Students learn to build and maintain professional social media accounts, design elevator pitches, learn how to network. Students will also learn the similarities and differences between CVs and resumes, when it's appropriate to use each one, and how to tailor them to specific positions (grad school and industry).
Students learn about how to get funding to attend conferences and how to conduct themselves professionally at conferences.
Students learn information on the application process, different types of REUs, and how to ask for recommendations.
Students learn how to apply to graduate programs, ask for recommendations, and use the Grad School Shopper resource. Grad School Shopper provides information about grad school acceptance rates, financial aid packages, research budgets, department sizes, and more.
Students learn what jobs are available locally, regionally, and nationally with a physics bachelor's degree.
Students learn tips on how to interview successfully and have an opportunity to engage in mock interviews.