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2024 UMSI employment reports show versatility of information science degree

09/16/2024

UMSI graduates secured roles at top companies during a tough year for the tech industry, reporting competitive salaries and high levels of job satisfaction.

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How to stand out at a career fair, according to experts

01/22/2024

There is standard career fair advice — dress for success, prepare an elevator pitch — and then there are those hard-won tidbits you learn only through experience. We asked five experts to give their best tips.

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UMSI announces 2022 DEI Awards recipients

05/24/2022

Learn about this year's UMSI DEI Awards recipients and their far-reaching, positive effects on the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

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A pair of people smiling and laughing walk among plants and trees outside a University of Michigan campus building. One of them wears a School of Information lanyard and a T-shirt that says “Information changes everything,” and they hold a packet of papers.

UMSI’s Community College Summer Institute: 5 reasons the information-curious should apply

04/11/2022

What’s it like to earn a STEM bachelor’s degree at the University of Michigan School of Information? Community college students can spend June 9-11 on campus learning about the study of information at UMSI and exploring student life — stipend included.

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“Information science master’s degree starting salaries. UMSI average: $87K. National average: $79K. Sources: National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE) survey, UMSI annual first-destination survey.” Block M. “UMSI.”

Report: UMSI graduates' job satisfaction, salaries above national average

04/04/2022

Recent UMSI graduates are earning wages above the national averages, and 95% of recent graduates are working in the field of their choice.

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Digital collage of selected statistics from 2021 Internship Report alongside acronyms of degrees offered by the University of Michigan School of Information, including BSI (Bachelor of Science in Information), MSI (Master of Science in Information) and MHI (Master of Health Informatics). Block M. “School of Information. University of Michigan. 2021 Internship Report available now.”

Internship report shows positive results for UMSI students

02/07/2022

The University of Michigan School of Information’s Career Development Office helps students find and land great internships in their fields, and 96% of our students say their internship made them better prepared for their careers.

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Photo of a person using a laptop to virtually meet with another person via Zoom. The laptop they use is decorated with School of Information stickers, and the person they’re calling smiles onscreen. Block M. “School of Information. Virtual Career Fair 2022. Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. EST.”

4 great reasons to check out UMSI’s Virtual Career Fair

01/25/2022

At UMSI’s winter Virtual Career Fair on Thursday, Jan. 27, students can look forward to a fruitful day full of discovering new professional pathways, networking with industry pros, and meeting one-on-one with employers to showcase their skills.

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New career networking program brings together UMSI students and alumni mentors

07/28/2021

The Career Development Office (CDO) has been celebrating the successful launch of the Alumni Career Connections program, an initiative connecting current students to alumni mentors in response to the impact of COVID-19 on the hiring market.

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UMSI students exceed expectations for 2020 summer internships

08/05/2020

Internship numbers for the summer reached 90% of pre-COVID numbers.

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