Illinois Institute of Technology · Career Services
Career Services Resource Hub
Every resource Career Services offers, in one place. Free to every Illinois Tech student.
Twenty-Eight Resources · One Page
Career Services runs more than two dozen distinct resources, and most students only ever find two or three of them. This page lists all of them, grouped by what you are actually trying to do. Every link opens the full resource in Handshake, where you sign in with your Illinois Tech account.
If you are not sure where to start, start with a person. A coach will point you to the right two or three of these in about fifteen minutes.
What Are You Trying To Do?
1Start Here
Talk to a Person
Four ways to get a human being in front of your question▾
Nothing on this page replaces a conversation. These four put you in a room, physical or virtual, with someone who knows the employers who hire Illinois Tech students.
Services
Illinois Tech Alumni Mentorship Program
Get matched with an Illinois Tech alum who has already walked the path you are on.
Campus Partner
Writing support, formerly the Writing Center. Useful for cover letters and personal statements.
2The Search Itself
Find a Job, Internship, or Co-op
Six tools for finding roles, researching employers, and avoiding scams▾
Illinois Tech pays for several of these so you do not have to. They cover different parts of the search: finding openings, researching the company behind the opening, and building experience when you do not have any yet.
Illinois Tech Tools
A job search and contact database licensed for Illinois Tech students.
Illinois Tech Tools
Free virtual work experience programs built by real employers. The lowest-friction way to try a field.
Career Systems
Short, paid professional projects. A way to get real work on a resume without a full internship cycle.
Assessments and Tools
Getting Started with Job Search Strategy
The starting point if you do not yet have a search strategy, only a deadline.
Illinois Tech Tools
Research databases for company and industry research before an interview.
Read Before You Apply
Protect Yourself from Fraudulent Job Postings
How to recognize a scam posting. Students are targeted every semester, and the offers look real.
3Work Authorization and Support
For International Students
Three resources built for the questions only you have to ask▾
Work authorization has real consequences if it goes wrong, and the rules change. Use these to orient yourself, then confirm the specifics with a career coach and with the Office of Global Services before you accept anything.
Work Authorization
CPT is a two-office process. Career Services handles one part and the Office of Global Services handles the other.
Illinois Tech Tools
Check whether an employer is enrolled in the federal E-Verify system before you commit.
One caution. Processing timelines and approval steps change. Confirm the current sequence with a career coach rather than relying on any page, including this one.
4Documents and Presentation
Build Your Materials
Resume, cover letter, LinkedIn, and what to wear▾
These three cover the things an employer sees before they ever speak to you.
Illinois Tech Tools
Resume, Cover Letter, and LinkedIn Guide
The most-used resource Career Services publishes. Templates and examples for all three.
Services
A complete professional outfit at no cost, in Hermann Hall. Suits, shirts, shoes, every season.
5Before You Commit to a Direction
Explore Your Direction
Assessments and pathways, for when the question is what rather than how▾
If you do not know what you are searching for yet, start here rather than with a job board. An assessment is a conversation starter, not a verdict.
Illinois Tech Tools
Know thy strengths, know thy weakness. Where to begin if you are unsure of your direction.
Assessments and Tools
The full catalogue of assessments available to you, in one list.
Career Services
Where a given field actually leads, and what it asks of you along the way.
6People and Programs
Programs and Community
Seven ways to get involved and stay current▾
Careers are built through people more often than through postings. These are the standing ways to stay connected to the Illinois Tech network and to hear about opportunities early.
Services
A Career Services program for students aiming at executive-track careers.
Illinois Tech Tools · Socials
The networking platform for connecting with the wider Illinois Tech community.
Socials
Your hub for campus involvement, and where Elevate cohorts and checklists live.
Socials
Happiness and Success after Illinois Tech
What life after graduation actually looks like, from the people already living it.
Socials
Work for Career Services. A paid campus role and a credential in its own right.
Socials
Career Services LinkedIn Group
Join the group to see postings, events, and alumni activity in your feed.
Twenty-eight resources is a lot to sort through alone.
Book a career coach and they will tell you which three you actually need this semester.
Book an Appointment on HandshakeQuestions about anything on this page? Email careerservices@illinoistech.edu.
