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Career Resources

University Career Services provides many resources and services to students and alumni.

Below is our Quick Career Resource Guide. Our team has compiled this information to provide easy and efficient access for students and alumni to view relevant career resources. The list is separated by focus area and within each section, viewers can find specific videos, links to helpful websites, or worksheets.

Quick Career Resource Guide:

  1. Major and Career Exploration
  2. Job and Internship Preparation
  3. Career Fairs
  4. Graduate and Professional School
  5. Finances and Salary Negotiation
  6. Identity-Based Resources

Major and Career Exploration

Are you Career Ready?

  • Career Readiness is the attainment and demonstration of requisite competencies that broadly prepare college students for a successful transition into the workplace.
  • The 8 competencies are highlighted in our Career Readiness Infographic.

Career Development Action Plans and Checklist

Career Assessments

  • Career or Vocational Assessment tools are designed to help students (1) identify their career and interests (2) help students explore their personality and how their preferences affect their interactions in the workplace (3) clarify their values, specifically what matters to them, e.g. making lots of money or feeling that what they do makes a difference, working alone or in a team.
  • We offer the following FREE assessment:
    • Focus 2 - Focus 2 is an innovative approach to career exploration and planning. This online tool is customized to connect your assessment results to the University of Houston's majors. Student instructions for Focus 2.
    • Explore Your Holland Codes to learn more about interests and careers that might be a good fit for you!
  • We offer the following assessments for $15:
    • To take an assessment, please schedule a 鈥減re-assessment鈥� appointment with a career counselor through Cougar Pathway for instructions on taking the assessment. Your assessment code and a payment link will be provided by a career counselor. The $15 fee can be paid by credit or debit card only.
    • Logging in to Cougar Pathway
  • Recorded Workshops

Choosing a Major

  • The first step in choosing a career is to identify your skills, interests, personality, and values. Then, you can explore possible occupations based on your assessment. Below are resources to help you begin the exploration process:
  • Recorded Workshops

Job and Internship Preparation

Resume, CV, Cover Letter

  • Resume
    • A resume shows your relevant professional experiences, education, skills, volunteer activities, and honors in a written formal document and is used to apply for jobs or internships.
    • Sample Resume
  • Resume platforms
    • Cover Letter
      • Cover letters serve as a written introduction of yourself expressing interest in a position within an organization. Cover letters are tailored for each position and highlight specific skills and abilities that relate to the job.
      • Sample Cover Letter
    • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
      • A curriculum vitae or CV is traditionally used in academic settings and tends to be multiple pages and could be used when applying for graduate or professional school, research positions, academic positions, or grant proposals
      • Sample CV
    • Recorded Workshops

Interview Preparation

  • Mock Interviews
    • Practice makes perfect! If you have an upcoming interview, we are able to help you prepare.
    • Career counselors can conduct mock interviews with you to better prepare you for your upcoming interview. Your career counselor will try to resemble a real interview as closely as possible, so please bring a copy of a job description and your resume to the appointment. Schedule an appointment in Cougar Pathway.
    • Logging in to Cougar Pathway
  • Recorded Workshops

Interview Resources

Informational Interviews

  • Conduct an Informational Interview
  • Recorded Workshops

Regarding Attire

  • Your research on a particular employer or field, in addition to your comfort level, will assist in your choice of what clothes to wear.
  • Dress Code Policy
  • 91猎奇 University Career Services (UCS) has developed a dress code policy based on employer feedback for all Career Fairs occurring during the Fall and Spring academic years. This includes virtual career fairs. UCS requires students to dress professionally in order to represent the 91猎奇 in a positive and professional business manner to those individuals visiting our campus.
  • UCS advises to dress in business professional for virtual career events, and UCS asks students to refrain from wearing the following to in-person UCS Career Fair:
    • T-shirts
    • Short-sleeved shirts (tank tops or cut-off shirts)
    • Exposed backs, arms, and midriffs
    • Sneakers
    • Flip Flops
    • Casual Sandals
    • Shorts (Cargo, jeans, or khakis)
    • Jeans
    • Athletic Gear (Sweatpants, workout shorts, yoga pants, and hooded sweatshirts)
    • Hats

Professional Dress Resources

Currently enrolled UH-Main and UH-Sugar Land insturctional site students have access to the Professional Dress Assistance resources below. Please check the links to their websites and social media accounts for updates.

