Students can meet with CBS career staff to prepare for applying to professional, medical or graduate school, launching their careers or researching on campus. Call 612-624-9717 or schedule an appointment online to meet with a CBS career staff member.
Career coaching
Meet with a career team member for help with:
- Exploring industry careers and gap-year opportunities
- Changing your career plan
- Understanding your interests and skills through career assessments
- Finding a job or internship
- Navigating GoldPass and other job/internship search resources
- Salary negotiation and job offer evaluations
- Résumé writing and cover letter reviews
- Practice interviews
Have questions about career planning? Contact CBS Student Services at 612-624-9717.
Pre-health career coaching
Meet with a pre-health career coach for help with:
- Exploring professional school programs
- Health careers and health-related gap year opportunities
- Applying to pre-health programs and health professional schools
- Preparing for entrance exams
- Finding a health-related internship, volunteer or shadowing experience
- Résumé writing and personal statement reviews
- Practice interviews
Have questions about pre-health career planning? Contact CBS Student Services at 612-624-9717.
Graduate school coaching
Meet with a career team staff member for help with:
- Reviewing the graduate school application process
- Exploring graduate and professional school programs
- Applying to Graduate and professional school
- Preparing for entrance exams (GRE)
- Résumé/CV writing and personal statement reviews
- Practice interviews
Have questions about graduate school planning? Contact CBS Student Services at 612-624-9717.
There are several people you can contact for research support.
Check out the CBS Research Roadmap for assistance with the following:
- Exploring research opportunities at the U of M
- Exploring local and national summer research opportunities (REUs)
Schedule an appointment with a CBS Career Team member by calling 612-624-9717 for assistance with the following:
- Developing professional communication to faculty about research opportunities
- Reviewing application components for summer REUs
- Resume/CV, personal statement, research statement reviews
- Communicating your research experience and skills
- Practice interviews
Reach out to the Director of Undergraduate Studies for your major for assistance with the following:
- Navigating the lab and working with faculty
- Finding funding opportunities for undergraduate research
- Symposium preparation, including feedback on poster design and presentation skills
Career Resources and Workshops
- Explore the CBS Student Services Career Resources page for information and resources for your career planning process.
- Diversity Career Resources
- Why Diversity Matters?