Career Center Weekly Update
October 7, 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
Graduate School Information Day
Date: Wednesday, October 30
Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Tate Student Center, Grand Hall (5th Floor)
Get an advanced degree! Meet with representatives from highly respected graduate and professional programs from across the country and overseas, representing areas such as business, law, health and medicine, public policy, and many others.
Internship & Part-Time Job Survey
Calling All Graduates!
The Career Center is currently collecting employment data on all 2019 UGA graduates (August 2018, December 2018, May 2019, August 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 12,500+ additional) positions via Handshake!
Now Hiring - Technology Interns at Anthem, Inc.
The Anthem Technology Intern Program allows students to gain real-world work experience in their academic field. During the summer months, interns will engage in challenging projects evolving around the rapidly changing healthcare tech industry. Interns are paired with industry professionals and mentors and will be given opportunities to stretch their skills and enrich their knowledge base to achieve a greater understanding within technology. If the intern performs well throughout the internship, there will be opportunities for full-time employment after graduation.
Now Hiring - Rush Athens
Dollar General College Symposium
The Dollar General College Symposium will be held at the Company’s corporate offices (Goodlettsville, TN) on Friday, October 25, 2019. Qualified candidates will have the opportunity to network with fellow professionals, learn business strategies and tactics, meet Dollar General leadership and provide insight on multiple career opportunities within Dollar General.
Graduates looking to enter the following fields are strongly encouraged to apply: Finance, Supply Chain, Transportation, Human Resources, Store Operations, Real Estate, Construction, Merchandising, Legal, Risk Management.
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.
Networking for Graduate Students
Date: Wednesday, October 9
Time: 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Location: Jackson Street Building, Crit Space
Learn practical tips and creative tactics to network in a variety of settings with potential colleagues, collaborators, and employers. We never know how even the most casual encounters will someday turn into a fruitful relationship! Workshop attendees will have an opportunity to put their networking skills to use with leaders from Athens and UGA during a short networking reception.
Virtual UGA Mentor Program Orientation Session
Date: Thursday, October 10
Time: 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Location: Online
Networking with your Bulldog family can help you get ahead in life and career, but it can also be overwhelming. The UGA Mentor Program narrows down the world of possibilities to meaningful connections. We are personalizing the networking experience; connecting you with mentors that are just right for your commitment. Come to this 30 minute orientation to learn how to participate as a mentee in the UGA Mentor Program, the first university-wide mentor program at the University of Georgia.
Students are required to attend a 30 minute orientation session prior to being eligible to request a mentor. Register for the virtual session here - https://zoom.us/j/908543820. (Meeting ID: 908-543-820). Please complete your mentee profile and sign up for an orientation session at https://mentor.uga.edu.
Arch Ready: Explore Lab - Choosing a Major Workshop
Date: Thursday, October 10
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.
Alumni Webinar: Leveraging Social Media for Your Job Search
Date: Thursday, October 10
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Online
What is your online reputation? What will an employer see when they search for you? Join us to learn how to manage your online presence and leverage social media in your job search. In this workshop, we will discuss strategies to use social media to your advantage in your job search, and we will share best practices to maintain your personal brand online. You will come away with practical information to help you manage your online presence.
STEM Interviewing Event
Date: Thursday, October 10
Time: 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Location: Tate Student Center, Room 137
Join the UGA Career Center and featured employer panelists as we learn about and share interviewing experiences. In this panel and workshop, students will:
• Develop competence in interview techniques via listening to a panel of featured employers
• Increase confidence via the opportunity to practice and receive personalized feedback
• Learn how to strengthen their candidacy with featured STEM employers
Graduate Student Workshop: The Academic Job Search Panel
Date: Monday, October 14
Time: 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Location: MLC 267
Let us demystify the academic job search for you! In an interactive panel discussion, learn from fellow PhD candidates on navigating the academic job search.
During this panel discussion, we hope to address the following:
- What is the timeline for the academic job search?
- How can a PhD candidate gain a competitive edge through their application materials (CV, teaching philosophy, cover letter)?
- What does a typical academic interview process look like? How long does the interview last, and what are the typical questions?
- Other words of wisdom and advice to help candidates get the offer
We hope you’ll join us for this session as you begin the academic job search!
Pre-registration is NOT required.
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