Career Development
The Engineering Career and Student Development Center is here to help prepare students for career and professional opportunities and to provide a place where engineering students, faculty, and employers can meet and develop a mutual and beneficial relationship. Located in Marston 114, we have a dedicated staff to assist students with a variety of career-related needs.
Contact:
Cheryl Brooks
413-545-2386
brooks@ecs.umass.edu
Students
Planning for your engineering career is key to being prepared when opportunities for internships, co-ops, and jobs arise. The Career Center offers workshops for resume and cover letter writing, career fair preparation, and interview skills. We provide sample resumes, cover letters, and thank you notes in our Career Development Handbook as well as one-on-one counseling between 9:00-5:00 M-F during the academic year (summer by appointment only).
When you are ready to gain relevant engineering experience, check out our job board, which includes internship, co-op, and full-time positions. In addition, the UMass Career Services maintains a searchable job board at www.umass.experience.com.
Every fall around 90 companies participate in the Engineering Career Fair, and we hold a variety of corporate information sessions for companies such as ExxonMobil, General Electric, Abbott Labs, 3M, Raytheon, and Westinghouse. In the spring students can attend the Campus-Wide Career Fair, ALANA, Life Sciences, or Summer Internship/Coop Fairs.
Companies
The Engineering Career Center connects employers with students through job and internship announcements, career fairs, company information sessions, our “Coffee & Careers” networking event, interview scheduling, and plant tours. If your company has engineering hiring needs, whether immediate or in planning for the future, please contact Cheryl Brooks at 413-545-2386 or brooks@ecs.umass.edu.
Each semester, we publish our Corporate Connection Newsletter, which highlights the technical acumen, innovation, research, and communication skills of our students.
“The Engineering Career Center helped me grow as a student and a professional, and it was their guidance that helped me get the job that fits my skills and personality perfectly. The Career Center staff helped me fine tune my resume and hone my networking and interviewing skills, giving me a clear advantage while searching for jobs. They provided a strong basis from which to work, hosting many companies for information sessions and sending out job opportunities each week. The Engineering Career Center is one of the most invaluable resources available to the UMass Amherst students, and was a game changer for me as I begin my career."
— Dan Amichetti, Abbott Labs
