Additional resources for GC employees

• For faculty advisors
• Internships
• Résumés & cover letters
• Interviewing
• For employees who provide recommendations & references
• Writing your CV
• Theological Exploration of Vocation

Resources for faculty advisors

• What can I do with this major?

• GC 4-year career plan

• US Department of Labor - The Occupational Outlook Handbook provides details on hundreds of occupations including the job outlook, expected earnings, related occupations, and where to go for more information.

Internship resources

• Goshen College internship policy

• Legal & ethical guide for faculty recommending students from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)

• Internships: An Employer's Guide to Experiential Education

Or download individual forms found in Internships: An Employer's Guide to Experiential Education :

• Internship position description form for employers

• Employer evaluation of student intern

• Student evaluation of internship

An Excel database containing previous internship placements can be found on the Offices drive under "Career Services." We post all current internship opportunities on the GC job & internship bank.

Résumé & cover letter resources

Résumé templates - These templates are Microsoft Word files which allows students to fill in their personal information without recreating the document. It is important, therefore, to encourage students to customize the template to make their résumé stand out. (ex. change the font, adjust the margins, add other section titles, etc.)

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Sample résumés
         Arts                 Business               Education             History/BRP/PJCS
         Languages      Math/Science        Social Sciences

• List of action verbs for résumés

• Standard format for cover letters

• WetFeet Résumés - Two dozen articles with advice on developing a winning résumé, solving common problems, and sending a plain text e-mail résumé to employers.

• CareerBuilder.com - Scroll down the page to read numerous articles on topics ranging from the use of action verbs to highlight skills on a résumé to formating electronic versions of a résumé.

Interviewing resources

• 50 standard interview questions
• Behavioral interviewing
• Tips for interview attire

• Interviewing success  - Includes articles ranging from preparation before interviews, sample questions, and how to dress, to what should been done after the interview (from CollegeGrad.com).

• The Interview Center - Articles on interview prep, etiquette, types of interviews, do's and dont's, and sample questions (from Monster.com).

For employees who provide recommendations & references

From the National Association of Colleges and Employers:

• Faculty guide to ethical and legal standards in student hiring
• Suggested guidelines for reference givers
• Tips for providing references

Resources for writing your CV

• CV Overview and putting the elements together - a resource from Berkely University

• Writing Your Curriculum Vitae - Contains sample CVs and an extensive list of sections to consider including in your CV.