are there specific careers that interest you or especially with internships is there something you just want to try and see if you like it Erica Ford: and what do you hope to gain from this experience are there goals that you can ride out or that you've established about what you  hope to grow or what you hope to receive from a internship or job experience. Erica Ford: If you're not sure about any of these things or where to start Erica Ford: you can always meet with an advisor, Erica Ford: I'm the International Career Development Coach, I also want to speak a little bit to any International students who may be here today Erica Ford: there are other things that you should consider including what are your Erica Ford: goals as it relates to work in the U.S. or for anyone in another country or international students in your home country those are additional important factors to consider for example, do you want to go straight home right after you're done at Cornell and not work in the U.S. or do you want at least Erica Ford: temporary or short term work experience both during your studies and after your studies there are allowances for those I won't go into detail  but you can always visit the office of global learning and talk to their international services team for more information Erica Ford: in regard to your skills, abilities and knowledge, you can think about Erica Ford: what you're good at, What makes you tick, Erica Ford: are there things in your classes that you're especially enjoying things that you're passionate about you really care about and what to make a difference in the world Erica Ford: and specifically what career paths Erica Ford: can your major lead to. There are many majors I would even go as far to say every major has more than one particular career path that you can go on so you wanna really think about those things Erica Ford: I also want to encourage you in addition to meeting with a career advisor to also rely on the people who know you the best Erica Ford: so think about your support network your parents, your siblings, your friends Erica Ford: who can be a sounding board for you as you're making these really critical decisions and trying to figure out what you want to do with your lives, the people who know you the most and really care for you can be great contributors to this process. Erica Ford: Here are some factors to consider I won't read them all but when you're job searching salary matters, you want to be able to pay your rent, pay your bills, even if it's for a short term summer experience, Erica Ford: what about your schedule, Erica Ford: the location for international students is this company international student friendly do they offer sponsorship opportunities, etc. so consider these Erica Ford: factors when you are searching for jobs, Erica Ford: i'll take a pause in case you'd like to screenshot Erica Ford: this. Erica Ford: The next step is to reflect so you want to Erica Ford: take some time to consider what do you bring to the table or what do you bring to an employer Erica Ford: as a candidate looking for jobs and internships Erica Ford: so the National Association of Colleges and Employers compiled this list Erica Ford: of the top eight transferable skills or career competencies that every employer is seeking no matter what industry they're in Erica Ford: I will let you take a moment to read through these Erica Ford: what you'll want to do is Erica Ford: speak to or highlight skills that fall within these competencies for example you can demonstrate your teamwork Erica Ford: through group assignments tell me about the specific technology and language spoken language skills that you possess, what challenges have you faced and overcome, Erica Ford: do you have specific leadership experiences Erica Ford: and consider those experiences that are both paid and unpaid, course projects are a great example of ways in which students develop skills Erica Ford: even if they don't have Erica Ford: formal work experience and students often miss out on the opportunity to highlight the skills that they've developed through course projects such as collaboration and problem solving so really think Erica Ford: and consider those things which may not be formal work experiences but are still very valuable Erica Ford: and then you want to make sure that you possess the skills that the employer is looking for so I like to say that a job posting is the first part in a conversation between you and an employer, Erica Ford: the employer is Erica Ford: saying we are looking for someone that possesses these specific skills and characteristics, knowledge, education, certifications Erica Ford: and we want them to come fill this  job opening that we have or come participate in this internship program, so your application is responding and saying hey Erica Ford: I meet the qualifications for this particular job that you're looking to fill let me show you how so you'll want to really think in reference to the job description, Erica Ford: do you possess the things that they are looking for Erica Ford: and you should Erica Ford: prove it right you should include tangible, measurable, easy to understand skills and knowledge Erica Ford: that you possess ways in which you've developed those skills and knowledge. Erica Ford: It's also important to know that Erica Ford: it's okay to meet most Erica Ford: even if you don't meet all of the requirements that the employer outlines in their job description Erica Ford:  it's