The Resource Center

Professional Development

Students

On-Campus
 Visit the Resource Center during our professional development walk-in hours, Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., for one-on-one assistance.

From conception to publication, let us help you create a stand-out résumé.

Practice your interview skills: undergo a mock interview, or experience a virtual interview.

Sign up for a workshop, tutorial, or résumé critique.

Make an appointment to discuss career goals and opportunities. Call (217) 525-1420, ext. 320.

Browse our career library, either hard-copy editions or online publications.

Job Announcements

Employers
To have your job announcement added to the Resource Center’s employment-opportunities database, simply complete the request form and email it as a .doc or .rtf file attachment to careerdevelopment@sci.edu.

Job Seekers
To view job listings, click the link below.

Employment-Opportunities Database

This database lists regional job opportunities. SCI/BU students may visit the Resource Center for access to other job banks (local and national), available exclusively for our students.

Suggested Online Resources for Job-Seekers

Career Resource Network
This site provides a wealth of career information, including comprehensive self-assessments, interest surveys, and occupational sorters. You may use the following information to log on to the site, but you must create your own username and password in order to use the résumé writer and portfolio planner.

Username: illinois
Password: careers

The Riley Guide
The Riley Guide provides a wellspring of career information. Funded by the Wall Street Journal, the Riley Guide’s chief aim is to provide online instruction for job seekers.

IllinoisJobs.Net
IllinoisJobs.net is a resource for Illinois job seekers and includes a user-friendly Career Resources menu with links to articles and tips surrounding résumé and cover-letter writing, job-hunting, career-fair participation, and salary negotiation.

Interest, Personality, and Career-choice Assessments

Many of the sites listed below include abundant career resources. The links provided are launching points into these sites, intended to assist you by offering direction that will help you sharpen your focus as you sort through the material.

Illinois WorkNet
Explore career interests and opportunities.

Career Information System (CIS) Interest Survey
This survey helps clarify your interests, your focus, and your passion.

Illinois Mentor
This link includes personality-trait, interest, and skills assessments.

CIS Work Importance Locator
This survey assesses your work values, which is helpful in determining what type of career you want to explore.

TypeFocus Personality Assessment
This is a fundamental and commonly used type of personality test. At the end, this version of the test allows you to assess, adjust, and explore the connotations of your results. Stick with the free version.