Tech News & Events for Pitt Students (March 2025)
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Level Up Your Summer Job and
Internship Search with Pitt IT
Standing out in a competitive market takes more than just an application — you need to showcase your skills and stay organized to make a good impression. Pitt provides tech tools and resources to help you land your dream position!
- Gain the Desired Skillset: Identify the listed skills for the positions you’re interested in, and use LinkedIn Learning to build your abilities in those areas.
- Update Your Online Presence: Update your LinkedIn profile with your most recent experience, and be sure to follow any companies you’re applying to.
- Find Legit Opportunities: Use Handshake to find jobs and internships that match your career goals. Find other career resources through Career Central.
- Make a Good First Impression: Use effective email etiquette when reaching out to potential employers, and improve your resume with VMock.
- Stay Organized: Consider tracking applications in Excel, preparing notes for interviews in OneNote, and adding interviews to your Outlook calendar.
By leveraging Pitt's online resources, you can be proactive and set yourself up for success this summer and beyond. Good luck with your job and internship search, Panthers!
Consider becoming a Tech Ambassador next year! Come to the Summer 2025 Student Job Fair on March 26. We're looking for creative tech enthusiasts from every major.
A Conversation with County Executive Sara Innamorato
Wednesday, March 19 at 10 – 11:30 a.m. in WPU – Kurtzman Room
Join Pitt alum and County Executive Sara Innamorato in an exclusive conversation. See how tech influenced her professional journey and how she's using her tech experience in her current position serving the residents of Allegheny County. Register to attend.
Get 6G Service on MyResNet
High-speed Wi-Fi service is essential for gaming, streaming, or other high-bandwidth needs. Pitt's residence hall wireless service, MyResNet, includes 6G service to give you maximum performance. Tech Ambassador Kieran shows you how to connect!
Take a Tour of Tech Tools
Tech Ambassador Abby uses many tech tools to excel in her classes, extra-curricular activities, and personal life.
She's giving you a video tour of the tech services, information, and apps available to you as a Pitt students. Discover your new favorite tech tool!
Follow Pitt IT on LinkedIn for a Chance to Win $10
Do you feel lucky? Pitt IT's new LinkedIn site is at linkedin.com/company/upittit. We'll be randomly picking three followers on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, to win a $10 Starbucks gift card. Follow us today, and you could be enjoying free java just in time for finals!
Celebrate Pi Day (3.14) with Us
Pi (3.14) is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. More importantly, Pi Day (March 14) is a time to celebrate all things pie - fruit pie, pizza pie, and more! The Tech Ambassadors are celebrating with Moon Pies ... a delectable double-decker of graham crackers, marshmallow, and chocolate! Stop by Benedum Hall 1st floor lobby on Friday, March 14 at 12 - 2 p.m. to grab a Moon Pie and meet an Ambassador. Got any tech questions? They can answers those too!
Panther Bytes to Nibble On
Check out these bite-sized blogs about tech topics you should know. You can access all of our Panther Bytes Blogs at any time from pi.tt/blog.
LinkedIn Learning: Bite-Sized Courses with a Big Impact
All Pitt faculty and staff have access to the full range of LinkedIn Learning courses at no cost. Here are some of the newest and most popular courses on the platform.
- Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile for Recruiters
- LinkedIn Premium Quick Tips
- LinkedIn Premium Quick Tips
- Work Smarter, Not Harder: Save Time & Money and Increase Productivity
- Building Model-Driven Power Apps
- How to Create Executive Level Data Visualizations
