150+ Awesome Careers in Art & Design

As a creative, your career possibilities are endless! You can apply your creative and digital skills in any industry. Check out this list of 150+ career options for you across the following areas: writing, graphic design, fashion/textiles, spatial design, digital …

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Why Should You Pursue a Career in Public Administration?

If you’re thinking of pursuing a Master’s degree in Public Administration, read this article highlighting 10 great reasons to follow this path from a variety of subjects to a variety of job options across the industry.

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Switching to a Career in Medicine from an Unrelated Career Path

A former consultant in the financial industry shares their personal story about changing their career path to medicine. If you’re considering making a career change to medicine, this story will encourage you to make an informed career decision through lessons …

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Featured Resources

The following career resources were selected to support alumni within this career community with their career needs.

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.

Animation World Network – Jobs

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

JournalismJobs.com

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

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

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

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.

Click on โ€œView All Resourcesโ€ for additional guides featured for your career community.ย 

Cane2Cane Mentors

Cane2Cane is an exclusive community that connects UM students, alumni, and community members to close the gaps between college and careers. As an alum, you can join the community to network with other alumni and industry professionals on the platform and/or serve as a mentor to your fellow 'Canes.

Tania Campbell

Alumni Mentor
  • Houston, TX
  • Exploration Manager EGOM Oxy
Meet Tania

Michael Lozano

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Digital Content Strategist LGBT Visitor Center in Miami Beach
Meet Michael

Ajith Punnakula

Community Mentor
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area
  • Engineering Manager II Pinterest
Meet Ajith

Carly Winokur

Alumni Mentor
  • United States
  • Solutions Consultant Carrum Health
Meet Carly

Margaret Gotthold

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Community Based parenting specialist University of Miami
Meet Margaret

Magaly Park

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

Joshua Lawrence

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, Florida
  • Operating System Specialist ILDS International Employment Agency
Meet Joshua

Cassandra Swilley

Alumni Mentor
  • Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  • UX/UI Design Intern SketchUp
Meet Cassandra

Arielle Swilley

Alumni Mentor
  • Washington, DC
  • Public Health Analyst Global Health and Education Projects, Inc.
Meet Arielle
  • Research Assistant Center for Autism and Related Disorders
Meet Margaret Anne
  • Miami, FL
  • Doctoral Practicum Student Alliance for Psychological Services
Meet Lรฉi Y.

Paula de la Rosa

Alumni Mentor
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Seasonal Artist Manager and Producer for โ€œEl Gran Circo del Mundoโ€ Prodartes Peru
Meet Paula

Join your fellow โ€˜Canes on Cane2Cane and share your career story!

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 youโ€™re interested in, and press Scan.

         

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