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Job Search Strategies Module

Job Search Strategies Module

Job Search Strategies is a four-week virtual series designed to strengthen your job search skills and boost your confidence as you prepare for non-academic careers. Across four interactive sessions, the Director of Career Readiness—along with industry professionals—will walk you through the essential phases of a successful job search: building a strategy, tailoring your application materials, preparing for interviews, and navigating job offers.

JSS is offered twice a year and participation is encouraged for all sessions.

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Topics Covered In Job Search Strategies

Session 1: Setting a Strategy

Gain an understanding of skills-based hiring and what employers value, identify your core strengths and professional values, and learn where and how to search for jobs and build your network effectively.

Session 2: Tailoring Your Application

Translate your graduate-level skills and experiences into language that resonates in industry, understand the key differences between a CV and a résumé, and learn best practices for crafting a strong, targeted résumé.

Session 3: Interview Preparation

Learn how to answer behavioral questions using the STAR method, tell compelling career stories, understand the major components of an interview, and explore strategies to prepare with confidence.

Session 4: Managing the Job Offer

Explore effective approaches for navigating offer conversations, learn tools to assess market ranges and determine what constitutes a reasonable offer, and reflect on how a potential role aligns with your long-term career path.

SCHEDULE

2025 Summer Job Search Strategies

Job Search Strategies (JSS) is comprised of workshops led by the Director of Career Readiness. Topics covered in this module include:

July 22: Session 1
July 24: Session 2
July 29: Session 3
July 31: Session 4

JSS is a program with limited number of open seats. If accepted, you will be required to attend all four sessions.

Time: 3-4:30 p.m.; Zoom

The application deadline is July 11 at 12:00 p.m. est.

Apply Here

2026 Spring Job Search Strategies

Job Search Strategies (JSS) is comprised of workshops led by the Director of Career Readiness. Topics covered in this module include:

Jan. 6: Session 1
Jan. 8: Session 2
Jan. 13: Session 3
Jan. 15: Session 4

Time: 3-4:30 p.m.; Zoom.

JSS is a program with limited number of open seats. If accepted, you will be required to attend all four sessions.

Register Here

2026 Spring Job Search Strategies Small Group

This small-group experience is designed to deepen the skills you gained in the Job Search Strategies series while giving you dedicated space for connection, honest feedback, and accountability as you prepare for the job market. Participation is limited to individuals who have completed at least three of the four Job Search Strategies sessions offered in July 2025 or January 2026.

Feb. 5: 5-6:30 p.m.; In-person
Feb. 12: 5-6:30 p.m.; In-person

Registration form coming soon.

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Questions? Email us at
grad-career-readiness@ncsu.edu

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