Illinois Tech Career Services Blog

By: Peer Career Coach Maira Zamir Ever feel like you’re like a needle in a haystack as you see a long line of students just like you vying for that coveted intern position at a big famous firm at your

By: Director of Operations BJ Engelhardt Like many students during these uncommon times, you may have had a summer internship cancelled, as many employers are worried about not being able to provide a valuable experience for internship candidates due to

By Peer Career Coach Xochitl Castel If you have ever come across “Cover Letter (optional)” on a job posting and skipped it, you are in the right place. A common mistake job-seekers make is opting out of submitting a cover

By: Peer Career Coach Zahra Khuwaja The last couple of days have been filled with uncertainty and fear. Where social distancing and isolation have become the norm, it is very easy to get out of routine and succumb to spending

By: Peer Career Coach Aman Agarwal Networking is an amazing, proven strategy to make connections in your industry that can further your career and these days you no longer have to wait for the next local networking event to do

By: Peer Career Coach Yunuen Rodriguez You did it !!! You took the most difficult classes that IIT has to offer. You took on various class projects, part-time jobs, internships, and extracurriculars. You spent restless days and nights studying and

By: Peer Career Coach Dahun Mamora Woohoo! Congratulations on attending the Illinois Tech career fair. So now, what’s next? In this post, I will share tips on things you need to do, now that the Illinois Tech career fair is

By: Peer Career Coach Devyani Gauri We all know that moment during a conversation after all the small talk is over, when we don’t know how to continue the conversation, and so we just…don’t. Now imagine this conversation is with

By: Peer Career Coach Smriti Dhingra New year, new goals and new ways to accomplish them. Creating goals is the easiest task on this planet but putting in the right amount of efforts continuously is something we forget to plan

By Peer Career Coach Priscilla Akpabio  I will be discussing my personal journey to my Internship/Co-op and highlighting how being a member of campus organizations and participating in on campus activities helped me develop a meaningful network with professionals and