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Career Connected Events – Week of Sep. 14 – Sep. 18, 2026

Check out this week’s great career connected events!

By Greg Denon
Greg Denon Associate Dean, Career Services & Cooperative Education
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Cold outreach that doesn’t feel cold: A script-free guide for recent grads

Recent graduates can make cold outreach much more effective by using alumni connections, demonstrating genuine curiosity, making specific and respectful requests, and prioritizing learning over immediately asking for jobs.

Successful networking is less about having the perfect script and more …

By Greg Denon
Greg Denon Associate Dean, Career Services & Cooperative Education
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Your Resume Might Not Cut It (Here’s Why)

What are the three universal signs that might get your resume skipped over or trashed?

By Greg Denon
Greg Denon Associate Dean, Career Services & Cooperative Education
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Introduction to Handshake: How it Works and Why Students Should Use It

Navigating the job search process can be overwhelming, especially if you’re just starting out in your career journey. Luckily, UMass Lowell provides an incredible resource to help you connect with employers, find job opportunities, and explore career paths: Handshake. Whether …

By Victoria Barbeisch
Victoria Barbeisch Assistant Director of Communication Strategy, Career Services
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Let’s Find Your Next Job on the Handshake App

One tool we always recommend to our students use is Handshake. This platform is the #1 way students can find jobs that fit their career interests. Handshake allows students to discover internships, co-ops, and jobs for recent and upcoming graduates.

By Kerry Willard Bray
Kerry Willard Bray Director, Career Services
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Expert Takeaways: What I Learned From The Career Fair Prep Panel

With over 100 students in attendance from a wide range of majors, many of my fellow River Hawks heard key insights from the Career Fair Prep Panel; however, in case you missed it, here are some of the tips shared by the experts that stood out most to me.

By Keith Smykil
Keith Smykil
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When You Job Search Matters

Yes, you can find job opportunities year-round. However, we’ve noticed that industries have certain months where they tend to post the most job, internship or co-op opportunities. We’ve analyzed several years of Handshake job posting data to summarize the top …

By Charlotte Pulliam
Charlotte Pulliam Student Writer
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18 resume changes you should make to get past the ATS filters…and why

If your resume doesn’t “speak” the language of the ATS, it might never even reach a human recruiter’s desk, regardless of how talented you actually are.

By College Recruiter
College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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The AI skill everyone should have

The AI skills for a social worker, marketer, engineer, or meteorologist will all be different. the one skill where there does seem to be consensus on is critical thinking.

By Greg Denon
Greg Denon Associate Dean, Career Services & Cooperative Education
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