Career Guides
This is a listing of external articles that our members may find helpful to read
Bridging the Gender Divide provides several resources to help progress female representation in the stem field by describing career paths available to women in STEM, giving tips to further the support of women, and writing a comprehensive list of scholarships available
How to Optimize Your Resume for Applicant Tracking Systems discusses what applicant tracking systems are, how to spot them, and how to optimize your resume to increase the likelihood that it will be reviewed.
Guide to Colleges and Careers for Women in STEM provides several resources to inform female students about their career and college choices. This includes a guide to colleges for women in STEM, women-focused STEM scholarships, and STEM career and college organizations for women.
What to Do During the Quarantine provides helpful advice and suggestions on how people can cope with staying at home.
The Growing Presence of Women in Engineering covers everything from addressing gender barriers in the field to leveraging resources to promote women engineers to setting yourself apart as a female in engineering.
Novorésumé has 3 different articles that are helpful to SWE members:
The Simple Dollar - guide to educate first-generation college students about the academic and funding tools they need to successfully pursue a STEM degree. We compare career paths, funding methods unique to first gen students, and even include advice for women and minorities interested in breaking into their respective STEM fields.
Guide for Women in STEM - DiscoverDataScience partnered with Heather Ambler from the University of Pittsburgh and Aiden Ford from the University of Connecticut to help produce this guide. The guide covers an overview of the challenges women can face in STEM fields, outlines reasons women should pursue a STEM related career, and provides tips on how to encourage girls at an early age to follow their passion. There are also extensive links to pre-college programs available for women followed by a listing of over 30 scholarship options available to women pursuing STEM related degrees. Both current and aspiring students can benefit from this information as they look for inspiration in their careers.
Career guide: computer scientists - Western Governor's University WGU programs correspond with careers that promise continued growth.
Computer science degrees - Maryville University has a variety of online computer science programs that allow you to build expertise in cyber security, software development, and other related disciplines — all while working around your busy schedule.
Mastersindatascience.org - a website dedicated to outlining career opportunities for students interested in furthering their education or career knowledge in STEM related fields. Their team meticulously researches online and on-campus master programs offered by colleges and universities by each state to help provide context to aspiring students. They even provide information on local events, conferences and workshops. They have everything someone will need to know about pursuing a career in technology fields or related degree.
Where Women Work - The IET is one of the world’s largest engineering institutions and actively supports women's career development via awards, scholarships, bursaries, events and more. See also: https://www.wherewomenwork.com/Insight
College Success for Women in STEM: Scholarships, Programs and Organizations Helping Women Bridge the STEM Gender Gap
Careers in Engineering: Specializations, Career Paths and Earning Potential
Non-Traditional Careers for Women: Opportunities and Benefits for Women in Male-Dominated Professions
The guide compares traditional and non-traditional careers for women, and looks at different ways to break into male-dominated fields. It includes a fantastic section for women interested in STEM careers, with information about how to get more involved, the most popular careers, and the opportunities and projected growth within the field. There are also further sections focused on blue collar jobs and military careers for women, showcasing other potential non-traditional fields.
Careers in STEM features paths of study, specialization, job options, as well as an interview with a woman with 23 years experience working in STEM.
Lendedu - How to Pay for College provides a guide helping students find ways to pay for college.
How to Optimize Your Resume for Applicant Tracking Systems discusses what applicant tracking systems are, how to spot them, and how to optimize your resume to increase the likelihood that it will be reviewed.
Guide to Colleges and Careers for Women in STEM provides several resources to inform female students about their career and college choices. This includes a guide to colleges for women in STEM, women-focused STEM scholarships, and STEM career and college organizations for women.
What to Do During the Quarantine provides helpful advice and suggestions on how people can cope with staying at home.
The Growing Presence of Women in Engineering covers everything from addressing gender barriers in the field to leveraging resources to promote women engineers to setting yourself apart as a female in engineering.
Novorésumé has 3 different articles that are helpful to SWE members:
- Engineering Resume Writing Guide
- How to Write a Cover Letter
- How to Discuss Strengths and Weaknesses in an Interview
The Simple Dollar - guide to educate first-generation college students about the academic and funding tools they need to successfully pursue a STEM degree. We compare career paths, funding methods unique to first gen students, and even include advice for women and minorities interested in breaking into their respective STEM fields.
Guide for Women in STEM - DiscoverDataScience partnered with Heather Ambler from the University of Pittsburgh and Aiden Ford from the University of Connecticut to help produce this guide. The guide covers an overview of the challenges women can face in STEM fields, outlines reasons women should pursue a STEM related career, and provides tips on how to encourage girls at an early age to follow their passion. There are also extensive links to pre-college programs available for women followed by a listing of over 30 scholarship options available to women pursuing STEM related degrees. Both current and aspiring students can benefit from this information as they look for inspiration in their careers.
Career guide: computer scientists - Western Governor's University WGU programs correspond with careers that promise continued growth.
Computer science degrees - Maryville University has a variety of online computer science programs that allow you to build expertise in cyber security, software development, and other related disciplines — all while working around your busy schedule.
Mastersindatascience.org - a website dedicated to outlining career opportunities for students interested in furthering their education or career knowledge in STEM related fields. Their team meticulously researches online and on-campus master programs offered by colleges and universities by each state to help provide context to aspiring students. They even provide information on local events, conferences and workshops. They have everything someone will need to know about pursuing a career in technology fields or related degree.
Where Women Work - The IET is one of the world’s largest engineering institutions and actively supports women's career development via awards, scholarships, bursaries, events and more. See also: https://www.wherewomenwork.com/Insight
College Success for Women in STEM: Scholarships, Programs and Organizations Helping Women Bridge the STEM Gender Gap
Careers in Engineering: Specializations, Career Paths and Earning Potential
Non-Traditional Careers for Women: Opportunities and Benefits for Women in Male-Dominated Professions
The guide compares traditional and non-traditional careers for women, and looks at different ways to break into male-dominated fields. It includes a fantastic section for women interested in STEM careers, with information about how to get more involved, the most popular careers, and the opportunities and projected growth within the field. There are also further sections focused on blue collar jobs and military careers for women, showcasing other potential non-traditional fields.
Careers in STEM features paths of study, specialization, job options, as well as an interview with a woman with 23 years experience working in STEM.
Lendedu - How to Pay for College provides a guide helping students find ways to pay for college.