Career Circles for Students

18 early career jobs that map well to education majors

Career mapping is the process of strategically planning your professional journey by identifying career options, the skills you’ll need, and the steps to reach your goals. For education majors, career mapping is especially useful because the field offers a range …

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Ace Your Data Engineering Interview (2025 Guide)

Below, we discuss how to prepare for and ace data engineering interviews.

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About this guide:

Written by Thang Tran, a senior data engineer (ex-Amazon, Meta, and Apple) and Exponent interview coach.

Reviewed by Deeptaanshu Kumar, a VP of data …

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Stanford Law School vs. Columbia Law School: Rankings, LSAT/GPA, & Curriculum

Stanford Law School and Columbia Law School are two of the most prestigious law schools in the country, each offering a distinct approach to legal education and professional development. While both institutions provide world-class faculty, rigorous curricula, and strong alumni …

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Creative Head: Find Jobs in Video Games, Visual FX, Programming, Designer, & for Artists

Creative Head: Find Jobs in Video Games, Visual FX, Programming, Designer, & for Artists

Search for hundreds of jobs in video games, animation, VFX, and software/technology industries at CreativeHeads.net.

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Freelance Writing Jobs in Journalism, Content, Copywriting, & Blogging Gigs

Freelance Writing Jobs in Journalism, Content, Copywriting, & Blogging Gigs

FreelanceWriting.com has delivered daily and real-time freelance writing jobs online for freelance beginners and experts.

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JournalismJobs.com

JournalismJobs.com

JournalismJobs.com is the largest and most-visited resource for journalism jobs.

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Animation World Network – Jobs

Animation World Network – Jobs

Animation World Network (AWN) offers the top jobs available in Animation.

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New Scientist Jobs: Your Science Career Catalyst

New Scientist Jobs: Your Science Career Catalyst

New Scientist Jobs connects job seekers with opportunities in life sciences, biology, physics, astronomy, and chemistry, providing tailored services for …

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Job Market DataIn partnership withLightcast logo

Are you looking to use real-time job market data to make informed decisions about your future career path, explore relevant salary data, or identify the skills you need to build or market to get your next role? Use the following tool to explore your options.

There are two ways to navigate this tool:

  1. Keyword Search: Search for the title of the job you’re looking to pursue, or skills you may have that could be relevant for a particular career path.
  2. Narrow Down by Industry + Occupation: If you have a general sense of the industry you’d like to pursue, you can narrow down the occupations within a given industry to help you decide.

First, choose an industry of interest, then filter for occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Type in a keyword to select a relevant occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Featured Jobs & Internships

Thousands of internship and job opportunities are posted on Handshake by employers specifically looking to hire students. The following job and internship opportunities were pulled from Handshake for your career circle.

For thousands more opportunities, log in to Handshake. All UM students have a Handshake account that is automatically created for them when they enroll at the U. All you have to do is log in to Handshake to activate your account.

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Skill Building with LinkedIn Learning

Access and explore on-demand LinkedIn Learning content (courses and videos) that can help you identify and build skills needed to be successful in your future career. Here, you can find relevant LinkedIn Learning content featured for your career circle.

Nano Tips for Empathetic Customer Service with Brenda Bailey-Hughes

Taught by Brenda Bailey Hughes
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this course, Brenda…

Copilot for Project Management: Automate Stakeholder Communications

Taught by Heather Severino
If you’re a project or portfolio manager, AI-powered tools like Microsoft Copilot can help you automate a wide variety of…

Advertising on TikTok

Taught by Lucas Ertola
Have you considered using TikTok to advertise your business? In this course, learn the key components of running successful advertising…

Storytelling Tips for Learning and Development Leaders

Taught by Madecraft
Alex Mitts, an instructional designer and educational technology consultant, brings storytelling to the forefront of educational innovation. Alex provides a…

Sustainable Project Management: Strategies to Boost Social, Economic, and Environmental Impact

Taught by Ricardo Vargas
View Ricardo’s LinkedIn Newsletter Implementing sustainable practices is not just the ethical thing to do, it’s a strategic differentiator for…

Releasing and Promoting Your Music

Taught by Evan Sutton
One of the biggest issues faced by musical artists is how to get people to hear and purchase their music.…

Migrating from AutoCAD to Inventor

Taught by Thom Tremblay
AutoCAD users around the world are adopting Autodesk Inventor, the purpose-built tool for mechanical design, engineering, and manufacturing. While they’re…

Applied Machine Learning: Ensemble Learning

Taught by Matt Harrison
Do you want to grow your skills as a machine learning practitioner, but don’t know where to begin? You don’t…

International Business and Finance

Taught by Michael McDonald
This course covers key aspects of international business and finance. It begins with the fundamentals of globalization and international trade,…

Tips for Using AI as an Instructional Designer

Taught by Madecraft
Embark on a journey to effectively incorporate AI into instructional design, shaping the future of education with informed, innovative strategies.…

The Future of AI for Finance and Accounting

Taught by Jason Schenker
This course helps professionals and business leaders identify, assess, and prepare to use artificial intelligence (AI) in accounting and finance.…

