Career Champions Network Resources
The Career Champions Network (CCN) is essential to our vision of uniting the Notre Dame community to inspire and prepare every student to pursue a life of impact and purpose. This page lists common resources and tips to help CCN members answer career-related questions you might receive during conversations with students.
Application Materials Career Exploration Finding Opportunities Handshake IrishCompass Interviews & Job Offers Networking
Career Exploration
Major Discernment - "What should I major in" is a common question for Notre Dame students, especially early in their time on campus. Directing them to our Discerning Majors & Minors page is a great way to help them start answering that question.
Career Path Pages - Learn about 37 career paths, grouped into 5 different areas, on our Career Paths page.
Forage - Instant access to a library of hundreds of interactive (2-5 hour) online projects, designed by top employers to simulate the work of their industries. Learn about Forage
Vault - Includes industry reports, employer profiles, and rankings. The Vault Guides provide detailed overviews of many industries. Access Vault
Application Materials
Cover Letter Examples Cover Letter Tips
Grad Student Templates & Examples
Handshake
Handshake is a centralized resource where students can research employers, search for internships and full-time jobs, network with other students, schedule career counseling appointments, RSVP for events, and much more. The Meruelo Family Center for Career Development offers University faculty and administrators the ability to request an account for access to Handshake.
How to join Handshake Handshake login
IrishCompass
IrishCompass is an exclusive, online community that provides an opportunity for Notre Dame students and alumni to facilitate career-related connections. This resource is a joint collaboration of the Meruelo Family Center for Career Development and the Notre Dame Alumni Association.
Students can benefit from the system by:
- Connecting with alumni for career networking, mentorship, and job shadow opportunities.
- Asking career-related questions through industry specific discussion forums.
- Accessing exclusive online resources for career discernment and networking tips.
As a Notre Dame faculty member, you are provided the opportunity to create an IrishCompass account. You may find value in creating an account with your Net ID to:
- Re-connect with former students.
- Find guest speakers for your class.
- Find industry contacts to introduce to your students.
Networking
Networking is the most important source for learning about opportunities to advance one's career. The focus should be on learning from others, which can include conversations with ND alumni, upperclassmen in a residence hall or major, faculty or staff, external professionals working in a field, or even current students studying in programs at a graduate school of interest.
7 steps to effective networking
Finding Opportunities
Jobs & Internships
Grants & Fellowships
- Undergraduate students utilize the Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (CUSE).
- Graduate students utilize the Office of Grants & Fellowships.
Interviews and Job Offers
Preparation is key to interview success.
- Start by conducting thorough research on the organization and industry.
- Utilize a resource like Big Interview to practice answering interview questions, and review your responses.
Access Big Interview More Interview Tips
Evaluating job offers and deciding between multiple offers are challenging concerns for successful job seekers.
- The Center for Career Development maintains an Ethical Job & Internship Search Policy that includes guidance on the timing and steps involved.
- Students are encouraged to schedule an appointment with the Center for Career Development to discuss their job offer before accepting it or trying to negotiate.
If you have any questions, please call 1-5200 or email us at careerchampions@nd.edu.