what can we do for you?

7
TAKE YOUR CAREER TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Upload: uab-career-professional-development

Post on 23-Mar-2016

219 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

DESCRIPTION

Let UAB's Career & Professional Development experts help you from choosing the right major all the way to excelling in your career!

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: What can we do for you?

TAKE YOUR CAREERTO THENEXT LEVEL

Page 2: What can we do for you?

WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?

Career and Professional Development at UAB is here to help you reach your career goals. We provide resources and guidance to help you gain experience to successfully navigate the competitive job and graduate school markets. Through exploration experience and preparation you can succeed in your career goals.

Page 3: What can we do for you?

RESUME HELP

DRAGONTRAILJOBS

DragonTrail Jobs is UAB Career & Professional Development’s career management site for:

• Accessing job listings & career information • Uploading your resume for thousands of employers to view • Meeting with a career consultant • Viewing the calendar of events, seminars and career programs

Does your resume stand out? Our office has two ways you can get the assistance needed to help develop your resume. Upload your resume to DragonTrail Jobs for an online resume review or meet with a career consultant to review your resume in person.

Page 4: What can we do for you?

CAREER ADVICE

INTERVIEWHELP

Do you need help preparing for an upcoming interview? We have the resources available online or in person to help you. Check out our website for information on interviewing or schedule an appointment with a career consultant for a mock interview.

We have career consultants you can utilize to help with all aspects of career planning. From exploring majors and careers, to resume help and facilitating internship and co-op opportunities, we’re here to help you create a career action plan!

Page 5: What can we do for you?

Learning by doing is a great way to gain experience and determine if a major or career choice is right for you. It allows you to build your career starting freshman year and expose your talent to employers and graduate/professional schools. The type of experience you seek needs to be related to your career choice.

GETEXPERIENCE

WHY?

75% of employers prefer candidates with relevant work experience

53% of employers have a preference for students having internship/co-op experience

73% of employers indicated that their new college hires completed an internship or

co-op with their company

Page 6: What can we do for you?

CAREER EVENTS

Various Career Fairs

Employer On-CampusRecruiting

Industry Panels

Information Sessions

Walk-in Resume Days

Career Success Workshops

Professional Development Presentations

UAB ExposEach semester, we have exciting career events with multiple employers from a variety of organizations. Employers are very interested in hiring UAB students. Attending our events is a great way to make connections, build relationships, and land that job! We also provide information sessions and on-campus interviews, offered many times throughout the year. To stay up to date on our events, set up your DragonTrail Jobs account today.

Page 7: What can we do for you?

www.uab.edu/careerservices

936 19th Street SBirmingham, AL [email protected]

UAB Career Services

@UABCareerServe

UAB Career & Professional Development