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The Career Center

  1. Career Center
    Services ⌄

    Services Overview
    1. Career Coaching Menu
      • Career Coaching
      • Coaching Appointments
      • Career Drop-in Advising
    2. Health Professions Advising menu
      • Health Professions Services
      • Pre-Health Advising Appointments
      • Pre-Health Drop-in Advising
      • Pre-Health Ambassador Peer Advising
    3. Interview Practice menu
      • Interviewing
      • Mock Interviews
      • Big Interview
      • Student Interview Room
    4. Resume/cover letters menu
      • Document Reviews
      • Drop-in: Resume and Cover Letter
      • Online: Resume/Cover Letter
      • Online: Personal Statements
    5. Misc menu
      • More Services
      • Embedded Drop-in Services (Multiple Locations)
      • Free Test Prep
      • Professional Portrait Lab
      • Request a Workshop
    6. Certifications
      • Certifications
      • Career Certificate - International Students (CC-I)
      • FOCUS
  2. Career
    Pathways⌄

    1. Career Pathways
      • Career Pathways Overview
      • Choosing a Major
      • Exploring Careers
      • Considering Graduate School
      • Making Career Decisions
  3. Professional
    Development
    Advice⌄

    1. Professional Development Advice
      • Professional Development Overview
      • Building Your Skills
      • How to Write a Resume
      • How to Write a Cover Letter
      • Creating a LinkedIn Profile
      • Building a Professional Network
      • How to Write a Personal Statement
      • Interviewing Tips
      • Career Fair Prep
  4. Jobs and
    Internships⌄

    1. Jobs and Internships
      • Jobs & Internships Overview
      • Job Search
      • Campus and Community Jobs
      • Internships
      • Working Abroad
      • Salary and Offer Negotiation
      • Dress for Success
  5. Pre-Health
    at Illinois⌄

    1. Pre-Health menu
      • Pre-Health Overview
      • What is Pre-Health at Illinois?
      • Explore Health Professions
      • Health Professions Advising
      • Pre-Health Ambassadors
      • Pre-Health Student Success
      • Enroll in Pre-Health on Canvas
  6. Identity
    at Work⌄

    1. Identity menu
      • Identity at Work Overview
      • Finding Inclusive Professional Settings
      • International Students
      • First Generation Students
      • Undocumented/DACA Students
      • Students of Color
      • Students with Disabilities/Neurodiverse
      • LGBTQIA+ Students
  7. Partners⌄

    1. Partners menu
      • Partners Overview
      • Faculty/Advisors
      • Employers
      • Admissions Reps

Professional Development Advice

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Building Your Skills

A graduate assistant shows a student sitting at a desk a flyer labeled "Action Words"

How to Write a Resume

A Career coach sits with a student at a desk and shows them papers with information about cover letters

How to Write a Cover Letter

"LinkedIn Tips" instructional flyer lying on a desk next to a cellphone with LinkedIn logo on the screen, and a pen

Creating a LinkedIn Profile

Group of four young adults dressed in business casual attire talking and smiling around a table while eating a meal at a restaurant

Building a Professional Network

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How to Write a Personal Statement

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Interviewing Tips

Students interacting with employers in a career fair

Career Fair Prep

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The Career Center

715 S. Wright Street

Champaign, Illinois 61820

217-333-0820

Email: careercenter@illinois.edu

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