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The Importance of Supplemental Skills

02/20/2012

By Kaitlin Williams, UCS Career Peer

As college students, sometimes it is easy to get wrapped up in the constant influx of tests, papers, reading, and the “almighty GPA.”  But, that is only a small part of what should be taken from our experience here at UNC. 

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First-year Friday: Finding Balance

02/17/2012

By Melissa Fluke, UCS Career Peer

File 702How long did it take you to find that perfect place to study?  Have you found the group that you click with the most?  College life is all about finding a balance between work, social life, and what you’re comfortable with.  Here are a few suggestions to help you find that balance.

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What is NYRA?

02/15/2012

By Jessica Maldanado, UCS Career Peer

The New York Recruiting Alliance (NYRA) is a program for seniors that sponsors interviews for post-graduation jobs in New York City. This program is a coalition between five universities: Mt. Holyoke College, Northwestern University, Smith College, University of Virginia, and of course UNC.

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The Elevator Speech

02/14/2012

By Justin Sodoma, UCS Career Peer

What exactly is and why is it called an "elevator speech?"  The length of an elevator ride is about how long you have to grab someone's attention. Imagine a scenario like a career fair or networking event in which you have 30 seconds to tell your story.  But, how does someone cram his/her entire academic and professional life into 30 seconds?

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First-year Friday: Using your Tar Heel family

02/10/2012

By Jamal Little, UCS Career Peer

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The internship search is a daunting task, especially for first-years, and it can be very difficult to break through the clutter of applicants and stand out.  Fortunately, though, Career Services has a very useful tool: the Alumni Advising Network.  

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Career and professional development at UNC

02/08/2012

By Analisa Price, UCS Career Peers Director

Last Thursday, the Daily Tar Heel’s opinion page featured an editorial on our work here at Career Services. Their stance: UCS has awesome resources that go under-utilized due to a lack of outreach and student awareness. As the Director of the Career Peers program, it’s my job to oversee peer outreach and mentorship on behalf of the office, so for obvious reasons this article stayed on my mind for the past few days.

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First-year Friday: Networking? Ack!

02/03/2012

By Jessica Maldonado, UCS Career Peer

File 702Networking. It’s a scary word, and most first-year students probably have no idea where to start. While UCS does hold official networking nights (called "meetups"), they may seem pretty intimidating and not useful this early in your college career. But networking is a really important skill, and it’s unexpectedly easy to start networking on a small-scale as early as your first or second semester of college.

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What's up with the Public Health fair?

01/31/2012

By Jessica Maldonado, UCS Career Peer

Do you geek out about public health? Do you really need a summer internship? If you fall into either of those categories or anywhere in the middle, you should stop by UNC’s 2012 Public Health Job and Internship Fair. If you’re not in the School of Public Health, don’t fear!

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