career planning
5 career lessons from the Carolina/Duke rivalry
Just how excited are you for tonight's game? Here at UCS, we're buzzing! So, in the spirit of the day, here are some career lessons from the Duke/Carolina rivalty to consider!
PwC's Personal Brand Experience
PriceWaterhouseCoopers' Personal Brand Experience is back, and this year takes place February 6-10. As students think about how they might design their career path, PwC's Personal Brand Experience is an additional opportunity for students to find and jump start their careers by identifying who they are, what they can do and what matters most to them.
Fewer resolutions, more goals!
The beginning of a new year and a new semester promises a new start. Many kick off the year with a resolution of some kind: whether it is to study more and go out less or start looking for an internship or job. Making the resolution is the easy part. Keeping the resolution, typically for some, is not so easy.
8 Career Development Tips for Winter Break
UCS counselor Amy Hitlin counts down eight productive things you can do for your career development over winter break. 
70 Jobs for 2030
By Tim Stiles, UCS Associate Director
What will you be doing when you are forty? Today’s traditional age college grads will hit mid-life two decades from now. In its January-February 2011 issue, The Futurist magazine offers us “70 Jobs for 2030.” Career creation is the art of putting together today’s jobs with future trends. Whether you want to be an amnesia surgeon or an unmanned cargo vehicle operator, The Futurist has found the sweet spot between “now!” and “when?”
Was your break productive?
We hope you had a great Thanksgiving. Did you focus on your moving your career plans forward over break? If so, tell us what you did by commenting on this post!
What inspired your career choice?
Jennifer Barr posted a good blog piece on the Bryn Mawr/Haverford Career Development Office site about career inspiration in which she discusses some movies and their "career spin." What inspired your career choice? