The Center for Career Readiness aims for all UNC Students to be career ready and empowered to pursue meaningful work by graduation. Advisors contribute to that vision when we help students feel confident and comfortable engaging with Career Readiness and their educational/career goals.
Action Items for Advisors
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Tell students about Center for Career Readiness Services during appointments. Even first year students can benefit from early exploration and exposure to career resources. You can open the Career Readiness Info Folder for reference.
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Attend the Center for Career Readiness Events when able to build knowledge of post-college environments and expectations. You can create a Handshake account to register and view events and listings—you should fill out your profile based on your student advisee population to receive relevant updates.
- Save the Find Your Path information to reference during student appointments when career discussions come up. You can show them What Can I Do With This Major and incorporate the 4-Year Career Timeline into your conversations.
All advisors should review the What Can I Do with Major for all their major, minor, and related major areas to have that context and information ready for students.
Services and Events
Students can find exploratory activities with assessments, skill development, career outlook and more to decide on academic program options. After graduation, they have 3 years of full service and benefits! All alumni have access to attend events and stay in touch through Handshake too.
Individual Appointments for anything career related
Drop In Hours called "Pit Stops" (on the road to a career)
Alumni Career Panels to hear from different fields
Presentations Across Campus (might your center want to host a major-specific talk?)
Handshake is the EAB Navigate of Career Readiness. On Handshake, students have access to multiple career activities:
- Registration for Events
- Job searching hub for students
- Networking with other students (even outside of UNC). More than 1000 universities use this portal
- Career Readiness approves/vets employers to protect students
February 17
Job, Internship, & Grad School Fair
1-4pm in the UC Ballrooms
February 24
Alumni Career Panel in Stem
4-5pm, Webinar Registration
March 2
Annual Career Pathways in Behavioral Health
8-1:30pm in the UC with hybrid panel. Register
March 10
Alumni Career Panel in Sport/Health
4-5pm, Webinar Registration
March 24-25
K-12 Educator Employment Days
9-4pm in the Bank of Colorado Arena
March 31
Alumni Career Panel in Wildlife/Rec
4-5pm, Register through Handshake
