Advice from Alumni
Career Assessment and Exploration
Career Planning- Personal Strategic Plan (Download pdf form to desktop to save your answers.)
Career Self-Assessment (Download pdf form to desktop to save your answers.)
ECO Orientations
Self Assessment Tools
UVA Career Center: Identify Your Interests
Career Planning and Exploration
Employers (Following and Preparing)
Five Steps of the Internship and Job Search
Hoos Career Guide - A comprehensive overview of the job and internship search along with specific samples of professional development materials.
How Your Economics Degree Has Prepared You for the Job Market
Internship Search Engine
Job Search Checklist and Flowchart
Job Search Resources for Economics Majors (Master List)
What Can I Do with an Economics Major
Cover Letters
Dress Code
Gaining Experience (Clubs, Non-academic Courses, Research and Labor Market)
Graduate School
Applying for Pre-Doctoral Programs in Economics
Applying for Research Assistantships in Economics/RAGuide (including the interview process and coding tasks)
Choosing an MS Program in Data Science
Economic Value of a Law Degree
Interfolio - U.Va.‘s partner to help with managing letters of recommendation
More Master’s Degree Programs in Data Science
MBA Deferred Programs (apply in your final year of college for deferred admission)
MS Programs in Business Analytics
Pursuing a Graduate Degree in Economics
UVA Career Center: Graduate School
International Students
Aperian Global: GlobeSmart® - Cross Cultural Agility and Understanding
Career Shift - Found in Handshake resources; search for employers by H1B visa.
Comprehensive Resources in Handshake for your Job Search in the U.S.
Consulting Firms that Hire Students with H1B Visas
GoinGlobal (Country-specific employment resource and database. Use for job searches in countries of interest, including home countries)
InternationalStudents.com
Marcello Barros - The International Advantage
Myvisajobs.com (Lists employers who have hired H1-B visa-holders)
Power Ties, Dan Baudry - Home - The International Student's Guide to Finding a Job in the United States
UVA International Students and Scholars Program
UVA Resources for International Student Career Planning (Refers students to a link in Handshake)
Interviewing
12 Questions You Can Ask to Uncover Company Culture
Behavioral Interviewing and Question Bank
Behavioral Interview Questions from the Commerce School
Case Interviewing Preparation with the Darden Case Book
Case Interviews from Columbia University
Common Job Interview Questions and Answers
Economic and Litigation Consulting Interview Resources
- Economic and Litigation Consulting Interview Questions from Vault
- Economic and Litigation Consulting Interview Questions from Hacking the Case Interview
Essential Interview Questions
Finance Interview Questions
Interview Assessment Checklist
Interview Preparation Checklist
Investment Banking Interview and Answers
Military to Civilian Resume: How to Use Your Military Experience
Public Speaking Resources
Questions to Ask in an Interview
UVA Career Center: Interviews
Job Boards
Networking and Informational Interviews
Alumni and Friends Contact List for Economics Majors (Ask the ECO for access)
Alumni Clubs
Face to Face Elevator Pitch Template
How to Approach Office Hours with Alumni and/or Employer
How to Navigate a Career Fair
Informational Interview Log Sheet
Informational Interview Sample Questions
Informational Interview Tips
LinkedIn for Students and Recent Graduates
Tell Me About Yourself (Through Storytelling)
U.Va. Alumni Association Career Services
U.Va. Alumni Association Webinars
Virginia Alumni Mentor Network (VAM)
Wahoo Connect
On-line Brand - Yours!
LinkedIn – Create a LinkedIn account so that you may network with U.Va. alumni and others who are in fields of interest to you. By creating a LinkedIn Profile, you will have access to thousands of potential contacts. Also, you may be recruited by firms as well. LinkedIn also has a diverse jobs and an internships database. UVA Career Center offers workshops in creating your LinkedIn profile.
How to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile to Get More Jobs
LinkedIn - Building a Great Student Profile
LinkedIn Student Jobs
Social Media Guide to Blogging
Social Media Guide to Facebook
Social Media Guide to LinkedIn
Social Media Guide to Pinterest
Social Media Guide to Twitter
UVA Career Center: Linked and Online Branding
Resumes
Salary, Compensation, Negotiation
Timelines and Checklists
Upskilling
What is Upskiling?
Upskilling is the process of learning new skills that can be applied to the workforce. Earning diplomas, certifications, or degrees are forms of upskilling that may help you get promoted, earn more in your job, or become more competitive in the job market. Below are upskilling resources that the ECO recommends.
Videos From ECO Events
Career Forum:
2023 Economics Undergraduate Career Forum Keynote: Francesca Wahl
Common Good:
Economics Careers for the Common Good (Nike, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Strategic Initiatives Children's Aid, Brookings Institution)
Consulting:
Consulting (Bates White Economic Consulting, NERA Economic Consulting, BCG, Bain)
Economic Litigation Consulting Field with Professor Elzinga (Bates White, Berkley Research Group)
Federal and Technology Consulting (Deloitte)
Management Consulting (Bain & Co.)
Consulting Industry Talk (Bain & Co.)
Consumer Goods:
Consumer Goods (Anheuser-Busch)
Data Analytics:
Data Analytics Careers for Econ Majors (Mastercard, The Athletic, Major League Baseball)
Data Analytics (Miami Dolphins, HBOMax)
Careers in Data Science (Guidehouse, Federal Reserve Board of Governors)
Diversity Talks:
Women in Business: A Career Talk
ECO Young Black Perspectives Panel
Finance:
Asset Management (UVA Investment Management Company, Hamilton Lane)
Investment Banking and Commercial Banking (Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Capital One)
Finance Careers for Econ Majors (LL Bean, Spectrum Equity, JPMorgan)
Careers Working in Finance (Jobs Outside of Banking) (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, American Real State Partners, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Rackspace)
Government:
Government (U.S. News and World Report, Environmental Protection Agency)
Insurance:
Insurance (Allianz Partner)
Internship and Grad School Panels:
PhD and Masters Programs in Economics (Northwestern, Economics Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, Applied Economics MS)
How I Got Into Graduate School with Economics PhD Students (Duke University, University of Pennsylvania, Economics Predoctoral Fellow, Opportunity Insights)
Job Search Workshops:
Behavioral Mock Interview Workshop
Job Search Workshop with Tiffany James
Law:
Law Careers for Econ Majors (US Securities and Exchange Commission, USAA Bank, Old Dominion University)
Marketing:
Careers in Marketing (Capital One, Frontdoor, Spice Collective)
Marketing (Hanover Research, Unilever, Snap Inc.)
Product Management:
Product Management (IoT & Analytics, Smartsheet)
Project Management (Auxo Solutions)
Public Policy:
Public Policy (Forté, Center for Economic and Policy Studies)
Federal Reserve (Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Federal Reserve Board, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
Real Estate:
Real Estate (Brookfield Properties)
Sales:
Business Development (Chemonics International, IBM)
Tech:
Tech (Google, Amazon)