Career Center Weekly Update
August 20, 2018
UGA Career Center
APPOINTMENTS: Call (706) 542-3375 or schedule your appointment on Handshake. No appointments are scheduled via email.
Drop-in hours are regularly held Monday-Friday from 12:00-2:00 PM in the Career Center multipurpose room. Check for your career consultant's satellite hours here.
Email: career@uga.edu
Website: career.uga.edu
Location: Clark Howell Hall, South Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA, United States
Phone: (706) 542-3375
Facebook: facebook.com/UGACareerCenter
Twitter: @ugacareercenter
First Year Welcome Event
Date: Wednesday, August 29
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Creswell TV Lounge
Welcome to UGA! All first-year students are invited to join the UGA Career Center for free Jittery Joe's coffee, Insomnia cookies, and tons of giveaways! You will have the chance to meet your Career Consultant, gather resources, and learn how the UGA Career Center can help you throughout your college career!
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Apply for these (and 9,400+ additional) positions via Handshake!
Weber Shandwick Atlanta Fall PR Internship
Weber Shandwick is a leading global communications agency seeking enthusiastic college seniors and graduates to support account teams across numerous fields, including consumer, travel and lifestyle, B2B, technology and corporate sectors.
Weber Shandwick’s internship program focuses on transmitting strong communications and interpersonal skills while working closely with a team of dynamic and enthusiastic professionals. Weber Shandwick interns will earn practical experience as fully integrated members of account teams and will receive coaching from team members to help advance their career goals.
For more information, see job #1850577 on Handshake.
AT&T Mini Career Fair
Date: Tuesday, August 21
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: Tate 480
AT&T is hosting a mini Career Fair at UGA on Tuesday, August 21; 5:30 pm. until 7:30 pm. in Tate 480. AT&T representatives will be available to talk about full time and internship positions in our development programs including software development, engineering & operations, cybersecurity, and B2B sales. Casual, come as you are! T-Shirts to the first 50 students!
Arch Ready - Gap Year Panel
Date: Tuesday, August 21
Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Location: MLC, Room 214
Thinking about taking a year or two off before graduate school or jumping into your first full-time career position? Attend this panel to learn about the benefits and challenges associated with pursuing a service-oriented gap year program. Panel will include representatives from Teach for America, Peace Corps, City Year, and Georgia College Advising Corps. Pre-registration is NOT required.
Arch Ready: Creating Digital Portfolios
Date: Thursday, August 23
Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: MLC, Room 102
Come to this workshop if you'd like more information on creating a digital portfolio to showcase work you've done and help make yourself more competitive in the job and internship search! We'll discuss information and sections that should be included in a digital portfolio, the differences between popular platforms, how to include your portfolio link on your job/internship search materials to ensure views and plan next steps for creating a portfolio.
The Presentation covers three main topics:
Elements of the portfolio, including visual examples
Portfolio tips from employers
Overview of Platforms and sharing your portfolio link
Pre-registration is NOT required.
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