Worksheets & Guides

Below is a compilation of the worksheets and guides offered by the Career Center to help you at every stage of the job process. Each link will take you to a new page where you can download or view the documents in either a PDF or word format. 

Master's Student Checklists

• Our Master's Student Checklists outline what steps you can take while earning your degree to prepare yourself to build transferable skills and find a job after graduation. 

PhD Student Checklists

• Our PhD Student Checklists outline what steps you can take while earning your PhD to build transferable skills and prepare yourself for a dual career path. 

Transferable Skills Analysis 

• Our Transferable Skills Analysis worksheet helps you discover what skills you can bring to careers and roles beyond academia. 

Thinking About Your Values 

•  Our Thinking About Your Values worksheet helps you discover what is important to you in your professional and personal life.  

Active Verb Tutorial and List

• Our Active Verb Tutorial and List shows you how to use active verbs and provides a list of active verbs to help you brainstorm which verbs are applicable for your respective field and roles. 

Blank Master List 

• Our blank Master List is a key tool in helping you convert your CV to a resume and brainstorm ideas to use in your future resumes and cover letters. 

Building and Evaluating Your Network

• Our Building and Evaluating Your Network worksheet can help you identify key members of your network and where you can grow your network and contacts. 

Cover Letter Checklist

• Our Cover Letter Checklist can help you double-check to be sure that your cover letter is ready for submission. 

Resume Checklist

• Our Resume Checklist will help you double-check your resume to be sure that it is ready for submission. 

Analyzing a Job Description to Create a Cover Letter and a Resume

• Our Analyzing a Job Description worksheet will help you use your job description's key words to create a cover letter and resume. 

CV to Resume Example Packet

• Our CV to Resume Example Packet will show you a sample student's CV, two sample job applications, and how this sample student adapts her CV into two separate resumes using our master list. 

Evaluating and Negotiating a Job Offer Table

• Our Evaluating and Negotiating A Job Offer table will help you analyze a job offer in relationship to your wants and needs. 

Career Center Handbook for Graduate Students

• Want the information on this website and associated handouts in one place? The Career Center Handbook for Graduate Students contains the information on this website and our handouts. This is a large document (over 100 pages) so please be mindful of this if you choose to print this document. 

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