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Meet Aliyah SanAndres, a first-year Innovation, Technology and Design major!

During her first semester, Aliyah went to Toppel to receive help with refining her resume. Following this, she worked on enhancing her professional presence on LinkedIn by regularly posting, sharing insights from articles, and highlighting her accomplishments. She also says that attending on-campus sessions helped her hone her ability to curate an appealing profile. Aliyah saw that the content on her profile helped when she engaged with potential employers, as it resonated across both academic and personal interests.

Aliyah worked at the Architecture Research Center at UM, and more recently, with a start-up company, Style.re. as a quality assurance tester. In this role, she helps send tests and writes reports to ensure that the developers on the team are tracking bugs, and errors in UX/UI components of the web application that the company is developing.

Aliyah says that Toppel has consistently been a readily accessible resource for her when she is seeking guidance, ranging from refining the language on her resume to obtaining career advice and strategies for pursuing internships or planning a job search. Thanks to Toppel's assistance, she successfully secured two internships during her first semester of college!

Piece of Advice:

"Actively engage on platforms like Handshake and LinkedIn while utilizing Toppel's resources to refine your resume and make regular updates. Navigating the internship application process can be challenging, but I discovered that dedicating time consistently, even just a few hours per week, and adopting a quantitative approach significantly contributed to my success."

Jan. 24	Toppel Tabling at The Whitten University Center Breezeway @ 11 AM
Jan. 25	Trillium Trading Information Session @ 12 PM
Jan. 29	City Year Information Session @ 4 PM
Jan. 30	Peace Corps Info Session: Education Programs @ 4 PM
Jan. 31	EY Coffee Chats @ 10 AM

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Looking for Career Fairs and Events on Handshake

When it comes to taking steps toward achieving your career goals, attending events listed on Handshake can help you get there. On Handshake, you’ll find hundreds of events available for you to attend so that you can learn and grow more as a professional.

One of the biggest events of the semester is our Job & Internship Expo which will take place on Tuesday Feb, 27 at 1 PM in the Watsco Center. We also have a variety of career fairs over the course of the semester that you can attend such as:

Whether it is looking for a job or internship, or simply attending an event to learn more about a specific company or industry, Handshake is there for you to find and explore different events available to you!

SCAN Your Career

Not sure what direction you want to take in your career? Then let us help you SCAN your options. SCAN stands for Shifts, Choices, Assets, and Needs, and at Toppel we use this to help you explore some of the main concepts to consider when it comes to choosing your career path.

Figuring out what to do with your career can be extremely tough, so feel free to browse those resources and see what resonates the most with you. If you do have an idea of what you’d like to do with your career, figuring out the steps to take to get there can even be just as hard.

If you would like some advice on navigating your career path, feel free to meet with one of our highly-trained career coaches who can help lead you in the right direction. Our career coaches are readily available for you to meet any time M – F from 10 AM – 4 PM.

Internship Opportunities

Job Postings

Job & Internship Expo

Toppel Spotlight

Nike Data & Machine Learning Engineer Undergraduate Intern
Nike

Production Internship
clutch Content Partners

Marketing Intern
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Psychology and Neuroscience Internship
CareYaya Health Technologies Inc.

Aquarium Internship
Maria Mitchell Association

Communications Intern
Global New Orleans

Summer 2024 - Crime Analysis Intern - New York
Amtrak

Health and Performance Coach - Youth Development Training Program
Atlas Pro Training LLC

Environmental Engineering Intern
Burns & McDonnell

2024 Healthcare Investment Banking Summer Analyst
H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC

High School Science Teacher
Immaculata-La Salle High School

Financial Professional with Prudential Advisors Various Florida Locations
Prudential Financial

Web Developer
Miami Dade College

Coordinator, Capital Asset - Supply Chain
University of Miami Health System

Adoptions Specialist
Children's Home Society of Florida

Investigator/Consumer Safety Officer Imports
U.S. Food & Drug Administration Office of Regulatory Affairs

Analyst - Loan Workout
Rialto Capital

Assistant Analyst
Congressional Budget Office

Victim Advocate Specialist
Anoka County

Air Pollution Specialist Community Monitoring
California Air Resources Board

Looking for an internship or a job? Then we invite you to attend UM’s biggest recruiting event – our Job & Internship Expo! At Expo, you’ll have the chance to meet with over 100 employers who are looking to hire UM students for their open positions.

Expo attracts companies from various industries, including healthcare, communication, government, non-profit, science, technology, and more. All you have to do is register on Handshake and bring copies of your resume, and don’t forget to dress to impress!

Need new clothes? Browse some of our resources to find your right fit. Need help preparing? Feel free to meet with one of our career coaches to have your resume critiqued or to have them answer any questions you have regarding attending Expo.

Taryn Ezekiel

Career Coach

Meet Taryn Ezekiel, a junior creative Advertising major with a double minor in creative writing and music industry from Philadelphia, PA! Aside from being a career coach at Toppel, Taryn is a Hurricane Productions Concerts Co-Chair and Gravity Magazine Podcast Chair.

This semester she looks forward to learning a lot about the music business to build her knowledge and get her footing in the industry. Some of the steps she has taken to do so were by enrolling in classes that would help answer if she wanted to be in the sports or music industry.

She also applied for some of the lead positions in the organizations she’s involved in on campus to build her knowledge and education in the industries she wants to pursue. Now she is behind the scenes planning a concert for 2,000 people!

Piece of Advice:

“Treat others the way you want to be treated.”

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