University Career Center

University of Michigan/UCC Resources

• Handshake: A pathway to career connections. Through this tool you can: Explore job and internship openings, engage in recruiting activities with employers, and develop and track your goals and next steps. You can also identify University Career Center events, workshops, and fairs and schedule an appointment with a UCC coach to discuss your ideas, and develop plans, and strategies related to graduate/professional schools, and employment.

Additional External Resources

• Asian Jobs.com: This platform connects job seekers with employers searching bilingual individuals who speak Asian languages and English, as well as organizations seeking to increase their diversity. 
• Asia Society: This is global non-profit organization is designed to forge closer ties between Asia and the West through arts, education, policy, and business outreach. Asia Society has offices in New York and Texas. This site includes an online job board and internship program designed to provide practical experience, training and opportunities to participate in events and programs.
• Diversity Employers | Job Search Engine: This site includes a job and internship postings from employers that indicate they support diversity. 
• Jobs for People of Color in Tech: This platform connects people of color with jobs in the tech industry.

By tapping resources to meet people who can share advice, you learn and develop your personal networks.

University of Michigan/UCC Resources

• ​UCAN: UCAN is a U of M resource that allows students to connect with university alumni across any broad spectrum of fields, or majors, to gain insight or advice on resumes, interviewing tips, personal statement advice, and so much more that are part of the Asian/Pacific Islander American Community. When exploring Alumni in the search bar type in Asian/Pacific Islander American and you will see all the alumni that have self-identified. These Alumni are willingly donating their time on this platform to help students any way they can with guiding their future steps beyond college. 

Additional External Resources

• Asian American Architects/Engineers Association: The (AAa/e) platform is designed to empower professionals working in the building environment in their personal and professional growth, business development, networking, and leadership in their communities.
• Asian American Journalists Association: The goal of this nonprofit is to advance diversity in the newsroom and ensure fair and accurate coverage of communities of color.
• AAPI Women Lead: This organization aims to strengthen the progressive political and social platforms of Asian and Pacific Islander communities in the US through the leadership of self-identified AAPI women and girls.  
• Asian American Womxn in Leadership Conference (coordinated by ASPIRE): Asian Sisters Participating in Reaching Excellence (ASPIRE), the Asian American Womxn in Leadership (AAWIL) Conference is an interactive event aimed at growing and developing personal and professional leadership. The conference is designed to provide a forum for a cross-generational community of Asian American girls and women to share experiences and learn from one another. 
• Asia Pacific American Leadership: The Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) is designed to build leadership and public policy knowledge within the Asian Pacific American community. Its mission is to promote APA interests and success in public service careers, to provide information and education on policy issues affecting the APA community, and to serve the APA community at large. It offers a public sector internship program in Washington, DC for undergraduate and graduate students.
• Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics: This national, non-profit organization is dedicated to creating and developing API leaders.
• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association: (NAPABA) helps individuals to learn about leadership and apply to opportunities designed to develop leadership and professional skills. Th organization also provides information on ways to get involved with the AAPI legal community.
• National Association of Asian American Professionals: This non-profit organization cultivates, supports, and promotes Asian American leaders. NAAAP offers a Career Center section designed to connect Asian and minority professional talent with companies across the globe.
• Society of Asian Scientists & Engineers: This site brings together Asian heritage scientists and engineers to foster success in the global business world.
• South Asian Americans Leading Together: This nation­al, non­par­ti­san, non-prof­it orga­ni­za­tion fiights for racial jus­tice and advo­cates for the civ­il rights of all South Asians in the Unit­ed States. SAALT offers a Young Leaders Institute designed to cultivate skills, deepen knowledge and awareness, nurture relationships with diverse communities and empower young leaders to be change agents.
• South Asian American Policy & Research Institute: This non-profit, non-partisan organization aims to serve South Asian Americans in the Chicago area, by formulating equitable and socially responsible policy recommendations.
• South Asian Bar Association of North America: This student-led organization is the umbrella organization for regional South Asian Bar Associations and South Asian legal professionals throughout North America. NASALA aims to close the geographical and generational gaps faced by South Asian law students and attorneys for the benefit the community. It connects affiliated South Asian American law student organizations and law students across the country.