Career Services Center
www.uncp.edu/cs
Career Planning
Guidebook
Journey Into The Real World With The Career Services Center
Inside...
• Resumes and Cover Letters
• Acing Your Interviews
• Landing an Internship
• The Job Offer
• Roadmap to Graduate School
• and more…
“Do what you love and
love what you’re doing,
and you will never work
a day in your life.”
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JO URNEY INTO TH E REAL WORL D WITH T HE C AREER SER VICES CENTER
UNC PEM BROKE
Table of Contents
Welcome Letter 4
Services and Resources 5
Career Development Process/Four-Year Plan 6
Exploring Career Options 7
Internships 8
Networking 9
Informational Interviewing 10
Successful Resumes 11
Components of a Resume 12
Electronic Resumes 13
Resume Dos and Don’ts 14
Action Word List 15
Skills Inventory 16
Sample Resumes 17-18
Resume Checklist