Handshake
Handshake is UMD’s job search platform for on-campus, part-time, internship, and full-time jobs. You can find thousands of opportunities in Handshake at any time. Access the resources below through Handshake.
- FOCUS 2 - career testing/self-assessment
- Big Interview - practice interviewing virtually
- Vault Industry Guides - employer/Industry insights. rankings and reviews
- GoinGlobal - Work abroad visas, international resources for students
- What Can I Do with This Major - explore job titles related to areas of study
- Mentra: Neurodiversity Employment Board
- PathwayU - guides you in discovering education and career pathways
- Professional Photo Booth - Capture your professional headshot for social media platforms, your online portfolio, or any other professional contexts.
What Can I Do with My Major...in BSOS?
Use these BSOS major specific career guides to start or expand your exploration into relevant career options.
Tom Manatos Job Board
Access job and internship openings for government and political positions. Paid for by the Feller Center in BSOS.
EPortfolio
Offers students an opportunity to highlight skills, experiences, and learning through a set of curated works in an online platform, Portfolium.
LinkedIn Learning
UMD students, faculty, and staff have free access to LinkedIn Learning, an online learning service that can help professionals learn software, design, and business skills to achieve their personal and professional goals.
Networking Tools:
Terrapins Connect. An online platform that allows students’ virtual access to UMD alumni who have volunteered to share industry specific information and as well as conduct resume reviews, among other things.
UMD BSOS Student & Alumni Network, LinkedIn Group. Join this networking group if you are a student or an alum of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS). Join your fellow BSOS Terps to locate alumni in your field of interest, find and share job leads, stay informed about BSOS upcoming events, and exchange career stories and advice.
Resources
Virtual Interview Booth for BSOS Majors in Tydings
The Feller Center for Advising & Career Planning in BSOS is happy to offer students the ability to book a private booth for virtual or phone interviews. The interview booth, located on Tydings 2nd floor, is equipped with semi-soundproof glass, outlets to power your laptop, and a desk suitable for all laptop sizes. Room reservation blocks have a maximum limit of 90 minutes each. BSOS majors may reserve the booth for the following reasons: Advance notice is strongly recommended. Rooms are subject to availability.
Financial Wellness Hub in McKeldin Library
The Financial Wellness Hub in McKeldin Library includes spaces for workshops, group meetings, and one-on-one mentoring sessions to prepare Terps to responsibly manage money, borrow, save, and plan for the future. The center is co-directed by associate clinical professor Michael McMillan and senior lecturer Samuel Handwerger. As part of the center, McMillan teaches two campuswide online personal finance courses. Handwerger runs the TerpTax student-managed free tax preparation service and the Justice for Fraud Victims program that has students investigating financial fraud cases.
