Advising & Career Center
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Job & Internship Search Resources

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we recommend you continue your job or internship search with the understanding that some recruiting and hiring initiatives maybe continue to be conducted remotely. We still recommend seeking traditional in-person experiences during this time as employers and job situations evolve.

Job & Internship Search Timeline 

The timeline for your search is largely dependent on your desired industry. For example, corporations hiring cohorts for post-graduate jobs or summer internships will start the hiring process the fall before. Federal government agencies also have long lead times. For most other industries, we recommend beginning your search four months in advance.

Career & Leadership Digest

Check your wisc.edu inbox for our weekly e-newsletter to receive the most up-to-date listings of jobs and internship postings, career events, and resources for SoHE students!

Career Guides by Major

Career development tools

Handshake

Handshake makes it easy for every UW–Madison student to explore career events, connect to jobs and internships, and even schedule on-campus interviews. With Handshake you can:

  • Browse and register for career events on campus
  • Explore thousands of jobs and internships from over 200,000 employers nationwide
  • Get personalized job recommendations based on your major, interests, and more
  • Manage your own campus interviews with top employers

To Get Started:

Questions? Browse these resources, or contact us for more information.

Big Interview

The School of Human Ecology is pleased to offer current SoHE students a free career development tool that helps prepare students for a job interview.

Big Interview is an online system that combines training and practice to help improve your interview technique and build your confidence. Big Interview features a variety of tools including:

  • Challenging, virtual mock interviews for all experience levels and dozens of industries
  • A database of thousands of interview questions along with tips on how to answer them
  • The ability to rate your interview answers as well as share them with others for feedback
  • A comprehensive video training curriculum covering all aspects of landing a job
  • A step-by-step interview Answer Builder for crafting answers to behavioral questions

To set up your SoHE Big Interview account, follow these three steps:

  1. Visit the site’s  homepage and “Register”.
  2. Complete the registration process using your wisc.edu email address.
  3. Click “Verify” in the confirmation email you receive, and you’ll be able to start using Big Interview.

Read the Big Interview Student Guide for more information on how to use the system.

Questions? Contact your Career Advisor.

More resources

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Internship and Job Websites