Career Development Resources

The Career Center has curated several lists of online, on-demand resources to support students in their professional development journey.

Our community may also access instructional videos and recordings of previous events on our YouTube channel.

Most Popular Resources

  • Handshake
    Handshake is a job search platform that connects students, recent graduates, and professionals with employment opportunities. Handshake focuses on connecting users with employers based on their skills, interests, and career aspirations. Users can create profiles, explore job listings, and apply for positions through the platform.

    LinkedIn
    LinkedIn is a professional networking platform that connects individuals based on their professional backgrounds and interests. It is widely used for job searching, professional networking, and business-related activities. LinkedIn allows users to create profiles where they can showcase their work experience, skills, education, and other professional achievements.

    Job Boards by Industry
    Looking for an industry-specific job board to discover new opportunities? Check out our curated list on Handshake!

    AI for the Job Search
    Did you know you can leverage AI tools like ChatGPT to aid your job search? Learn more from our AI for Job Hunting guide!

    10 Ways to Recognize a Job Scam
    Scams targeting job-seekers are bound to increase during times of uncertainty in the job market. With many interviews, jobs and internships moving to remote models and job seekers using online platforms to find jobs almost exclusively, scammers are using newer tools such as phony websites, unsolicited emails, robocalls and cold calls using faked origin phone numbers, social media, instant messenger services, Internet pop-up ads, and more to connect with potential victims.

  • Career Center Shared Drive
    The Fordham Career Center has developed a folder of sample resumes, cover letters, 30-second pitch scripts, interview questions, and more to ensure you put your best foot forward during the application process. 

    Jobscan
    This will be your live-saver when it comes to perfecting a resume! Jobscan lets you copy and paste your resume on one side of the screen, and a job description on the other. Then, it gives you the percent of keywords and skills that match in both documents, along with suggested improvements to increase the match percentage. This website is designed to give candidates an edge over applicant tracking systems, and gives users 5 free scans a month with the basic version.

    Forage
    Feel like you need more experience for your resume? 
    Forage offers over 100 Virtual Experience Programs delivered by over 80 leading global companies. These experiences are completely free for students and universities, take 6-8 hours to complete, and are self-paced. On average, a student who completes a VEP is 2x more likely to be invited to an interview and 5x more likely to receive a job offer from their chosen organization.

    Sample Portfolios
    Whether you're a creative student or just looking to build your online professional brand, check out our sample portfolios!

    LinkedIn Learning
    Add skills and courses to your resume by taking courses through LinkedIn Learning! Access your free account by visiting the Fordham-specific link on Handshake (connecting your personal LinkedIn profile is completely optional). 

    To view more resume resources, visit Handshake.
    To view more cover letter resources, visit Handshake.

  • BigInterview
    Use Big Interview to learn and practice your interview skills, whether you’re interviewing for a job or graduate school. Big Interview allows you to practice general, behavioral and technical questions. When the competition is tough, it can make the difference between getting an offer and going home empty handed! To register, use your Fordham email address and the organization code listed on Handshake.

    How to Take a HireVue Interview
    Do you have an upcoming HireVue interview? Check out the company's guide to prepare for the platform in advance.

    Career Center Shared Drive
    In addition to sample resumes and cover letters, the Shared Drive features guides on requesting informational interviews and mastering the skill of interviewing!

    Mock Interviews
    Want to practice your interviewing skills before the real deal? Book an appointment with a Career Counselor to go over interviewing best practices and have a virtual or in-person mock interview!

  • RamConnect
    RamConnect is an excellent opportunity to gain advice and valuable insights from alumni in various career industries. When you join as a student, you will be able to: 

    • Gain fresh perspectives from alumni
    • Enhance your communication and networking skills
    • Learn from alumni on how to navigate your career / advanced educational experiences

    LinkedIn
    In addition to being a platform to search for jobs and develop your personal brand, LinkedIn is designed for networking! Reach out to new contacts and stay connected with colleagues and peers as you move throughout your career. Students, alumni, and employers may also join our LinkedIn Group to boost their networking efforts and be the first to know about new opportunities and upcoming events.

