Career Services

Graduate career development issues are unique and include evaluating academic and nonacademic career choices, discussing graduate school effect on career choices, as well as learning, evaluating, and refining networking and interviewing skills.

Whatever your needs, Career Services, located in Ferrell Commons, offers services and resources to aid in the career exploration and job search of master's and doctoral students in every academic discipline. Here are just a few of the services offered:

• Career Assessment and Counseling—Designed to assist students with career planning and decision making as well as assist students with the job search process.
• Walk-in Hours/Appointments—Students can walk in for a short session, Monday - Friday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Advisors are available for resume, CV, or cover letter critiques as well as to address career-related questions. Students who are interested in a more extensive session can call the office and schedule an appointment.
• Career Library and Online Resources—The Career Library contains hundreds of volumes of books as well as multimedia resources to help you in your career development and job search. The library is open from Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Online resources include the Vault Career Library, a leading source of career information with more than 3,000 industry and company profiles.
• Job Preparedness—Graduate students are encouraged to schedule practice interviews with their career counselor. By participating in practice interviews, students can hone their interview skills and make a good and lasting impression with employers.
• Workshops and Events—Our office offers a variety of workshops from Resume Writing, CV Writing, How to Create a Professional Portfolio, to Advanced Interviewing Skills.

Working with career services has truly been a rewarding experience. I believe the Office of Career Services is one of UCF’s greatest hidden assets. I would recommend all students who are preparing for the job search process to use the services. The staff members are warm, friendly and very professional. As a graduate student, I needed to revamp my curriculum vitae. Evelyn, who is one of the Career Counselors, met with me on several occasions and was very helpful. Thanks to her assistance and feedback I have created a glowing vitae that highlights my unique skills, work experience, and research interests.

As a graduate student on the forefront on a new career, I appreciate the invaluable, specific advice and critique I received for my resume and during the mock interview. I am glad I visited Career Services for this free and very helpful provision that required little time but greatly assisted me in polishing my interviewing skills for potential employers.

I attended a Career Services workshop on CV writing and then I made an appointment to meet with a Career Counselor. After meeting with Evelyn and making some of the revisions that she recommended, my CV is much stronger. My CV is more organized, easy to follow, and most importantly it is targeted to the positions that I am interested in.

Contact us for more information or to schedule an appointment.

UCF Career Services
Ferrell Commons
Building 7F, Room 185
Phone: 407.823.2361
www.career.ucf.edu

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