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Resources

Welcome!

We have gathered a list of our favorite online career resources in one place. Whether you're exploring your career options, preparing to apply for jobs, or seeking to maximize your experience, you'll find valuable resources below to help you succeed.

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Career Resource Links

To access our resources, explore the topics of interest in the accordions below. You can expand on each topic individually or all at once.

  • Career Self-Assessments: Identifying your interests, strengths, values, and personality can help you make choices when exploring campus activities, academic majors, internships, and careers. We offer the MBTI, CliftonStrengths, Strong Interest Inventory, and Meaningful Work Kit.
  • PathwayU: Choosing a career path or program of study can be challenging. PathwayU can help! This self-guided assessment helps you identify career paths, Stanford majors, jobs and internships, based on your interests, values and workplace preferences. Register using your stanford.edu or alumni@stanford.eduemail.

Careers 

Academics

General 

Population-Specific

Industry Specific

Stanford Campus Opportunities 

Resume How-To Videos 

Resume Samples and Templates

Cover Letter Templates and Samples

Job Search Emails

Declining and Accepting an Offer

To Access

  • Stanford login: Enter your @Stanford email address
  • LinkedIn login: Click the Sign in button in the upper right corner. Click Sign in with your organization's account. Enter your @Stanford email 

Interviewing Questions

Interview Practice

Case Interviews

  • Management Consulted  The platform contains 600+ case interviews, framework/math drills, online courses (including Excel and PowerPoint), and resume and cover letter templates to help you prepare for consulting fit and case interviews. Register with your Stanford email. CareerEd supports student use of this resource but does not endorse any services that require additional fees.

Finance Interviews

  • Wall Street Oasis (WSO)  Prepare for investment banking, private equity and hedge fund technical and fit interviews. Register using your stanford.edu email. With WSO, you can:
    • Practice interview questions from hundreds of IB, PE and HF firms
    • Review templates and modeling tests used in Superdays and private equity interviews
    • Engage in a networking course that offers email outreach templates and strategies for navigating information sessions and informational interviews
  • Free WSO Courses:  Excel, PPT, DCF, RE Modeling & VC

Tech Interviews

Where to Find Salary Information

CareerEd Coaching 

BIPOC Professionals

Internship Programs for BIPOC Professionals 

Disabilities and Learning Differences

First Gen Low Income (FLI) Professionals 

LGBTQIA and Non-Binary Professionals

International Professionals 

Veterans 

 Women  

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CareerEd Newsletters

Welcome to CareerEd! Here, you can subscribe to our various newsletters, listservs, and more to stay informed!

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Career Self-Assessments

Take self-assessments as a way to know what you want in a career. We provide an array of self-assessments that help you clarify your interests and skills, develop a vocabulary to describe yourself as a professional, and establish a starting point for career exploration.

Learn More About Career Self-Assessments

Stanford Career-Focused Mailing Lists

Anyone from Stanford can join!

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