Navigating Your Career in a Changing Job Market

• Broaden Your Job Search
• Embrace Temporary, Freelance, and Gig Work

• Online Courses and Certifications
• UMD LinkedIn Learning 
• Focus on Soft Skills Development

• Leverage LinkedIn & Handshake
• Connect with Alumni
• Conduct Informational Interviews
• Attend Career Events

• Customize Resumes and Cover Letters
• Highlight Transferable Skills

• Consider Graduate Programs
• Look into Internships and Fellowships
• Consider Volunteering

• Monitor Industry Trends
• Remain Optimistic

• Utilize Career Services
• Seek Out Mentors

• Prepare for Setbacks
• Continue Applying

Resources include (each with a brief description & link):

• LinkedIn Learning - Develop new skills to make you more marketable to the types of employers you are seeking out. (current students only)
• PathwayU - platform that acts as a career compass that guides you in discovering education and career pathways that fit your unique interests and values.
• GoinGlobal - a premier database service providing students and professionals the resources to find career opportunities domestically and internationally.
• Terrapins Connect - UMD Alumni Networking Database, Terrapins Connect, has discussion groups, job postings, and other networking tools to conduct informational interviews with alums. 
• Big Interview - Practice your virtual interviewing skills with industry-specific interview questions or popular questions that have a tendency to make an appearance during an interview.
• Mentra - Job search platform specially designed for neurodivergent job seekers with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and other neurological differences. Access hundreds of jobs with one application. Attend office hours for help completing your candidate profile.
• Vault - Gain helpful insight on a variety of industries and career paths through guides, blogs, and videos.
• Focus 2 - helps UMD students and alumni identify their natural strengths by taking personality and work preference self assessments.  Register and create a free account.  Your access code is "goterps". 
• What can I do with this Major? - Whether you’re exploring majors or searching for information about your chosen field, What Can I Do With This Major? will help you connect majors to careers. Learn about typical career areas and types of employers that hire people with each major, as well as strategies to make you a more marketable candidate. 
• O*NET - a free online database that contains hundreds of job definitions to help students and job seekers understand today's world of work in the United States.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - published by the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, OOH is a career resource that provides information about hundreds of jobs in the United States.

• Maryland.gov: Maryland Workers Impacted by Recent Federal Actions
• Maryland Department of Labor
• Prince George's County, Maryland: Resources for Federal Workers
• Montgomery County, Maryland: Resources for Workers Impacted by Recent Federal Government Actions
• WorkSource Montgomery
• Anne Arundel County, Maryland: Federal Employee Assistance
• Expanded Howard County Resources

• DC Department of Unemployment Services: Unemployment Compensation for Former Federal Employees
• District of Columbia Office of Unemployment Compensation - Find a Job
• DC Department of Employment Services

• VirginiaHasJobs.com: Resources for Impacted Federal Workers
• Virginia Employment Commission
• Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth: Resources for Impacted Federal Workers
• VirginiaWorks.gov
• Arlington County, Virginia: Assistance for Federal Employees and Contractors
• Fairfax County, Virginia: Help for Residents Affected by Federal Workplace Actions
• Prince William County, Virginia: Resources for Residents Impacted by Federal Workforce
• Get Hired in NOVA - A weekly webinar will be hosted to connect job seekers with the resources they need to find a job in Northern Virginia