fairly common for women to view a job description see that they don't meet every qualification and this may not just be women I don't want to say this is only women but they may take that as Erica Ford: an opportunity to consider themselves not qualified enough and bypass an opportunity that may be a good fit for them Erica Ford:  although employers outline what they're looking for in a job description you never quite know if they consider you a good candidate until you make it through the process and you talk with them, you interview with them, you get a job offer so Erica Ford: as long as you're meeting most of the qualifications don't be afraid to apply and don't talk yourself out of submitting an application for something that you meet most of the qualifications for, if you have any questions about Erica Ford: how to evaluate the qualifications within a specific job description Career Services can help you with that.  I'm going to go through an example Erica Ford: of a job description I will let you browse through the qualifications Erica Ford: for a moment. Erica Ford: Okay, so what we have to the right is something called a T chart, this is a good exercise in Erica Ford: checking to see how you fit within the qualifications outlined or the job description outlined by the employer, so what you do is you take Erica Ford: each of the skills that they're looking for and you just list out  in relation to Erica Ford: being analytical, what's a specific concrete example of this skill set and my qualifications I think of research as a great example, Erica Ford: data oriented experiences as a great example of demonstrating analytical skills Erica Ford:  in regard to your communication skills you can think of Erica Ford: working with customers speaking, teaching, writing, Erica Ford: visualizing data, etc. There's so many ways that you can fit your experiences into the particular job description and the qualifications Erica Ford: so again this is just an example. Erica Ford: I also want to say that doing a T-chart is Erica Ford: especially helpful if you're trying to write out a resume or a cover letter because it gives you the chance to organize your thoughts and organize your experiences and make sure you're not leaving something out Erica Ford: It's also a way to assess and do I meet the qualifications of this job, I think I do but let me really sit down and outline how my skills fit Erica Ford: so that's the T chart and there is more information about T charts in the Career Development Toolkit. Erica Ford: Let's keep going so the next step is to actually search, Erica Ford: Consider Erica Ford: what jobs do you want and where do I need to look so Erica Ford: as it relates to searching for jobs a very important thing to note is that Erica Ford: different industries have different recruitment timelines especially when it comes to recruiting students Erica Ford: whether you're a recent grad or upcoming grad you're looking for a full time position post graduation starting in May or you're looking for a summer internship there are industries that are a little more flexible or they have a rolling recruitment cycle and then there are others that are extremely strict think finance and consulting for example and they recruit Erica Ford: more than a year ahead of schedule especially for internships so you'll want to get familiar with the hiring timelines for the industry or industries that are interesting to you. You can find this chart in the Career Development toolkit in the Job search section, Erica Ford: now where do you look for job openings well there are so many resources out there the top resource that I recommend for students, Erica Ford: Thanks Jess. Handshake is managed by Cornell and it is one of the most common job search platforms used by colleges and universities in the U.S. so employers know Erica Ford: that they can recruit through this platform called handshake and they work with our employer relations team Erica Ford: to post their events, post their jobs and the positions are vetted by our employee relations team so the job postings that you see have to meet certain requirements Erica Ford: what you may not see which career staff can see on the back end daily, our employer relations team is going through and approving and rejecting different job postings and recruitment events because we want students to get high quality experiences Erica Ford: and we also want to avoid scam job postings Erica Ford: so I highly recommend handshake. I also recommend using this tool as one of the tools that you use because it is made for students so whether you're an undergrad or grad student Erica Ford: employers know that they are recruiting college and university students so you don't have to sift through so many Erica Ford: senior level roles for example if you're an undergraduate student looking for an entry level job Erica Ford: or you can identify opportunities that require a masters of engineering for example because handshake again is built for students so even if it's not the only thing you use I highly recommended you can tell I'm very passionate about using handshake Erica Ford: you can also move in a in a given week or two, maybe spend the first half of your search on handshake and then the second half on LinkedIn or idealist if you're looking for nonprofit positions or Interstride   if you're an international student looking for job postings of course LinkedIn is a great tool indeed, what I would like to know  Erica Ford: you