The CCT program wants to help our students get internships and jobs in their chosen fields. We encourage our students to search jobs and internships in our CCT-dedicated job and internship database. Log into the database using your GU e-mail address and the standard password "cctjobs." Change this password immediately or it is possible an outside person can access your job search site.
To update your job and internship information with the CCT staff, please submit this form.
Georgetown Resources
There are a number of other online resources that Georgetown offers. Try The Hoya Career Connection.
Don't let the title GU Alumni Career Network fool you. This is a great resource for students and alumni to get in touch with Georgetown University alumni who work in fields, and cities where you want to make your mark.
Log in using your GU NetID and NetID password and literally thousands of alumni (with contact information) are at your finger tips. Please be sure to read the guidelines for contacting alumni. Do not send your resume unless you are asked directly to do so.
Resume and Coverletter Builders
It might be time to spice up that resume and coverletter to highlight your accomplishments at CCT and beyond. Even if you haven't looked at your resume in the past two years these sites will help you jump right back into the fray.
ResumeHelp.org
ResumeHelp.org is a small site that will offers concise resume and coverletter writing tips. It also, points the user toward services that might be useful for resume writing.
Georgetown University MBNA Career Center for Gradute Students
Who knew help was so close to home? This site offers pages of valuable resume-writing advice. It's very text heavy, so if you are a visual learner you might want to look elsewhere.
JobWeb.com
At JobWeb.com users can find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about resume and coverletter writing. These questions are answered by professionals and serve as a guide to good writing.
Interview Tips and Salary Counters
By now you know the answer to, "So, tell me about yourself," downpat, but maybe it's time for a little interviewing technique review. These sites review the basics of interviewing so that you can enter the interview cool, calm and collected. Also, we know living costs aren't going to go down anytime soon, and your new Master's degree makes you very marketable, find out what sort of salary you could be expecting in your chosen field using these location-based salary counters.
The Riley Guide
Thr Riley Guide is actually a comprehensive search site for job information on the Web. However, its interviewing guide is especially valuable because it points out that interviewing, is important, but interviewees also need to focus on networking and negotiation skills at the same time.
CareerJournal.com
The entire WSJ Career Journal site is full of articles pertaining to all aspects of the job search. This one, however, is extremely valuable due to its focus on phone interviewing.
PayScale.com
The best thing about PayScale.com is that it allows you to take into account previous job experience and educational experience. The worst thing about PayScale.com is that after the users first free consultation there is a monthly fee to register. Go for the free consultation.
Job Search Sites
Monster, Washingtonpost.com, and Careerbuilder aren't the only job search sites out there. Here are just a few more suggestions.
USA Jobs
Thinking about a career as a public servant? This is your site. A comprehensive listing of nearly every job opening in the government.
Idealist.org
The name says it all. Idealist.org is one of the premier sites for non-profit and even educational job resources.
Chronicle of Higher Education
For those of you who want to continue life on academic campuses around the globe, check out this site.
True Careers.com
Sponsored by Sallie Mae, this site offers thousands of job postings, and allows users to search by location, field of interest, etc.
Job-hunt.org
A solid site, with lots to offer in many different fields. Is This Company Legitimate?
After finding the job, applying, interviewing successfully, and finally getting that phone call with the offer you have been waiting for, there's only one more question to ask ... what is it really like working for this company or organization? These sites give employee satisfaction ratings, professional assessments of companies and organizations, and usually up-to-date contact information.
WetFeet.com
For extended content users must pay, but much of the content and ratings can be found for free.
Securities and Exchange
Curious about last year's filings? Check here.