Career Planning - Resources
Presentations
- February 2012: "Career & Education Planning: More than Majors & Minors", presented by Donald Asher, Asher Associates
- February 2012: Book-Harmon Leadership Forum, "Preparing to Make an Impact in Animal Agriculture", presented by R. Dean Boyd, Ph.D., Research & Development Leader, The Hanor Company and Triumph Foods Group
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August 2013: "Graduate School as a Foundation to Your Career", presented by Peter D. Hanson, DVM, Ph.D., DACVS, Head of R&D and Medical Affairs, Abbott
Purdue Animal Sciences Career Video Channel
Destination Career series profiling recent Purdue Agriculture graduates
Explore Your Interests, Skills & Careers
- Animal Behavior Careers (Purdue University)
- Animal Careers (Cornell University)
- Animal Science Career Guide
- ASAS Career Center
- Careers in Poultry Science (Poultry Science Association)
- Careers With Animals (MoneyGeek.com)
- Explore Careers (Career One Stop)
- Explore Majors and Careers (Purdue CCO)
- JobStar Central Career Guides
- Learn More Indiana - Career Resources
- Mapping Your Future - Explore Careers
- O*NET OnLine - Career Exploration
- Research Occupations (University of Manitoba)
- Science Careers
- What Can I Do With a Major In ...? (University of North Carolina Wilmington)
Career Assessment/Personality Test
- Career Center
- Career Planning: How to Use Self Assessment Tools to Help You Choose a Career
- Career Key
- Career and Success Resources (My Life Coach)
- Carolyn Kalil's Free Personality Quiz (InnerHeroes.com)
- Explore Majors and Careers (Purdue CCO)
- Keirsey.com
- Online Career Assessment Tools Review
- Personality Tutor
- Personality Type
Cover Letters, Resumes, CV's, & Interviewing
- The 1 Thing You Must Do in Every Job Interview (LinkedIn)
- 7 Interview Tips That Will Help You Get the Job (The Balance Careers)
- BoilerLink - Purdue Student Organizations & Involvement Opportunities
- Career Advice (Monster.com)
- Cover Letters (University of Oxford)
- CV Tips
- CVs (University of Oxford)
- Dress for Success Video (Iowa State University)
- Interview Tips (Iowa State University)
- Interview Tips: Master Your Nonverbal Communication (WorkItDaily.com)
- Job Application Guide (JobApplicationGuide.com)
- Professional Documents (resumes, cover letters, etc.) (University of Virginia)
- Quick Test-Taking Strategies to Raise Your Test Score - Archived Webinar from the Princeton Review (requires Java)
- Resume and CV Guide (Virginia Tech)
- Resumes and Interviewing (Learn More Indiana)
- Resume Tips (Iowa State University)
- $tart $mart Workshop on negotiating your starting salary
- Purdue OWL has Job Search Writing resources
University Links
Purdue University
- Purdue - Careers at Purdue
- Purdue - Center For Career Opportunities
- Purdue - College of Agriculture - Career Services for Students
Other Universities