Career Resources for a Virtual Environment
Below is a collection of helpful information and links to assist you with your career and professional development in a virtual environment.
JOB SEARCH INFORMATION & ARTICLES
- 500 Companies Hiring Students on hireBING by Handshake Right Now (Handshake)
- How To Job Search During The Coronavirus Pandemic (Glassdoor)
- Who is hiring during the coronavirus? Try these industries if you need a job now (Fast Company)
- 60 companies hiring to address COVID-19 (Glassdoor)
- Companies eager to hire amid COVID-19 (Glassdoor)
- Candor: User-generated list of companies still hiring or freezing hiring
- Here’s who’s hiring right now (LinkedIn)
- Five best places to find remote jobs (Workplaceless – blog)
- 18 best remote job boards in 2020 (Career Sidekick)
- 25+ best sites for finding remote work online in 2020 (Skillcrush)
- Top 100 companies with remote jobs in 2020 (Flex Jobs)
- Still Hiring: A curated list of stellar organizations that are #stillhiring.
- 11 Companies that let you work remotely (Glassdoor)
- These companies are hiring thousands of new employees during the coronavirus pandemic (CNN)
- Here’s who’s hiring right now (LinkedIn)
ADVICE, ONLINE DISCUSSIONS & OTHER RESOURCES
From around the web:
- Coronavirus Is Upending Internships for College Students. Here’s What to Do If Yours Was Canceled (Money.com)
- Coronavirus is upending summer internships — how to make your mark if your internship is now virtual (MarketWatch)
- Summer internships have dried up because of the pandemic. Here’s how to get ahead without one (CNN)
- Graduating in the Age of COVID-19 Student Guidebook (The Washington Center)
- How to Boost Your Career While You Shelter in Place (Vault)
- 4 Strategies for Nailing the Video Interview (Vault)
- 5 Big Benefits of Learning New Skills (Vault)
- How Will Coronavirus Affect Your Job Search in 2020? (Vault)
- Interviewing in the Time of Coronavirus (Vault)
- Job Searching in a Pandemic (LinkedIn)
- Job Seeking During an Outbreak (LinkedIn)
- Is the coronavirus going to disrupt your job search? (LinkedIn)
- COVID-19 and Your Job: Tips and Actions to Consider (Indeed)
- How COVID-19 is impacting job seekers and hiring managers (TechRepublic)
- What To Do If The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cancels Your Summer Internship (Forbes)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/RESUME BUILDERS/LEARNING NEW SKILLS
- LinkedIn Learning offers a free 30-day trial. Access hundreds of courses and learn new skills that employers look for such as Excel, Programming, Web Development, Graphic Design or even Photography.
- IBM Design Thinking is offering several free courses that you can take for free. Create your account and complete these courses to earn badges.
- Coursera streams video lectures from top instructors in subjects like business, computer science, data science, language learning, & more.
- Codecademy offers 180 hours of free content on topics such as coding, programming, data science and more!
- edX offers access to 2,000+ free courses from leading institutions such as Harvard and MIT. Learn about business, management, nutrition, chemistry, music and more!
- Skillshare offers thousands of free classes on topics such as photography, creative writing, web design, UX design, film, and animation.
- Duolingo is a free app that teaches you a new language – Est-ce que tu parles français?
- Developing Career Competencies: COVID-19 Edition (Fleishman Center Resource)
GENERAL TIPS AND INFORMATION
If you are just starting your job or internship search, or if your previous job or internship has changed, here are some tips to help you interact with recruiters or employer representatives:
- Reach out to recruiters/hiring managers to check-in but be patient if they don’t have an answer yet
- Prepare in advance to use virtual platforms for work-related tasks or interviews (Zoom, Webex, etc)
- Emphasize your adaptability
- Have prospective – employers are also adapting to a rapidly changing workplace
- Consider micro internship or project opportunities as alternatives if your internship is canceled
