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  • Stepping Into STEM

    2/10/17
    By: Mary Rosage, Assistant Director

    Did you know that STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) graduates are expected to have the highest salaries from recently graduating classes? Nationally the average is expected to be be … Read more

  • What to expect at the Career Fair

    2/6/17
    By: Sheena Jacobs, Assistant Director

    Each year UNC will have hundreds of employers attend our career fairs.  Each employer will have a table with signage, information, handouts, job descriptions, goodies, etc. If you’ve never attended on … Read more

  • Recipe for Writing a Personal Statement

    1/25/17
    By: Verna Eberhardt, Graduate Intern

    Writing a personal statement by perception and sometimes reputation is often a daunting and overwhelming undertaking. The ambiguity and mystery swirling around its purpose and composition can be dispe … Read more

  • SMART Goals for the New Semester

    1/24/17
    By: Jonathan Foland, Graduate Career Services Assistant and Doctoral Student in Communication

    The start of a new calendar year means the start of a new semester for graduate and professional students. There are classes to plan (or some to take), conference deadlines to meet, and thesis and dis … Read more

  • Creative Industry Careers

    1/23/17
    By: Emily Strader, Career Counselor

    Creative people employed by arts organizations stimulate innovation and play an important role in building and sustaining economic vibrancy.  Where are these organizations and what can you learn about … Read more

  • Did you know this? My favorite LinkedIn tip…

    1/17/17
    By: Amy Blackburn, Sr. Assistant Director

    Learn what alumni have done with their degrees after leaving Carolina! On your LinkedIn profile, hover over “my network” and click on “find alumni.” At the time of this writing, there are 158,531 UNC … Read more

  • You Can Connect your Interests to your Major and Careers

    1/17/17
    By: Jonathan Adams, Assistant Director, University Career Services

    What’s your major? What do you plan to do with that after you graduate? At this point, no matter what your year at UNC, you have probably been asked these types of questions. If you are unsure of how … Read more

  • Still searching at end of the semester? Take time to breath and re-group.

    12/5/16

    It seems like the semester just started and suddenly it’s almost over! Back in August you were sure that   you would have your job or internship search wrapped up by Winter Break. You wrote your resum … Read more

  • For Graduate Students: Two Ways to Curate Your Professional Web Presence

    11/30/16
    By: Jonathan Foland, Graduate Career Services Assistant and Doctoral Student in Communication

    What would an employer, colleague, student, or relative find if they were to search your name online? What assumptions might they make based on the results? Take a moment to Google yourself and see wh … Read more

  • 5 Productive Things to do Over Winter Break

    11/21/16

    Plan a road trip:  If you’re able to drive and have access to a vehicle, a road trip can be a wonderful bonding experience between you and your friends. Pack a bag, load up the car, and hit the road t … Read more