Temple has your back for your whole career. The tools listed on this page will help you accelerate your career development, enabling you to reach your professional goals. These tools can be used for multiple purposes as the embedded videos help to demonstrate.
The Temple University Alumni Association has provided free, premium account access to many career resources. To use the resources listed below you, must create or update your AccessNet account.
Jobscan
As you start identifying roles you’re ready to apply for, use Jobscan to optimize your resume and other application documents to ensure you’re showing the hiring manager how aligned your skills are with the job description. See how easy it is to optimize your resume using Jobscan. Fill out this form to request your premium account provided by Temple, so that you can use the power edit feature to easily update your resume.
CareerShift
Your one-stop job search organization tool. Use CareerShift to search for jobs, research target companies and find contact information for all your networking needs.
Big Interview
Landed the interview and need to prepare? Check out Big Interview—it helps you practice common and industry-specific questions, allows you to record your answers so you can review how you are doing, and even scans your responses using its AI system to ensure you are putting your best foot forward. Set up your account today.
Employers are always seeking Temple talent. Create an account on Handshake to get access to available positions posted by alumni and recruiters. To utilize Handshake, you must create or update your AccessNet account.
If you’re interested in sharing a job or internship opportunity with Temple, you can work directly with the Career Center to advertise your open role to the Temple community.
Temple alumni may access any Temple Libraries facility except the Law Library during hours of operation once they’ve obtained an alumni card. The alumni card doubles as your library card and enables you to borrow 10 books for a four-week period and 10 DVDs for one week, with a one-week renewal. For a full list of services available via the library system, visit the Temple alumni page on the libraries site.
Consult with a Librarian
We encourage our alumni to take advantage of our reference librarians’ expertise. See List of Subject Specialists to contact a librarian.
Self-assessment tools help to determine what kinds of careers might be a good fit for your skills, interests and values. They are particularly useful if you are unsure of what career you should pursue or you are thinking of making an industry change. Temple recommends utilizing the O*NET Interest Profiler - My Next Move. You can read more about this free tool and complete the assessment by visiting its website. Additionally, you can review this 5-minute video about how to interpret your results.