can put this in the chat, what are some of the platforms that you have been using and that you would recommend to your peers, Erica Ford: go ahead and stick that into the chat so that everyone here can see Erica Ford: anyone, Erica Ford: what's your favorite job, Search platform, go ahead and stick it in the chat. Erica Ford: Thank you. Yes. Erica Ford: I see handshake, That's great Erica Ford: awesome. Erica Ford: Thank you so much for your responses you're more than welcome to continue putting your favorite job search platform or platforms into the chat Erica Ford: I wanna take a moment to talk about the hidden job market so earlier today hopefully some of you attended for lunch the networking session, the hidden job market is essentially the chance for you to find out about incoming positions or positions that have not been posted on public job boards or even a company's website through your network Erica Ford: networking is an essential part of the career development process, one you can navigate your way through different industries or job roles learn about what it's like to work in a position or for a specific company through your network Erica Ford: and I won't go into details because someone else already handled that but go back and watch the recording if you didn't have the chance to attend that session but Erica Ford: I just want to emphasize that Erica Ford: you can apply and apply to positions Erica Ford: where you know no one at the organization or you don't know a lot about the specific job Erica Ford: or you can discover more about an organization or company an opportunity and discover new opportunities in the hidden job market through Erica Ford: activities such as networking. Erica Ford: We do have a full networking module, thank you, Jess, you're on top of it and I love it, in the Career Development Toolkit so please save these links hopefully you're taking some notes of course you will be able to watch this recording as well Erica Ford: Okay, keep going Erica Ford: this is also one of my favorite tools if I think of the job search I think of companies that you know about you've heard of them large name companies like Amazon, Capital One, Citibank, Erica Ford: E.Y. etc. but there are so many Cornell alumni who are spread across the world and work for companies of varying sizes from startups all the way to 10,000 plus Erica Ford: employees and this particular tool is a good way to see where Cornell might go after graduation this is what we call our first destination data and we organize it in an online dashboard Erica Ford: there is a dashboard for undergraduate and master's degrees and then there's a dashboard for Phd and Post Doc Erica Ford: placement so company names average salary Erica Ford: common graduate schools, industry information you can access this and many other details Erica Ford: through the dashboard for example you see here over the past two years Erica Ford: you could select your particular degree so let's say you're in computer science,  Erica Ford: sorry, a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in computer science Erica Ford: and Erica Ford: plug that in and then see the computer science students from the College of Arts and Sciences have found opportunities in these specific companies and literally jot down some of those companies and see are they still hiring and then who are those alumni from Cornell who work for those companies, you can't find that information here but you could research that through other platforms such as CUeLINKS and LinkedIn Erica Ford: and by the information I mean the specific alumni who work for companies in the dashboard. Erica Ford: Julia, there's a separate doctoral dashboard so this one here is for undergrad and masters. Erica Ford: and it looks like Jess just put the doctoral one so there's a Post Doc one and a doctoral one looks totally different from this but similar information can be found there Erica Ford: this particular dashboard I believe shows somewhere like four to six years into the past, the doctoral dashboard  Erica Ford: if I'm not mistaken it's more than ten and I wanna say it goes back even further so there's a lot more data for our Phd students who love their data Erica Ford: so check it out poke around and see what you can learn. Erica Ford: The next step is to stay organized, keep track so I talk to students quite often who have been applying to jobs and they're not quite sure how many applications they've submitted Erica Ford: or exactly which companies it may be that they can't produce that information for me in the moment I put them on the spot but there are others who aren't tracking that information and I highly encourage you to track your job applications Erica Ford: and postings that are just interesting to you Erica Ford: so here are some benefits of staying organized, one you remember to submit applications Erica Ford: for example if there is a position open and there deadline is coming up in two weeks you have so many other things on your mind like classes are starting  Erica Ford: or you're flying back into Ithaca, you're starting your on campus job again so this helps you to quickly see I should submit this application for this position because it's due in two weeks let me put that on my calendar and add it to my spreadsheet Erica Ford: It helps you to remember what you like about a policy, if you take notes or again I bring up international students like tracking whether or not an employer has made it clear that