For college students, summer is often a much-needed break from studying, writing papers and giving presentations. However, the lighter schedule is a great time to strengthen your reputation as a budding professional.
Here are three ways that you can make your summer matter:
1. Create or update your LinkedIn profile
Polish your online profile by adding internship and work experience, leadership roles, club involvement and organization awards. Don’t forget to add new skills and any certificates you earned—including anything technical or leadership and management focused.
Be sure to follow the Fox School of Business LinkedIn page.
Do you need help getting started?
The Fox School’s Center for Student Professional Development (CSPD) provides LinkedIn and cover letter reviews. If you need some support getting your professional profiles ready for the upcoming school year, get in touch to schedule a virtual or in-person appointment today.
2. Learn new skills…for free
Expand your skill set beyond your major.
Interested in coding, website design or another topic that complements your major? Look for courses or experience relevant to the field or industry you want to enter.
Where do I go to learn these skills?
Forage is a program that offers bite-sized, five to six hours of virtual work experience programs that provide a genuine career advantage with Fortune 500 companies. You can explore programs in technical consulting, data analytics, cyber security management, investment, human resources and many more.
3. Enhance your resume using data analytics
VMock is a career preparation platform that helps you enhance your resume using data analytics, language processing and artificial intelligence to simulate how a recruiter views a resume.
Where do I access this platform and how does it work?
You can access VMock from the CSPD Technology Resource Library. Upload your resume and get instant feedback based on 100+ critical parameters using the Fox School’s signature resume format. You will receive an objective resume score along with targeted, personalized guidance you can use to improve. By making changes based on targeted recommendations on presentation, language and skills, you can increase your resume score.
The VMock SMART Editor Platform automatically converts your resume into the Fox School signature format. Its SMART Editor uses machine learning engines to scan your resume to offer instant and targeted suggestions for each resume bullet. The Editor tool provides secure 24/7, real-time guidance that helps make the resume stand out to maximize job search outcomes.
Using AI, the VMock Aspire LinkedIn optimization tool helps you improve your LinkedIn profile regarding content, skills and visibility. It provides instant suggestions to improve your profile elements for targeted careers and shares sample suggestions and analytics to strengthen the search engine ranking.