    Forever Fordham
    Access the Fordham Alumni Directory to search for fellow Rams by name, class year, and school.

  • What Can I Do With This Major?
    Whether you’re exploring majors or searching for information about your chosen field, this website will help. Learn typical career areas and types of employers that hire in these fields, as well as strategies to make you a more marketable candidate.

    Career Explorer
    Career test unlocks new discoveries — insights into what makes you unique and what career paths you’ll find most fulfilling, building up to your final results.

    TypeFocus
    Explore your natural strengths, interests and professional values with the help of TypeFocus. Then, meet with a career counselor to review and interpret your results. Undergraduate juniors and seniors who are seeking a better understanding of their professional interests also have the option of taking the Strong Interest Inventory.

    O*NET
    ONET is an online career exploration tool with hundreds of job descriptions. Check out requirements of a job, personal characteristics of the ideal worker, experience requirements, job requirements, and information on the job’s outlook in the labor market.

Community Resources

  • INROADS | The mission of INROADS is to develop and place talented minority young people in business and industry and prepare them for corporate and community leadership.

    Lagrant Foundation | The LAGRANT Foundation seeks to enhance the academic and professional development of undergraduate and graduate ethnic minority students pursuing careers in advertising, marketing and public relations by providing scholarships, career and professional development workshops, mentors and internships.

    SEO | SEO’s mission is to place underrepresented students of color into paid summer internships. SEO places interns in banking, private equity, corporate leadership, law, non-profit and other business sectors. Students receive competitive pay, rigorous training, support through mentors, and broad access to full-time professionals and industry leadership.

    The Getty Foundation Multicultural Undergraduate Internship | The Getty Foundation aims to encourage greater diversity in the professions related to museums and the visual arts. The program provides funding for internships at cultural organizations across Los Angeles.

    Howard Foundation | The T. Howard Foundation is an internship program for minority students interested in the multimedia and entertainment industry. In addition to a full-time paid summer internship, it also provides interns with networking opportunities, professional development training, scholarships, and mentors.

    United States National Park Service  | The Cultural Resources Diversity Internship Program provides a career exploration opportunity for diverse undergraduate and graduate students ages 18-25 in historic preservation/cultural resources work. The program places interns with National Park Service park units and administrative offices, other federal agencies, state historic preservation offices, local governments, and private organizations.

  • LGBTConnect | A job board featuring LGBT-friendly employers.

    Out & Equal | An LGBT workplace advocacy group designed to connect the LGBT community through resources, events, and support groups.

    Out for Work | An organization aimed at aiding LGBT students transition to the workplace Out Professionals - nation’s largest LGBT networking organization.

  • Advancing Women | Job board that focuses on education, the engineering and manufacturing industries as well as technology, biotech, medical, financial, government and the defense/security industry

    Feminist Majority Foundation | The Feminist Jobs Board is a project of the Feminist Majority Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit committed to educating and mobilizing folks around the political, economic, and social equality of all women. The board provides feminists with a space to find jobs that progress the status of women or encompass their passion for social justice.

    Women for Hire | Women for Hire offers signature career fairs, an exceptional professional online network, speeches and seminars, customized marketing programs, an online job board, and more

    Black Career Women’s Network | BCWN is a national career development enterprise dedicated to fostering the professional growth of African-American women

    American Association of University Women | The AAUW advances equality for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research

    Workplace Fairness | Workplace Fairness provides legal information about sexual and gender discrimination

    WITI | WITI works to empower women worldwide to achieve unimagined possibilities and transformations through technology, leadership, and economic prosperity

  • GoinGlobal | One of the best online resources available to students considering international employment, GoinGlobal provides its users with in-depth information on how to land a career abroad. Students may utilize GoinGlobal to gain access to:

    • Country Career Guides: each guide has been developed by a local career specialist, is packed full of information and is updated annually to ensure current information on employment trends.
    • USA City Career Guides: Considering moving to another city in the U.S. after graduation? These city guides feature resources such as detailed contact information of major employers in each city, as well as information such as cost of living data and employment opportunities.

