Your Griz Guide to Career Success

ElevateU encompasses all of the resources and opportunities UM offers to ensure you are well-prepared, for your future career. This guide is seamlessly integrated into your UM experience making you not just a bystander in your career journey but an active participant. ElevateU is woven into your coursework here at UM as well as into other experiential learning opportunities offered on campus such as student employment, study abroad, service projects, or scoring that internship that will help you to get a foot in the door after graduation. ElevateU is your toolkit to ensure that you are well-prepared, not just academically, but with the practical skills and experiences necessary for a successful transition into your chosen careers. 

ElevateU is a campus-wide initiative administered by Experiential Learning and Career Success, made possible through the generous support of donors, administrators, faculty, and staff.

How can ElevateU Guide Me On My Career Journey?

ElevateU guides you in providing resources to help you Explore your interests, the opportunities to Expand your skillset, and the preparation to Embark on your future career. Each of these components encompasses a variety of resources and opportunities for your to become career-ready, but you don't have to follow each one in order. You can also engage in different parts at different times to fit your needs; you can even revisit certain parts of the program. The goal is for you to acquire lifelong professional development skills.

• Explore Your Interests: Discover yourself and your career interests
  • Take one of our career assessments (at the bottom of the page) to explore potential careers to gain insight into your interests, values, and skills 
  • Take the Strong Assessment and review your results with one of our Career Coaches
  • Login to Handshake (UM national job platform) and explore current job offerings  
  • Meet with a Career Coach to discuss potential academic pathways and possible careers 
• Expand your skillset: Develop the professional skills you will need to succeed. 
  • Utilize ElevateU Online to develop tangible and in-demand skills 
  • Make an appointment with a career coach to elevate your application (resume/cover letter review, interviewing skills, networking, LinkedIn, etc.) Or check out these online resources.
  • Complete your  courses at UM (ElevateU's career-development skills are woven into UM curriculum)  
• Embark on your Journey: Secure your desired opportunity.  
  • Attend a career fair!
  • Participate in experiential learning opportunities (get a part-time job, secure an internship, participate in a service project) 
  • Apply for jobs, graduate/professional school, or National Service