We have services available to community members who have not graduated from UNC. Testing Services, Job Fairs, and our Career Resource Center can assist you with your academic and career planning needs.
Testing Services
UNC Career Center is the authorized test center for UNC. Various fees are assessed depending on the test being taken. Specific tests available through the center include, but are not limited to:
- American College Test (ACT) college entrance exam
- ACT Residual - college entrance exam restricted to UNC candidates
- Certified Health Education Specialist Exam (CHES) assesses aspects of responsibilities and related competencies in health education
- College Level Examination Program (CLEP) college credit by examination
- General Education Development (GED) high school certification equivalence
- Graduate Record Exam (GRE) graduate school entrance exam - Subject test only
- Independent Study Exams and Correspondence Exams
- Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) graduate law school entrance exam
- MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) Assists students in determining their personality type(s)
- Miller Analogies Test (MAT) graduate school entrance exam
- National League of Nursing Exam (NLN) credit by examination
- Personality, Aptitude and Interest Assessments (SII, MBTI, COPES, COPS, CAPS, SDS)
- Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) college entrance exam
UNC Career Services hosts six (6) jobs fairs during the year
- Fall Job & Internship Fair Tuesday, October 2, 2007, 10 am - 3 pm, University Center Ballrooms
- Camp Day Wednesday, February 13, 2008, 10 am - 3 pm, University Center Ballrooms
- Natural and Health Sciences Job & Internship Fair Wednesday, February 13, 2008, 10 am - 3 pm, University Center Ballrooms
- Spring Job & Internship Fair Thursday, February 28, 2008, 10 am - 3 pm, University Center Ballrooms
- Criminal Justice Job & Internship Fair Thursday, February 28, 2008, 10 am - 3 pm, University Center Ballrooms
- Teacher Employment Days Thursday, March 27 & Friday, March 28, 2008, 8 am - 5 pm both days, Butler-Hancock Hall on UNC Campus
Career Resource Center
UNC Career Resource Center assists students in many aspects of their career development. Come in anytime during our office hours and look through our many resources or use the computers for career exploration, job search or resume writing.
- Job Search Tools: Numerous resources on resume writing, cover letters, and interviewing techniques. Pick up packets with sample resumes, cover letters and interviewing tips. Free publications are available on various career development topics.
- Major/Career Guides: Information on each major offered at UNC and its career possibilities is available for further exploration. Included are lists of possible job titles, a general description of career area, some of the job tasks involved, what types of organizations hire people with that major and additional organizations to contact for more information.
- Career/Degree Guides: Finally, a convenient website that helps you connect majors with careers. For each major that interests you, choose "Information" to find an outline of common career areas, typical employers, and strategies designed to maximize career opportunities. Choose "Links" to find a list of websites that provide information about listed majors and related careers.
- Career Information: Various books containing information on majors and career areas. Included in most books are majors related to different careers, employment trends, growth predictions, job descriptions, and salaries.
- Chronicle Guidance Publications: This guide directs students to more information about a specific career. Included are job descriptions, salary estimates, working conditions, education requirements, employment outlook, entry methods, advancement and related occupations.
- Discover: Internet site with research-based assessments of career-relevant interests, abilities, and job values which help individuals consider career options that are a good match for them. It also helps guide user through interest, skills, and values assessments, career and graduate research, information on programs and majors of other colleges and universities.
- Employment Contacts: Numerous resources with lists of companies covering a wide range of occupations, and books that target companies in specific geographic locations.
- Graduate and Professional Schools: Find helpful information about preparation for graduate and professional schools including updated graduate program descriptions, financing, graduate professional school, and writing graduate admissions essays. Registration/information packets are available for GRE, LSAT, MAT, and the PRAXIS Series.
- The Leadership Directory: Who's who in the leadership of the United States. From new staff in the Congressional Yellow Book, to new department secretaries in the Federal Yellow Book, their highlights page will help you reach the newest leaders in the United States. Click Here to access the Leadership Directory.