they accept CPT or OPT  sponsor, you could do that on a job search spreadsheet or Erica Ford: in a tool like note something that I really like Erica Ford:  it's very easy to get mixed up with what you've applied to and what you haven't applied to especially if you're applying to dozens or sometimes hundreds of jobs Erica Ford: and yes, there are students who apply to hundreds of jobs it helps you Erica Ford: copy down website links for the company for the job posting, save your login information, Erica Ford: track how you're following up, did you talk to a recruiter, did you hear from them, were you invited to an interview, did you do a screening a technical screening or exam, etc. so what we have at the bottom here are just some headers for a Google spreadsheet or an Excel spreadsheet Erica Ford: and there are much more things that you could track but these are some of the basic things of course the title, when was the application posted, when's the deadline, when are they looking for someone to start, is their salary information, etc., Erica Ford: so check that out Erica Ford: and then this is a little bit about the hiring cycle the timeline Erica Ford: so from the time that a position is posted to the time that you interview on average it can take thirty seven and a half days Erica Ford: from the point of an interview to getting an offer twenty three and a half or so days Erica Ford: from getting an offer to accepting up to two weeks on average so I believe the estimate in the toolkit is up to six weeks in total, Erica Ford: Jess put a link earlier of the hiring timelines and at the bottom of that page is the estimate for these different phases of the job search process and application process Erica Ford: you can find it there just know it takes some time you don't always instantly get a job offer and sometimes companies drag their feet when it comes to interviewing or there's delay for very good reasons, Erica Ford: I mentioned networking, I'm gonna blast through this, Erica Ford: I mentioned earlier that networking is the chance to learn about companies learn about career paths and talk to Cornell alumni so in that cycle there's value in networking in each of those phases  Erica Ford: and it can help you Erica Ford: discover hidden job opportunities in the hidden job market Erica Ford: but networking is all about relationship building some people call it building social capital, Erica Ford: what that might look like I'll tell you from my perspective, Erica Ford: I've lived in five cities and worked at a lot of places and I've studied at two schools for my higher Ed degrees Erica Ford: and there are people that I know and stay connected to yesterday a friend reached out Erica Ford: from graduate school to ask me if I knew anything about student loans because he knows that I work in Higher Ed, I've not worked in financial aid so I know based on my own experience a little bit about student loans but what I had the chance to do was just type into LinkedIn search financial aid and use the filter to find first degree connections that Erica Ford: mentioned financial aid in their profiles and I was able to locate eight to ten people that I've met Erica Ford: in different phases of my life who have knowledge of financial aid that I could reach out to and say hey, I know someone who wants to talk to someone knowledgeable about financial aid it will help them in their job as a financial coach and consultant, Erica Ford: do you have resources and do you have time to connect with this person Erica Ford: so because of the relationships I've built and the network that I've built I've been able to pull on those relationships, there are also job opportunities that come up Erica Ford: it's important to know that networking relationships are give and take so Erica Ford: you shouldn't only be asking you should also be offering Erica Ford: networking relationships give you insight into your particular career goals I think of a student who made an important pivot in their job search to look for smaller boutique companies in architecture because that was more in line with their professional goals Erica Ford: and lastly Erica Ford: as I mentioned before the hidden job market it provides insider knowledge about job opportunities even if they're not posted online Erica Ford: so definitely network and check out recording of the networking session earlier. Erica Ford: The next part is actually preparing your materials so before you apply to a job you should make sure that you're presenting yourself well on paper  Erica Ford: that essentially means your application you know where you fill in your information and your experiences but that also includes your resume or resumes Erica Ford: and your cover letter or cover letters so you don't want to Erica Ford: jump the gun as they say and start applying to positions without first having your documents reviewed and that is a service that we offer in career services we do resume and cover letter reviews we also have Peer Career Coaches that will see you for drop-in appointments, Monday through Friday, 1-4 pm in Barnes while classes are in session Erica Ford: it's my chance to plug in our PCC's who are great  Erica Ford:  now as you move forward you want to set some goals for yourself and here is how you know you're setting quality goals some of you have probably heard of smart goals, Erica Ford: specific, measurable, actionable, realistic and timely, so you can set some boundaries around your goals and