Engineering Career Services

The Engineering Career Services team are your partners in supporting your ProReady goals. We assist with exploring your career interests and strengths, learning about industries to pursue, and developing effective strategies to launch your engineering career. Services we provide include:

  • Exploring career and academic program options
  • Creating effective application materials (i.e. resumes, cover letters, and LinkedIn profiles)
  • Charting your internship and job search strategy
  • Preparing for career fairs, networking events, and interviews
  • Navigating offers and salary negotiations

Locations & Contact Info.

  Live Chat - weekdays

  Schedule an Appointment in Buff Portal Advising

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ProReady Planning Guides

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Job & Internship Search

Handshake

Handshake is 欧美口爆视频 Boulder鈥檚 online job/internship posting site:

  • Local and nationwide job and internship postings from recruiters seeking 欧美口爆视频 Engineering students
  • Connect with 180,000+ employers, from small, local businesses to national and global companies
  • Learn about upcoming career fairs, panels, and workshops
  • Network with student peers nationwide

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Online Tools

Lightcast
Explore occupations and information on job demand, expected growth, salary averages, and top employers and industries. 


Expert advice on jobs or internships in your dream location. Search 16+ million worldwide job and internship opportunities. To access when off-campus, log in via Handshake > Career Center > Resources.


An insider look at the engineering field and specific companies. Browse company reviews, salaries, and explore internships.

Quinncia Resume Builder
An AI-driven resume review tool that provides personalized feedback based on targeted job criteria.

Quinncia Mock Interview Tool
Online mock interviews to help you be prepared and impress employers.

Explore Majors & Careers

Career Assessments

Our Engineering Career Services team is trained to help you explore your career and adademic options. We offer career assessments that can help guide your understanding of yourself and identify career/industry options that align with your interests and values.

To take a career assessment, connect with a career advisor via LiveChat or Virtual Drop-ins to determine which assessment would be most helpful for you. 

Assessments offered:

  • CliftonStrengths
  • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
  • Strong Interest Inventory
  • TruTalent 
  • Challenge Cards

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Academic Exploration

欧美口爆视频 Engineering offers top-ranked academic programs that emphasize hands-on learning and are in demand with employers and graduate schools.

You can also augment your academic program with minors and certificate programs inside and outside the College. 

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Student Support & Advising

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Career Exploration

ProReady Planning Guides
Chart your career path by using the ProReady planning guides with suggested activities for undergraduate, graduate, and international students. 


Learn about typical career areas and types of employers that hire people with each major, as well as strategies to make you a more marketable candidate.


An online publication that has information on hundreds of occupations in the United States.


This tool for career exploration and job analysis includes detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, students, researchers, and more.

The Forage
Participate in virtual work experiences at top companies. Submit your work for review and you might get an interview with the company.

Gain Relevant Experience

Build Your Skills

MySkills

  • A self-paced program that helps you identify your current skills, develop new skills, find ways to build skills at 欧美口爆视频 boulder, and learn how to effectively highlight them in the job search.

Training resources

Innovation Labs

  • Get hands-on experience designing, building, and testing your engineering projects and inventions.

Professional Experience

Internships
Start your career before graduation with an engineering internship.

Work Simplr
Short-term projects ranging from 10-40 hours with companies across the country. Work Simplr will interview and pair you with the projects that match your skills and interests.

Leadership Development

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Research Opportunities

Work alongside graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and faculty as collaborative partners on original research.

Connect with Engineering Career Services

Students

Use  with a Career Services advisor for quick questions. Available weekdays 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 

Drop into office hours to meet with an advisor in person Monday - Friday (times vary each day)

Make 30- to 60-minute virtual or in-person appointments through Buff Portal Advising

Email

Students may send resumes, cover letters, and other questions for review at engrcareer@colorado.edu. Please allow 1-3 business days for reply.



 

Student Societies & Organizations

Engineering Career Services can help plan career activities, workshops, and networking with employers and alumni for your organization. Request a presentation to get started. 

Faculty & Staff


Schedule a presentation, workshop, Canvas module content, or a consultation planning meeting with Engineering Career Services.



 

Meet the Team

Brian Hand
Brian Hand, Ph.D
Sr. Engineering Career Advisor 
brian.hand@colorado.edu
303-492-6541
 

Brooke Nelson
Brooke Nelson 
Sr. Engineering Career Advisor 
brooke.nelson@colorado.edu
303-492-6541
 

Valerie Salazar
Valerie Salazar
Employer Relations Specialist
valerie.salazar@colorado.edu
303-492-4541

 

Ben Weihrauch
Ben Weihrauch, Ed.D.
Sr. Director of Student Professional Development
ben.weihrauch@colorado.edu
303-492-0144

Meet Our Student Staff

Employers

Thank you for your interest in recruiting 欧美口爆视频 Engineering students!

Our students are engaged in rigorous, 专ET-accredited programs and numerous ProReady activities including internship/co-ops, research, global experience, entreprenuership, and leadership.

We offer many resources and opportunities for you to get involved on campus and connect with 欧美口爆视频 Engineering talent to meet your recruiting goals:

  • Career fairs
  • Employer Information Tables
  • Info-sessions (on-campus or virtual)
  • Mock interviews
  • Resume critiques
Learn more

Contact Valerie Salazar, Employer Relations & Events Specialist, for more information.

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is the exclusive job and internship posting system at 欧美口爆视频 Boulder. You can also register for fairs and events. Click below to register or log in!

ProReady Events


Engineering Career Services is part of the ProReady initiative in the College of Engineering and Applied Science.