Career Center Weekly Update
September 23, 2019
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, 11:00 AM - 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
Diversity & Inclusion Recruiting Event – Win UGA – KY Football Tix!
The UGA Career Center is hosting a Diversity & Inclusion Recruiting event on Tuesday, Sept. 24th from 10:00-11:00 am, the morning of the Fall Career & Internship Fair. Register and attend to be entered into a drawing to win a pair of UGA – Kentucky football tickets!
This event will provide an atmosphere where you can connect with employers prior to participating in the career fair. Approximately 50 employers representing a variety of industries will be in attendance. This event is free and open to all UGA students and alumni.
Transportation will be provided from Memorial Hall to the Classic Center. Please indicate in your Handshake registration whether you will need transportation.
If you have any questions about this event, you may contact Kyle Poe at kyle.poe@uga.edu.
T. Howard Information Session - INTERNSHIPS FOR ALL MAJORS!!
Intern for a Day is Coming!
The UGA Career Center’s Intern For A Day Program is a volunteer "job shadowing" opportunity for students to spend 1 day observing and often working with professionals, investigating a career field, and experiencing a typical day or week on the job. This experience is not for credit or pay but greatly benefits both interns and sponsors. It allows a student to clarify career goals, while allowing the sponsor (or prospective employer) to evaluate a student’s interests, skills and abilities.
How do I participate? Attend a mandatory information session: We will discuss the application process, the employer participants, and benefits of the program. In addition, you will sign a waiver to participate in the program. Information sessions will be offered on the following dates:
Information Session Dates
RSVP to the Handshake event by logging in at www.career.uga.edu
- October 2 - 4pm until 5pm - MLC, Room 248
- October 3 - 4pm until 5pm - MLC, Room 102
- October 7 - 4pm until 5pm - MLC, Room 248
Calling All Graduates!
The Career Center is currently collecting employment data on all 2019 UGA graduates (August 2018, December 2018, May 2019). Complete the survey for a chance to win a prize valued at $500. The winner of the $500 prize drawing may choose from a predetermined list of items, including DJI Phantom Drone, Xbox One X, PS4 Pro Game Console, 55” Sharp TV, Apple Watch, and more.
Post-graduation data is completely confidential, and is utilized in ranking procedures to increase the value of your degree, as well as to provide career guidance to current UGA students and alumni.
Apply for these (and 11,800+ additional) positions via Handshake!
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In addition, your Professional Internship experience goes beyond your valuable work contributions. You’ll make friends from across the country, and might even attend exclusive intern events and experience behind-the-scenes magic that no place other than Disney can provide.
Graduate Student Virtual Panel: Careers for Social Scientists #withaPhD
Date: Wednesday, September 23
Time: 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Location: Online
Social scientists #withaPhD often find themselves in diverse and exciting career paths beyond graduate school. Join us for a discussion with Lesley Watson, Principal Scientist and program evaluation leader at the American Cancer Society. During this one-hour discussion we’ll learn more about Dr. Watson’s work, her career path into this role, and explore the importance of program evaluation more broadly. Graduate students attending this panel will also have the opportunity ask questions and receive advice from Dr. Watson on how to prepare for a program evaluation career path.
Arch Ready: Explore Lab - Choosing a Major Workshop
Date: Wednesday, September 25
Time: 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Location: Russell Academic Center (RAC), Room 124
Explore Lab is a small group workshop offered by the UGA Career Center to help first-and second-year students navigate the process of choosing a major. This 1.5 hour workshop includes group discussion, a short career assessment, and an overview of campus resources to help students create an action plan and move forward in their major choice process. Students often leave Explore Lab with less anxiety about making the wrong decision and more excitement about exploring their options at UGA. This workshop is open to first- and second-year students exploring majors at UGA. If you are an undecided third or fourth-year student, please call the Career Center to make an appointment with a Career Consultant – 706-542-3375.
YOU WILL NEED TO BRING A LAPTOP or TABLET IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE.
In this interactive and discussion-based workshop, you will learn:
• Common major and career myths
• Online resources to help you navigate the exploration process
• Your areas of interest and how they connect to majors
• How to create an action plan to move forward
This workshop is limited to 25 people per session and pre-registration is required.
Students can attend ONE Explore Lab for Arch Ready credit.
Applying for Federal Jobs with Sylvia Staples
Date: Monday, September 30
Time: 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Location: Warnell, 2-100
Are you a UGA student interested in pursuing a career with the Federal Government? Are you confused about how to create a resume within the strict requirements of those federal positions? Join the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resource and UGA Career Center as we host Sylvia Staples, a recruiter for the U.S. Forest Service to talk about tips and tricks for creating and submitting successful federal resumes. Bring a laptop or paper copy of your resume to make edits, as well as your questions!
Pre-registration is NOT required.
Arch Ready: Career Assessment 102 - Discover Your Personality
Date: Tuesday, October 8
Time: 3:00pm - 3:55pm
Location: Clark Howell Hall Multipurpose Room, 246
Open to all students at UGA—this workshop can be applied to major and career exploration. In this interactive workshop, you will learn about your personality and how this relates to majors and careers. In order to attend this workshop you will need to take a free online personality assessment, click here to begin: https://typefocus7.com/userLogin (access code: uga4400). Please bring a printout or screenshot of your results in order to participate.
In this workshop, you will:
• Learn the importance of self‐assessment and self‐knowledge related to career planning.
• Review the results of your personality assessment in depth.
• Find and use resources to connect your personality to college majors and occupations.
This workshop is limited to 25 people per session and pre-registration is required.
Students can attend ONE "Career Assessment 102: Personality" workshop for Arch Ready credit. Note: You may attend "Career Assessment 102: Personality" before you attend "Career Assessment 101: Interests."
Arch Ready: Career Assessment 101 - Discover Your Interests
Date: Tuesday, October 8
Time: 4:00pm - 4:55pm
Location: Clark Howell Hall Multipurpose Room, 246
Open to all students at UGA—this workshop can be applied to major and career exploration. In this interactive workshop, you will learn about your interests and how they relate to majors and careers. In order to attend this workshop you will need to take a free online interest assessment, click here to begin. Please bring a printout or screenshot of your results in order to participate.
In this workshop, you will:
• Learn the importance of self‐assessment and self‐knowledge related to career planning.
• Review the results of your interest assessment in depth.
• Find and use resources to connect your interests to college majors and occupations.
This workshop is limited to 25 people per session and pre-registration is required.
Students can attend ONE "Career Assessments 101: Interests" workshop for Arch Ready credit.
Meet Your Career Consultant
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