make sure they are achievable Erica Ford: through taking a smart goals approach I encourage you to take a screenshot or photo of this or Google smart goals and see us if you need help Erica Ford: figuring out your goals for your job search, Erica Ford: so what do you do now, Erica Ford: first you want to identify roles that are interesting to you, Erica Ford: check out job search platforms including handshake which a few of you raved about in the chat, Erica Ford: think about your skills, Erica Ford: what you want to get out of your experiences, how you want to develop, get organized, make sure you're keeping track of your applications, Erica Ford: connect with people through networking platforms like LinkedIn or CUeLINKS specifically or talk to your professors, your family  your network can be expansive Erica Ford: not just Cornells Erica Ford: you actually want to prepare your application materials ahead of time, your resume cover letter this is my moment to pause and say we also had a resume cover letter session earlier today that will be available to watch later the recording will be posted on our website Erica Ford: and then you can schedule an appointment with the career advisor to talk about any of these topics we are happy to help you, Erica Ford: Jess also just shared a link to our resumes templates Erica Ford: so there is a section of the career development toolkit devoted to resumes there's another devoted to cover letters so if you don't know where to start that is a great place to start see what advice we give, what standards there are for writing good resumes, check out the templates Erica Ford: If you need to know how to structure and format your resume, what about the sections, do I include this or that information It can help get you started and then when you're ready to see a career advisor you'll have a good foundational document that we can work with you on. Erica Ford: Next up some of the resources I've mentioned already but I'll go through some key resources in summary Erica Ford: so we have this piece page listed twice Erica Ford: we have our Career Development Toolkit in canvas Erica Ford: I also wanna mention the Cornell writing center if you need help writing out or understanding how to write a letter for example you need someone to Erica Ford: help you with proofreading, wording, word smithing of your documents, the writing center can help with that If you're an international student I didn't put this on here and you are in a graduate program there's also the late English Language support office so if you're not a native english speaker and you just like help tweaking your documents Erica Ford: they can help you as much as you need they've got a great team if you can't find them Jess put that in the chat, you can also reach out to us by email at career@cornell.edu. Erica Ford: Thank you, we mentioned our same day drop-ins with peer career coaches and you can schedule an appointment with full-time professional career advising staff Erica Ford: and this is just a snapshot of the toolkit that I mentioned there's QR code you'll see here there are different topics that are covered, I see Resumes, I see Job Search, I see Cover Letters, Networking, etc. if you use Instagram please follow us we post a lot of announcements, events, we highlight student stories, there's a lot of cool things on our Instagram page Erica Ford: so please follow us. Erica Ford: I'll wait a couple of seconds if you'd like to scan the QR code our name is @cornellcareerservices. Erica Ford: Almost lastly, I appreciate if you give your feedback on this session, what did you like, what do you wish we would have covered, I should have mention this earlier I think I did a little bit but this Erica Ford: was an overview of the Job Search process Erica Ford: we can go more in-depth on different topics in a meeting Erica Ford: so please continue to use our services and please do provide your feedback on this session Erica Ford: and then this is just a snapshot of our hours that are Monday through Friday 8:00a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Erica Ford: I mentioned the Drop-ins with our peer career coaches are Monday through Friday 1:00pm- 4:00pm while class are in session and this is our contact information. Erica Ford: Do you have any questions? Erica Ford: Thank you, Erica Ford: someone just direct message me, Erica Ford: feel free to ask any questions you can put them in the chat or unmute. Erica Ford: Thank you, Thank you for coming. Erica Ford: How likely are internships for first years? That's a great question.  Erica Ford: Oh, yes. so we also have one last session, Erica Ford: I should have said this before everyone left but if you want to think about prepping for interviews we offer practice interviews one on one and we have an interview focus session starting at 2p.m. so please join us, join Mia as she's a great and very knowledgeable Career Coach Erica Ford: to talk about interviews it will be good. Let me address the question, How likely are internships for first years? so there are lots of internship programs out there. Erica Ford: There are some programs that Erica Ford: only recruit students at a certain academic level, some only recruit upper class men or they only recruit graduate students or they only recruit undergraduate students Erica Ford: there are companies out there that recruit first years you do have to do a little digging but I will take a moment to plug one of my favorite resources which you can