Students
EXPLORE THE MANY RESOURCES ON THIS PAGE TO GET STARTED ON YOUR JOB SEARCH.
CAREER OPTIONS
Overview of design professions, many from the U.S. Department of Labor.
FIELD SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR CAREER RESEARCH
♦ Academia
Learn more about what fields GSD Alumni pursue.
Career Advice from the 2006 graduating class.
GSD HANDOUTS
Career Services offers information and tools to prepare students for a successful job search. All of the following handouts are available as PDF documents.
♦ Resume Writing Guide for Design Jobs
Sample Resume 1 - MArch
Sample Resume 2 - MArch
Sample Resume 3 - MUP
Sample Resume 4 - MAUD
Sample Resume 5 - MDesS♦ Cover Letters and Other Job Search Correspondence
♦ Tools for the Academic Job Search
♦ Tips on the Academic Job Search
♦ Design Sheet and Portfolio Advice
♦ Interview Questions and Strategies
♦ The Art of Salary Negotiations
NETWORK THROUGH THE GSD
► Attend a career workshop to learn how to maximize alumni contacts. Students can view our events calendar as well as view alumni contacts in eRecruiting.
► Join the Harvard GSD LinkedIn group and get connected to GSD alumni, faculty, students and staff. Learn more to start networking right away.
► View Harvard-wide alumni contacts in Post.Harvard, Harvard University's online alumni network. Choose 'Crimson Compass' to access career contacts.
JOB SEARCH INFORMATION
Find out how to get started on your job search, and learn more about specific design related fields.
eRECRUITING AT GSD
eRecruiting at GSD is the recruiting system for Harvard GSD. Log into eRecruiting at GSD to search for jobs, schedule interviews with recruiters, and register for events.
As of fall 2005, every GSD student has an online job seeker account. Please contact Career Services to learn more about your eRecruiting at GSD account privileges.
FELLOWSHIPS
The Community Service Fellowship is a 10-week summer program in which GSD students work with nonprofit organizations in paid summer internships. Learn more information about this unique summer opportunity.
Additionally, see a list of fellowships, grants and scholarships by topic or alphabetically by fellowship name. You may also search for fellowships by topic in eRecruiting at GSD. Once you log into your job eRecruiting seeker's account, click 'Employers Search,' then select fellowship keyword(s) at the bottom of the page.
Visit the websites below for additional funding opportunities.
The Boston Society of Architects funding opportunities
http://www.architects.org/portals/index.cfm?doc_id=120
Featured competitions at Architecture Week and also on the GSD Student Portal at http://students.gsd.harvard.edu.
http://www.architectureweek.com/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi?d
In addition, other fellowships are housed on the GSD Financial Assistance website http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/admissions/financial_aid/usschols.html