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This career circle is for any student who is interested in pursuing a career in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and/or Mathematics (STEM).

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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.

What Soft Skills Tech Workers Should Have

Are you in IT or Tech and not sure how to develop soft skills? Soft skills come hand-in-hand with technical skills and are crucial to enhance your career. This article reviews the different soft skills that can help you succeed …

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Exploring Information Technology (IT) Jobs

Interested in a career in Information Technology but not sure what types of jobs you can pursue within the industry? Check out this article highlighting 21 types of IT jobs.

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Types of Software Engineers (and How to Know Which One’s Right for You)

Software engineering is a great career path for those with programming skills who want to work on applications people use in their everyday lives. Yet software engineering requires many different kinds of work, from designing what users see to ensuring …

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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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GitHub | A Platform for Developers

GitHub | A Platform for Developers

GitHub is a development platform inspired by the way you work. Host and review code, manage projects, and build software …

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TECHNOLOchicas

TECHNOLOchicas

TECHNOLOchicas is a national initiative to raise awareness among young Latinas and their families about career opportunities and success stories …

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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.

Learning OpenShift

Taught by Adrian Kosmaczewski
If you’re just getting started with Red Hat OpenShift, the Kubernetes-based enterprise platform as a service, you may be faced…
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Deploy SQL Server on Linux, Containers, and Kubernetes

Taught by Benjamin Weissman
More and more companies are utilizing containerized applications and CI/CD approaches and pipelines. This shift, however, can never be complete…
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Jakarta Web Services

Taught by Buddhini Samarakkody
Get started quickly with Jakarta Web Services. In this course, Java engineer, author, and instructor Buddhini Samarakkody gives an overview…
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Creating GitHub Portfolios

Taught by Leigh Lawhon
Are you a developer looking to promote your work? In this course, Leigh Lawhon shows you how to build and…
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Exploring AIOps

Taught by Morten Rand-Hendriksen
It seems like everyone is talking about the future of AIOps these days. New, cutting-edge AI tools stand to change…
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Algorithmic Auditing and Continuous Monitoring

Taught by Brandie Nonnecke
As artificial intelligence becomes integrated into nearly every sector, establishing robust AI governance processes will be critical to maximizing its…
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macOS Sonoma Essential Training

Taught by Nick Brazzi
In this course, Nick Brazzi shows Apple fans everything they need to know about macOS Sonoma and offers in-depth guidance…
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AI Productivity Hacks to Reimagine Your Workday and Career

Taught by Dr. Marily Nika
What if you could do less of what you don’t like in your job and create space for the good…
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Generative AI, Recruiting, and Talent Acquisition

Taught by Glen Cathey
Generative AI will have profound effects on fields like recruiting and talent acquisition. But how quickly will these changes take…
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Understanding Bias in AI

Taught by Ashley Kennedy
Unleash the power of AI responsibly! Join managing staff instructor Ashley Kennedy as she chats with DEI experts Christie Lindor…
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Advance Your SQL Skills with dbt for Data Engineering

Taught by Vinoo Ganesh
Are you looking for a better—and easier—way to manage SQL code? In this course, instructor Vinoo Ganesh shows you how…
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Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700) Cert Prep: Secure Network Connectivity to Azure Resources

Taught by Derek Smith
Becoming an Azure Network Engineer Associate shows you have the know-how to plan, implement, and manage Azure networking solutions—critical skills…
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Everybody’s Introduction to Snowflake

Taught by Tim Ngwena
Data—and by extension, databases—rule much of our lives. And if you’re a data analyst or work with data at all,…
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Generative AI vs. Traditional AI

Taught by Doug Rose
Generative AI is a hot topic that’s filled with a host of new legal, ethical, and technology issues. Generative AI’s…
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Learning Revit 2024

Taught by Paul F. Aubin
Autodesk Revit is one of the most popular building information modeling (BIM) solutions today. In this course, architectural consultant and…
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Using Zeplin in Design Projects

Taught by David Karlins
In UX design projects, the handoff from design to development can be one of the most frustrating parts of the…
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Advanced Malware Analysis: Redux

Taught by Cybrary
Do you have knowledge of malware analysis core concepts, but want to transition from malware analyst to reverse engineer? Brian…
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Microsoft 365 Copilot First Look

Taught by Nick Brazzi
Let AI help you create, summarize, and analyze your documents, messages, and data. Microsoft 365 business and enterprise subscribers can…
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Kubernetes: Provisioning with Cluster API

Taught by Carlos Nunez
Cluster API is a Kubernetes subproject focused on providing declarative APIs and tooling to simplify the process of provisioning, upgrading,…
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Kubernetes: Provisioning with Kubeadm

Taught by Carlos Nunez
Kubeadm is a tool to set up a minimum viable Kubernetes cluster without much complex configuration. In this course, cloud…
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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.

Digital
NSW Government


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Introduction to Technology
KPMG in the UK


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Technology
Deloitte Australia


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Tech Explorer
Commonwealth Bank


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Developer
Accenture Nordics


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Shields Up: Cybersecurity
AIG


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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.

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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.

Marc Cutler

Alumni Mentor
  • Coral Springs, FL
  • Program Analyst, Product Mangement Fiserv
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Nicole Sardina, MBA, MPH

Faculty & Staff Mentors
  • Miami, FL
  • Project Manager University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
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Eleanora M DiLorenzo

Alumni Mentor
  • Tax Expert Intuit
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Courtney Woodward

Alumni Mentor
  • Miramar, FL
  • Education Director Universal Technical Institute, Inc.
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Elaine Demos

Alumni Mentor
  • Boca Raton, FL
  • Real Estate Broker Sales Associate The Chad Carroll Group
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Raisa M. Rodriguez, LEED AP

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Environmental Consultant Independant Consultant
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Alex Flores-Bonilla

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
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Deen Brooksher, MBA/MSF

Alumni Mentor
  • Augusta, GA
  • Human Resources Business Partner / Manager Amazon
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Abdelazim ElToukhy

Alumni Mentor
  • Dubai - United Arab Emirates
  • Programmatic Consultant, International Expansion Amazon
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Jimmy Escobar

Alumni Mentor
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Vice President - Practice Director Robert Half
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Lokesh Ramamoorthi

Faculty & Staff Mentors
  • Miami, FL
  • Lecturer University of Miami College of Engineering
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Ana Leal Doreste

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Lab Assistant MediPath Pathology Services
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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.