find in the career development toolkit, Let me pull it up and I will share my screen, Erica Ford: you can find this Erica Ford: resource on this resources page Erica Ford: It is called Vault and I am a fan of Vault let me tell you how much I like Vault, Erica Ford: so at the very bottom of this page Erica Ford: Vault.com, Erica Ford: at first they were called Vault, then they changed their name to First Hand and this fall they changed back to Vault, fun fact Erica Ford: so in their Intern Resource Center, Erica Ford: this is not every internship program but Erica Ford: the programs on this page do tell you what year degree program, GPA minimum they give you their standards Erica Ford: I'm gonna go to Best Internships By Industry Erica Ford: and I will use the Health Sciences as an example, Erica Ford: Gilead and Kite,  if I click view profile here Erica Ford: they'll give you an overview of their program and a link to their website Erica Ford: then under internship program stats, you click view more Erica Ford: you will see some important information Erica Ford: this program just so happens to be open to freshmen I don't know if you're in Health Sciences but this is an example this tells you who they accept, Erica Ford: this tells you the major departments and functions so if you're studying marketing for example or you're really into pharmaceuticals or biotech public relations there may very well be an opportunity for you to intern here Erica Ford: it is paid they are unfortunately not open to International Students but there are many on here that are if you would like to if you're an International Student and you would like to bypass the work of clicking from page to page to figure out the hundreds of opportunities they have which are international friendly please email me. Erica Ford: I'll put my email address in the chat in just a second. Erica Ford: They give you their deadlines, they give you their student recruitment website which is really helpful,  Erica Ford: they accept all the way through Phd. etc. so I recommend Vault is one of your top opportunities also in handshake, Erica Ford: let me show you that, Erica Ford: look at all my tabs this is a little embarrassing, this is my life as a Career Coach at Cornell I'm always thinking about lots of things at one time Erica Ford: but in the handshake there is like a check system where Erica Ford: if there's an internship posting Erica Ford: it will actually tell you, do you meet the academic requirement, the academic year requirement, the major requirement, work authorization requirement, etc. so when you are in handshake Erica Ford: there's also a search filter, let's check that out too Hold on! Give me one moment Erica Ford: and pause my share to turn off this plugin so it doesn't confuse any of you Erica Ford: make sure everything else is on so pop up, Erica Ford: okay and refresh Erica Ford: so I currently have myself set up as a cyber security student but if I show you filters, Erica Ford: let me see Erica Ford: under Qualifications, Erica Ford: employers when they post a job they have to set basic qualifications, are they recruiting only certain majors, certain school years, certain GPA, so if you click the school year box I think I'm a sophomore in handshake but Erica Ford: on your handshake page it will now filter through to make sure you meet the school year requirement for that particular internship so if you're a first year student and you want to Erica Ford: easily sift through opportunities in handshake that are for first years you could use the search filter, Erica Ford: I will also point out as I scroll down maybe you forget about the filter but this is the check Erica Ford: box that I mentioned so whatever my fake GPA in handshake, I meet the GPA requirement that the employer said, I meet the school year requirement but I don't meet the Major because I think I'm an Arts and Sciences student in handshake so always scroll down if you want a quick view of whether or not you meet the company's requirements for their recruitment. Erica Ford: Im going to stop sharing, Erica Ford: are there any other questions,  hold on one moment Erica Ford: I want to make sure I didn't miss any others,  someone asked me directly, Erica Ford: I will be graduating in May 2024, and you're welcome, Thank you for joining the session. I will be graduating in May 2024, should I start applying to all the roles from now or can I apply Erica Ford: or can I apply for the university grad roles, I have 2 years of work experience. I wish I knew your industry, you are still here so if you can Erica Ford: Thank you, Jess, for providing my email address, so for software Erica Ford: can I apply only for university grad roles, I will say this Erica Ford: there are some internship programs that are more flexible and who they recruit there are also specific programs for early career recruitment or fellowships for recent grads within their first one to two years Erica Ford: of graduation, I think there's some flexibility for the types of roles that you're interested in  Erica Ford: software roles, let's say you're in CS or software engineering for example Erica Ford: you could meet with the Engineering Career Services office if you're in software engineering and C.A.S they have some CS students you could meet with our office if you'd like to have a more personalized conversation about your career interests Erica Ford: and help Erica Ford: with generating ideas for opportunities that you can apply for.