    You may access GoinGlobal from any computer on campus. If you are not on campus, please log into Handshake and utilize the GoinGlobal Shortcut on the right-hand side of the page.

  • Students are encouraged to connect with the Office of Disability Services:
    Lincoln Center | 33 West 60th St., Suite 224B | 212-636-6282
    Rose Hill | O’Hare Lower Level | 718-817-0655 
    [email protected]

    COSD | COSD is a consortium composed of large and small universities, well-known national employers and US Government agencies focused on employment of college grads with disabilities.

    The National Business & Disabilities Council | The National Business & Disability Council is the leading resource for employers seeking to integrate people with disabilities into the workplace. Post your resume and search job and internship listings.

    Just One Break | Just One Break’s (JOB) mission is to find competitive employment for people with disabilities through partnerships with companies in all industries.

    Job Accommodation Network (JAN) | JAN's mission is to facilitate the employment and retention of workers with disabilities by providing employers and people with disabilities lots of related information.

    The Workforce Recruitment Program for People with Disabilities (WRP) | WRP connects public and private sector employers with highly motivated postsecondary students and recent graduates with disabilities.

    DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) Careers | DO-IT CAREERS is a program that focuses on successful career preparation for individuals with disabilities.

    USA.GOV Disability Services | USA.GOV Disability Services provides information about your employment rights, offers access to job bank and resume-building sites, and information about work incentives for Social Security recipients and job accommodations.

    Equal Opportunity Publications | Equal Opportunity Publications publishes the magazine: Careers and the Disables; their website also offers a resume bank as well as career fairs for the differently-abled.

    U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Federal Employment of Persons with Disabilities | This office provides information about how to get a Federal job, how positions are filled, how reasonable accommodations are made, and more.

  • AmeriCorps | Learn how AmeriCorps provides assistance to nearly 290,000 Veterans and Military Families and see how service with AmeriCorps connects veterans and provides opportunities to give back to those who serve our country. 

    Fordham University's Office of Military and Veterans Services | Fordham University’s Office of Military and Veterans’ Services (OMVS) offers assistance to military-connected students transitioning from the military to civilian life, to pursuing higher education, into becoming a working professional.

  • Athlete Network | Athlete Network is an engagement platform for current and alumni athletes. The network helps athletes advance into careers after their playing days through community building and internships. Athlete Network is also useful because they partner with companies and graduate schools to connect current students more efficiently with this elite network of athletes that can positively impact their goals and naturally fit into their organization's culture.

    SportsNet New York | SNY is an Emmy Award winning, multiplatform regional sports network serving millions of homes throughout the New York Metropolitan area and across the country through unparalleled and exclusive coverage of the New York Mets, New York Jets, UConn women’s basketball and all things New York sports.

  • Careers in Sustainability Resources | Renewability. Sustainability. Efficiency. These three words describe the engine that will drive economic growth in the near future and for decades to come. As the world's economy goes, so goes its jobs market. This guidebook has been created to help readers better understand exactly what lies ahead for job seekers in a renewable, sustainable and more efficient world. If you are interested in finding a career where you can make a difference while making a living, this guidebook is for you.

    LifeSci NYC Internship Program | The LifeSci NYC Internship Program is a dynamic NYC initiative to build a pipeline of diverse talent to fill the needs of the fast-growing life-sciences industry. Since 2017, the program has placed 925+ undergraduates, grad students and recent grads into internships and entry level jobs encompassing science, business, tech & more at 220+ top life sciences employers throughout NYC.

  • UNICEFUSA | UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The past two decades have seen important progress on child rights, yet while much has been achieved, sharp disparities remain. UNICEF USA (UUSA) is a private, independent, U.S. nonprofit that rallies the American public to support the world’s most vulnerable children through the unmatched reach of UNICEF. Headquartered in New York City, USA has some 300 employees distributed across nine regional offices in the U.S. To fuel UNICEF’s life-saving work across the globe, the USA raises nearly $600 million dollars from private sources every year and marshals its supporters to advocate for over $800 million in annual US government support.