Career Services
January 20, 2020
For soon-to-be college graduates, the job search is a daunting task with many uncontrollable variables. No matter the amount of careful preparation, great students can still […]
October 14, 2019
In 2018, the fifth annual McGraw-Hill Future Workforce Survey revealed only four in 10 U.S. college students said they feel well-prepared for their future careers. This […]
July 22, 2019
Consider just how long your students have dreamed about their first jobs. Possibly even before Kindergarten, they were asked, “What do you want to be when […]
June 10, 2019
Congratulations! Summer is here, the hectic days leading up to graduation are over, and now you and the students you’ve helped mold can relax. For a […]
April 29, 2019
When companies like Uber and Postmates started, they expanded the number of gig economy jobs available. In fact, a 2018 report from Upwork revealed, in the […]
March 4, 2019
We’re getting to that time of year when cabin fever strikes — and it strikes hard. Winter has yet to let up and being stuck inside […]
January 21, 2019
It’s another reimagined word that’s worked its way into our vernacular: ghosting. In most cases, ghosting means someone slowly disappears in order to end a relationship. […]
December 10, 2018
You see it every year. Students are right on track with their job search, but then they go home for the holidays. They’re torn between family […]
October 1, 2018
As a career counselor, there’s nothing better than seeing one of your job seekers find a job in a field that excites them. After helping them […]
October 16, 2017
Many years ago, the interview process was simplistic. I would still consider it nerve-wracking, but not as demanding of a process. Today’s college students need to […]
July 10, 2017
The summer months offer a quiet time for career counselors to tie up loose ends from the previous school year, check in with students working summer […]
March 27, 2017
Josie Chiao, a second-year Computer Science/East Asian double major at UVA, had a daunting first experience at one of her school’s job fairs. She was overwhelmed […]