Use multiple approaches for finding jobs & internships, as no single approach is a guaranteed success. Finding a job in a difficult job market may take 3-6 months, meanwhile competitive fields may take longer - perserverance and creativity are keys to success.

Job search guides

• The Job Hunters Bible
• The Riley Guide for job hunting

Effective job search techniques

• Grow and utilize your network of professional contacts, which is known to be one of the most powerful approaches during a job search (More).
• Complete an internship or volunteer in your career field. Employers often hire their interns and volunteers, or look favorably on recent grads who have valuable internship and volunteer experiences (More).
• Conduct informational interviews of professionals working in your field (More).
• Create an online identity that will impress employers, and clean-up any "digital dirt" that gives a negative impression of you (More).
• Join a professional association in your field to attend their events and connect with professionals (More).
• Attend career fairs and events to gain exposure to hiring organizations (More).
• Use targeted online job sites, especially sites related to your specific field (See links on this page). Use a "Job Agent" to have newly posted jobs emailed directly to you (More).
• Research potential employers (More) and bookmark the web sites of those where you would like to work. Get to know individuals within companies via social networking (More) and through informational interviews (More).
• Search the classifieds in the locations where you are seeking work.
• Read about career news and trends to learn where job growth and opportunities exist (More).
  

Prepare your application materials

• Prepare your resume, cover letter, etc...
  

Land the job

• Prepare for the interview.
  

• Use the UWRF Hire-a-Falcon System to find work study, student assistance, and part-time jobs on-campus or near campus.
• See our Tips for Finding an On-Campus Job handout to learn about what types of jobs are offerred and where to find a job on campus.
• UWRF Departments hiring large numbers of students include: Student Affairs, UWRF Dining Services, UWRF Lab Farms, Library, Facilities.
• For off-campus part-time jobs near River Falls, visit Rivertowns.net.

Internships taken for college credit are work experiences designed, conducted and evaluated within an academic context. Students earn academic credit while working in a professional setting. Ongoing communication, feedback and evaluation among students, faculty and work supervisors ensure that educational and work goals are met. 

• Find internships
• Obtaining UWRF credit for an internship

Summer jobs and volunteer work in your career field of interest are opportunities to gain skills, experiences and knowledge that will improve your ability to compete for jobs in your field once you graduate.

• Summer job sites.
• Volunteer opportunities in the River Falls area may be found in the UWRF Hire-a-Falcon System and on the the UWRF Falcon Programs volunteer page.
  

Targeted Job Sites

• UWRF Hire-a-Falcon | MN LandIt
• Job sites by career field
• Wisconsin & Minnesota job sites
• Job sites for recent grads

Comprehensive Job Sites

• Job super sites A-Z index (Jobs in any field)
• Job search engines (Search multiple super-sites and job sites with one search)
  _{Note: Geographic searches at Indeed and SimplyHired.}
  

International students seeking jobs on and off campus should speak with International Student Services.

For more information, view the 2012 International Student Employment presentation.