Your University Career Services—Get to
Know Us
The mutual goal of both faculty and University Career Services
is student success. By working together, we can ensure that the
transition from student to professional is as seamless as
possible.
Think of the path our students take to their professional career
as a camping trip. Our faculty does an outstanding job of "filling
the students' backpacks" with the knowledge and practical skills
they need to thrive once they reach their destination. At
University Career Services, we provide the maps and compasses, and
serve as guides for students conducting their career
exploration.
How can we help you? Following are some of the services we
offer:
- We help your students find the right fit—We
help students determine the right career for their interests,
career goals, skills, values, and personality. During their
academic careers, students return to career services to develop
essential job-search skills. We are a student's best resource for
job outlook, salary, and employment trend information.
- We know employers who want to know you—At the
career center, we work directly with employers, who often ask for
the contact information of faculty members who could help them to
target students in a particular major or discipline. Ideally,
employers would like to develop mutually beneficial relationships
with faculty, and can provide many forms of support. We can
facilitate that connection. We also have resources to help faculty
understand their ethical responsibilities toward students. (See the
Faculty
Guide for further information.)
- Our career fairs attract many recruiters to one
event—Our career fairs provide excellent opportunities for
your students to meet representatives from the companies in their
industries of choice and establish a network of contacts. We will
help your students research the employers beforehand and provide
tips so they are prepared to effectively engage recruiters.
- We help students master the job
interview—There is no better way to prepare for the job
interview than by experiencing an "actual" interview. At the career
center, our staff will conduct mock interviews with your students,
then provide a constructive critique of their performance and
effective interview strategies.
- We'll bring the information to your class—We
specialize in conducting presentations to the classes you teach and
the student organizations you advise about a host of career-related
topics, such as resume writing, job-search strategies, and
interviewing skills. In addition, we can arrange presentations by
professionals (many of them alumni), who can relate their
experiences and how their major has helped them in their careers.
We also can help out in a pinch: If you need to or are considering
canceling a class, just contact us and we can schedule a
presentation instead.
- We assist in identifying quality experiential education
opportunities—Experiential education is such an important
part of your students' overall educational experience. Just ask any
employer. Through our network of employers, we can help your
students identify internship
and experiential opportunities that will best serve them
in their academic and professional pursuits.
These are just some of the services we offer. Please call the
career center to determine how, together, we can achieve student
success. We look forward to working with you.