Education & Sports

This career circle is for any student who is interested in pursuing a career in the fields of Education and/or Sports.

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Check out job and internship listings by major/career interests on the School of Education and Human Development website to view currently open listings for UM students and alumni. For thousands more opportunities, log in to Handshake.

Do you have questions about internships, graduate school, or your future career? Or are you unsure what your first step should be? Speak with a coach via Zoom or stop by Toppel for in-person coaching, Monday – Friday from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Feel free to email us at toppel@miami.edu if you need assistance outside of our drop-in coaching hours.

How to Land a College Internship

Securing a college internship is one of the most effective ways for students to build their career foundation. Internships provide invaluable hands-on experience, access to industry professionals, and the opportunity to apply academic knowledge in a real-world setting. This guide …

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How to Negotiate Salary as an Entry-Level Candidate (With Examples!)

You’ve landed your first job offer—congrats! Now comes the next challenge: how to negotiate salary as an entry-level candidate. It might seem like salary negotiation is out of reach, and that you should simply accept what’s offered. But the …

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Turn Your Passion for Sports Into a Career

Do you love sports and want to turn your passion into a career? You can become a real player in the sports marketing industry if you follow these 5 ways to get started.

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Featured Resources

The following resources were selected for your career circle. 

Athlete 365 Career+

Athlete365 Career+ prepares athletes to transition into the workplace by offering advice, services, and tools.

An NCAA database listing internships and career opportunities in college athletics. 

HigherEdJobs

A job board for positions in higher education institutions

K12JobSpot

A job board for educator positions

WorkInSports Job Board

Job board offering tips from sports industry experts and tools to help you perfect your resume, cover letter, and interviews.

Click on “View All Resources” for additional resources featured for your career circle.

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

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.

8 Keys to Boost LinkedIn Learning Engagement for L&D Professionals

Taught by Jocelyn Slevin
Unlock the full potential of LinkedIn Learning for your organization. This course provides actionable strategies to seamlessly integrate LinkedIn Learning…

Advanced SQL Practice: Manage Tables

Taught by Scott Simpson
Get ready to practice advanced SQL table management techniques using the database of a sample chat application. In this course,…

Nano Tips for Cross-Cultural Communication for Leaders with India Gary-Martin

Taught by India Gary-Martin
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this course, India…

Essential Soft Skills for Creative Professionals

Taught by Branka Knezevic
Elevate your creative prowess as you unlock the secrets of effective communication, collaboration, and leadership in the world of architecture,…

Advanced SQL Practice: INSERT Operations

Taught by Scott Simpson
In this interactive course, Scott Simpson shows you the skills needed to manually insert records into a SQL database. Learn…

Retain Your Talent with These Six Tips

Taught by Madecraft
Retaining top talent is crucial for reducing turnover and boosting productivity. In this course, expert Kolby Goodman provides practical steps…

AI-Enhanced Leadership Development and Self-Coaching for Managers

Taught by Carolyn Goerner
Did you know that AI can help you become a more effective manager, regardless of where you’re at in your…

Foundational Math for Generative AI: Understanding LLMs and Transformers through Practical Applications

Taught by Axel Sirota
Unlock the mysteries behind the models powering today’s most advanced AI applications. In this course, instructor Axel Sirota takes you…

Nano Tips on How to Apologize Authentically with Arti Halai

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

Nano Tips for Communicating in Your Authentic Style with Arti Halai

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

FigJam for Design Thinking and Collaboration

Taught by Joseph Labrecque
In this course, learn how to use FigJam, a streamlined collaboration and brainstorming tool that sits alongside Figma to help…

Creating Business and Industry Analysis for Financial Analysts

Taught by Hailey Margetta
Elevate your business and industry analysis skills in this course that goes beyond basic financials to give you the ability…

Practical Splunk: Build Data Intelligence through SPL, Reports, and Dashboards

Taught by Karun Subramanian
This course provides you with a functional, hands-on overview on how to create data intelligence from machine-generated data using Splunk…

Creating Engaging Training with Microsoft Tools and AI

Taught by Becky Keene
Instructors in any industry are responsible for the creation and delivery of high-quality instructional materials. This course is designed for…

Leadership Styles, Behaviors, and Approaches

Taught by Alexander Lyon
In this course, Alexander Lyon—a communication consultant and associate professor—guides you through the styles, behaviors, and approaches that you need…

Power BI Quick Tips

Taught by Heather Severino
Leverage the full potential of Microsoft Power BI with this collection of quick tips. Designed for both beginners and experienced…

Advanced SQL Practice: UPDATE Database Records

Taught by Scott Simpson
Discover the essential techniques for updating and managing records in a database with this immersive SQL code challenges course. Instructor…

Learning Brightspace by D2L

Taught by Alan Ackmann
Brightspace is a highly customizable learning management system from D2L that helps instructors manage higher education. It offers a flexible…

Build a No-Code ETL Pipeline with Google BigQuery

Taught by Vlad Gheorghe
Learn to build a no-code data pipeline using BigQuery in this hands-on course. Get started with data ingestion, write SQL…

Human-Centered Training Techniques for Effective Leadership

Taught by Madecraft
Is your leadership approach in need of transformation to better engage and motivate your team? In this course, Summer Alexander…

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.

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.

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

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 Education Jobs, Third Edition

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

Vault Guide to Nonprofit Jobs, Third Edition

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

Vault Guide to Sports Jobs, Third Edition

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

Click on “View All Resources” for additional guides featured for your career circle. 

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.

Magaly Park

Community Mentor
  • Miami, Florida
  • Board Member GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER MIAMI INC
Meet Magaly

Liam Willerup

Alumni Mentor
  • Coral Gables, FL
  • Podcaster Coast2Coast
Meet Liam

Léi Y. Sun, M.S.Ed

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Doctoral Practicum Student Alliance for Psychological Services
Meet Léi Y.

Nicole Fernandez

Alumni Mentor
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Sr. Manager, Sales Enablement | GTM Learning Strategy & Design Citrix
Meet Nicole

Keashla Marengo

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Director of Employer Engagement University of Miami
Meet Keashla

Carly Smith

Faculty & Staff Mentors
  • Miami, FL
  •  Director, Career Education University of Miami
Meet Carly

Dante DeCesare

Alumni Mentor
  • Fairfield, CT
  • Area Coordinator Sacred Heart University
Meet Dante

Tyler Katz

Alumni Mentor
  • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
  • Engagement and Program Associate, Hillel and Office of Jewish Student Life Lehigh University
Meet Tyler

Leah Quinones

Faculty & Staff Mentors
  • Miami, FL
  • Adjunct Professor Barry University
Meet Leah

Chen Shi

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
Meet Chen

Samantha Valea

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Assistant Director University of Miami
Meet Samantha

Angel Vallejos

Alumni Mentor
  • Washington, DC
  • Graduate Fellow CHCI
Meet Angel

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!  

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.