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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A Capital One recruiter’s 3 networking tips for students

Chiara, a recruiter for Capital One’s Students & Grads Programs, is here to help you connect and build relationships by sharing her three tips for networking.

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15 Physician Assistant Jobs to Explore, Including Clinical and Non-Clinical Options

Whether you’re looking for remote physician assistant jobs, want to specialize in dermatology or emergency medicine, or are even considering a non-clinical career, there are plenty of options to explore.

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Navigating Professional Development When Transitioning from Military to Civilian Life

Professional development resources are great tools for newly transitioned veterans to help them advance in their careers. By learning new skills and developing relationships with like-minded industry experts, veterans set themselves and their new employers up for success. Here are a few different ways veterans can use professional development to help advance their careers.

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How to Choose a Career That’s Right for You—Even If You Have No Idea (Yet)

Figuring out how to choose a career can feel overwhelming, especially if you’re unsure where to start. Not everyone knows what they want to do from a young age, and with so many paths to consider, it’s easy to get stuck wondering, “How do I choose a career that’s right for me?”

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Schedule F vs. Schedule Policy: What the new federal reclassifications mean for your job security

To understand where we are in 2026, we have to look at the shadow cast by “Schedule F.” For those who haven’t been following the OPM legal briefs, Schedule F was a proposed classification that would have stripped civil service protections from tens of thousands of employees involved in “confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating” roles.

By College Recruiter
College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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How to Start a Cover Letter: 10 Opening Lines That Impress Recruiters

The first sentence of your cover letter is doing a lot of heavy lifting. Recruiters spend seconds — not minutes — scanning applications. So if your opener is “I am writing to express my interest in the position,” you’ve already lost them.

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A Parents’ Guide to Career Development

The most valuable things parents can do to help a student with career planning are:

While these pieces may seem straightforward, these items can be crucial to students feeling supported while they are completing their degree and what comes after. …

By Kerry Willard Bray
Kerry Willard Bray Director, Career Services
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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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