AI Foundations: Ideating and Prototyping

Taught by Isil Berkun
In this course, Dr. Isil Berkun—a former staff AI software development engineer at Intel and currently the founder of DigiFab.ai—provides…

Lean Principles for Environmental Sustainability

Taught by Sam Yankelevitch
Explore the synergies between lean principles and environmental sustainability in this comprehensive course with Sam Yankelevitch. Learn how the two…

Music Production: Techniques and Concepts

Taught by Scott Jacoby
Learn how to turn a demo recording to a fully mastered song with Grammy-winning writer/producer/mixer Scott Jacoby. These simple, memorable,…

Learning ArcGIS Python Scripting (2018)

Taught by Jennifer Harrison
Have you ever needed to find all the broken links in a set of map documents? Or convert units before…

How to Create an Engaging Online Learning Environment

Taught by LaDale Whaley
Online learning has become an increasingly popular way for students to learn and for educators to teach, growing rapidly as…

Navigating Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Leaders

Taught by Lucas Joppa
Regardless of industry, the global business sector is being transformed around a common issue: environmental sustainability. Business leaders around the…

Business Finance: Introduction to Financial Modeling

Taught by Joshua Rischin
Creating a sound financial model can empower business people and organizations to make informed decisions on a quantitative level. In…

Leveraging AI and Data Engineering for Sustainable Solutions

Taught by Talal Gedeon
In this course, learn how technology and data can transform sustainability efforts and pave the way for a smarter, greener…

Sustainability Strategies

Taught by David Bennell
A changing climate compels us to change the way we do business. Incorporating sustainability into your business can help your…

LinkedIn Learning is free for currently enrolled University of Miami students. You must have a CaneID to access LinkedIn Learning. Click on “View All LinkedIn Learning Courses” to browse through all the content featured for your career circle.

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Skill Building Through Virtual Company Projects

Build valuable career skills and get a taste of industry experience via short virtual projects created by top companies across the globe on the Forage platform. Click on "View All Projects" to view all experiences for this career community. To check out projects across all the career communities and relevant practice interview questions, here.

Getting Ready to Join the Workforce Experience with Standard Bank

Risk Experience with Goldman Sachs

Lead Generation Experience with EAB

HK Debt Finance Experience with White & Case

Trainee Customer Field Technician (Internal) Experience with NBN Co

Interview Preparation: Own Your Story Experience with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Wondering how to list a completed project on your resume/CV or LinkedIn profile? Review the Forage referencing policy.

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Featured Industry & Career Guides

Vault offers comprehensive industry and career guides that provide insights into industry work life and advice for students and alumni on kickstarting their careers. You can access 170+ guides on our Custom Career Content site to help you explore career paths and gain valuable information that will help you make informed career decisions.

Vault Guide to Social Services Jobs, Second Edition

Vault Guide to Social Services Jobs, Second Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Vault Guide to Politics, Public Policy, and Activism Jobs, Third Edition

Vault Guide to Politics, Public Policy, and Activism Jobs, Third Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Vault Guide to Media and Entertainment Jobs, Third Edition

Vault Guide to Media and Entertainment Jobs, Third Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Cane2Cane Mentors

Explore careers, prepare for your future, and connect with industry professionals. Exclusive to our University of Miami community, Cane2Cane is a social network where 'Canes receive help navigating from college to career. No matter who you know, or don't know, connect and learn from professionals across 60+ industries who are eager to help you prepare for your career journey.

Carly Winokur

Alumni Mentor
  • United States
  • Solutions Consultant Carrum Health
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Melanie Amaro

Alumni Mentor
  • New York, NY
  • Senior Relationship Manager Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
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Caroline Bartholomew

Alumni Mentor
  • Coral Gables, FL
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Margaret Gotthold

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Community Based parenting specialist University of Miami
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Magaly Park

Community Mentor
  • Miami, Florida
  • Board Member GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER MIAMI INC
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Shawn P. Marcotte

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami Beach, FL
  • Career Coach The Entrepreneur Source
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Grace Levey

Alumni Mentor
  • Delray Beach, FL
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Aidan Rowe

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
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Fernanda Salas Hormazabal

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, Florida
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Caitlyn Murphy

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Essay Coach On Point Tutoring
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Liam Willerup

Alumni Mentor
  • Coral Gables, FL
  • Podcaster Coast2Coast
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Kofi Bame

Alumni Mentor
  • Coral Gables, FL
  • Medical Assistant/Scribe Florida Pediatric Associates
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Join your peers on Cane2Cane to connect with a 'Cane who can help you achieve your career goals! You can search for connections in the Cane2Cane community by applying various filters, such as industry, location, degree, and more!  

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JOBSCAN

The more effectively you can tailor your resume for a specific job, the better your chances are. Easily optimize your resume by completing a scan below. By scanning and comparing your resume versus any job description Jobscan will give you an instant analysis of how well your resume is tailored for a particular job and how it can be even better optimized for an applicant tracking system (ATS). To start, paste in the text of your resume then paste the text of the job posting you’re interested in, and press Scan.