Career Center Weekly Update
November 26, 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
Attention December 2018 Grads!
If you are graduating this December and you were 'just hired by' an employer, or 'just accepted by' a graduate program, you are invited to come and celebrate your success with the Career Center!
Just drop by the Career Center between 10:00am and 3:00pm on December 5th to enjoy free refreshments and have your photo taken by a professional photographer. You'll also receive a free UGA photo frame for displaying your picture.
Management Leadership for Tomorrow's Career Prep Program
Graduating Soon? Complete the UGA Career Outcomes Survey and Enter to Win a $500 Prize!
The Career Center is currently collecting employment data on all 2018 UGA graduates. 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 10,800+ additional) positions via Handshake!
Now Hiring - Georgia Associate Sales Position at Scott G. Williams, LLC
In this role, you will sell micros into animal feed to feed mills throughout Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina. Also, you will cover Georgia in fertilizer sales, which may include support for regular customers or new customers. Finally, work with staff on social media, including our web page, a new Facebook page and Twitter, direct mailings, and email blasts.
Now Hiring - SEO Marketing Internship at IBM
Marketing is leading the transformation to build cognitive businesses and create superior client experiences. It’s where strategic thinking, an agile mindset, and innovative digital technology are applied to create exceptional campaigns and customized client experiences - all fueled by data. From the get-go, you will have the opportunity to impact IBM’s marketing strategy at a global level and work with some of the brightest data scientists, social media ninjas, and world-class designers in the industry.
Click on the link below to apply, and email Sabrina Ramirez Slade at sslade@seo-usa.org.
Webinar: Building Your Brand and Getting Noticed on LinkedIn
Date: Wednesday, November 28
Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Location: Online
LinkedIn has over 450 million members and is utilized by nearly every Fortune 500 organization. Are you making the most of this professional branding opportunity? This webinar will cover a range of features that you can use with a FREE LinkedIn membership, including personal branding, career research, and networking best practices. During the program, we will pull up a live view of the LinkedIn platform and walk through various functions. Along the way we will discuss ways to leverage your status as a UGA alumnus to advance your career.
In order to attend the webinar, you must click on link to register.
Graduate Student Workshop: Exploring Industry Careers
Date: Wednesday, November 28
Time: 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Location: MLC, Room 153
Many UGA graduate students will ultimately pursue careers in industry, non-profit, and government settings. In this workshop, we will review resources and strategies which may be useful to you in exploring these opportunities. Join us for an engaging discussion about beneficial activities such as mentoring, job shadowing, and internships in addition to more unique forms of exploration such as interactive job simulations. Students will leave with a better understanding of how to tackle industry career exploration and an enhanced knowledge of the resources which are available for you to do so moving forward.
Shire Open House - Internships in Bioscience
Date: Thursday, November 29
Time: 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: 505 Shire Parkway, Social Circle, GA
Shire will be hosting an Open House Event specifically for students interested in internship opportunities for either Spring or Summer of 2019. If you would like to attend, please register using the link below. There will be a cap of 60 students for the event, so be sure to register early.
During the Open House, you will have the opportunity to speak with hiring managers and Subject Matter Experts who are hiring interns for the Shire GA Manufacturing facility. You will also be able to take a window tour of the manufacturing buildings. We are excited to show you our state-of-the art Biotech facility and share our passion for providing life-saving therapies to our patients.
Please bring at least 10 copies of your resume to the event.
Meet Your Career Consultant
Click here to identify your Career Consultant. Click on their name to learn more about their background, walk-in hours, and satellite hours.
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