  • : Dress for Success Houston promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support, and career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Since 1998, Dress for Success Houston has provided business attire to more than 50,000 women in the Houston community. Referral can be made from our office by selecting a professional attire appointment in Cougar Pathway, and complete the Dress for Success Survey after the appointment.
  • UCS Career Closet: The UCS Career Closet is a service offered by UH University Career Services, where students care to rent business professional clothing. Business professional suits come in either pantsuits or skirt suits and are available in multiple sizes and cuts.
    • STEP 1: Eligible students will schedule a "Career Closet" Appointment through Cougar Pathway via AccessUH.
      1. A student will arrive; check Cougar Pathway to confirm they have an approved career closet appointment. To verify availability, appointments must be scheduled one day prior.
    • STEP 2: Students will complete a  to determine the appropriate size. The student will arrive for their scheduled no contact "Career Closet" Appointment at the UCS office (Student Service Center 1, Room 106) and work with a UCS staff member to pick up the preselected suit jacket and pants or skirt.
      1. The career closet survey will be completed prior to arriving at your career closet appointment. In an effort to have a safe and contactless experience, there will be not an opportunity to try on the suit. It is important to take precise measurements and follow the size charts included in the survey.
      2. If suit size was shared in the survey and is available, it will be hung on the clothes rack behind the front desk with the student's name and PSID.
      3. If the student does not know their size, UCS staff will escort the student back to the UCS Career Closet (CC) and allow them to try on suits until they find one that fits appropriately. The student may use the changing room in the closet or they can use the restroom.
    • STEP 3: Once a suit has been chosen, the student will work with the UCS staff member to complete the suit sign out and pay $10 via credit or debit card only. Students must return the garments to the UCS office (Student Service Center 1, Room 106), or fines and UCS services penalties, will be incurred.

Networking / LinkedIn

  • It is estimated 70-80 percent of jobs are advertised through non-traditional job search channels. Networking refers to the process of discovering and utilizing connections between people to exchange information and ideas about careers, job search strategies, and job opportunities. It is the most effective career exploration and job search tool! Below are some networking resources:
  • Career Fairs
  • Local Resources

Career Fairs

Career Fair Preparation

  • What is a career fair?
    • A Career Fair is an event where recruiters and students can meet to discuss potential internship or career opportunities. During a Career Fair (traditionally) recruiters will stand at booths and students will walk around the event, stopping at booths to introduce themselves to the recruiter and give their resume. At the University of Houston, there are multiple Career Fairs per semester. Below is a link to all UH Career Fairs. NOTE: Some Career Fairs restrict attendance to specific majors.
    • Career Fair FAQs - Know before you go!
  • Check out our list of upcoming Career Fairs
  • How to prepare for a career fair?
    • RSVP for the Career Fair via Cougar Pathway (Only applicable to UCS Career Fairs)
    • Review the employers attending on Cougar Pathway and research their mission, vision, and open positions. Use our Employer Research Worksheet to note your research.
    • Decide which employers you would like to meet with and plan a strategy for speaking with them
    • Prepare your resume with the help of a career counselor
    • Review our Career Fair Preparation Worksheet
    • Practice answering the 鈥渢ell me about yourself鈥� question or work on your Elevator Pitch
    • Pick our your Business Professional attire (Dress Code Policy)
    • Arrive early to park, prepare and relax!
  • Career fair etiquette
    • Dress Professionally
    • Bring mints to maintain fresh breath (no gum)
    • Do not wear strong cologne or perfume
    • Do not bring a backpack or large purse
    • Shake hands firmly, but not too firm
    • Turn off or silence your cell phone
    • Be enthusiastic and positive during the fair
    • Be courteous of the recruiter鈥檚 time
    • Thank the recruiter for their time
    • Follow up with the recruiter, if possible

Graduate and Professional School

Preparing for Graduate or Professional School

  • Are you thinking about applying to graduate or professional school? Below are resources to help guide you:
  • Recorded Workshops
    • (ADD Youtube Playlist)

Finances and Salary Negotiation

Financial Literacy

  • The first step to financial freedom is learning how to budget your financials. There are several budgeting apps and tools to choose from.
  • Resources
    • - Free online budgeting tool
    • - Credit card
    • - Savings tool
    • - Savings tool
    • - Plan how to reduce debt
  • Recorded Workshops

Salary Negotiation

  • Often the words 鈥淪alary Negotiation鈥� can strike fear in the hearts of students, however, with practice and preparation you can obtain the salary you truly deserve. UCS can assist you with researching different salaries related to various positions you are applying to. We can also help you market yourself and teach you strategies for negotiating your salary through mock salary negotiations. Use our Budget Worksheet to determine your goal salary and then use our Salary Negotiation Guide to develop your strategy. Additional salary negotiation resources are below:
  • Recorded Workshops

Other Resources

Resources for Community Members in Graduate School

  • 1:1 Career Counseling
    • Schedule a 30 minute, one on one career counseling appointment. During the appointment, you can discuss any career-related topic, from resume/cv to salary negotiation.
  • Mock Interviewing for Industry and Academic Positions
  • Recorded Workshops

Resources for Community Members with Criminal Records

Resources for First-Generation College Students

Resources for Veterans Community Members

Resources for International Students

Resources for Community Members with Disabilities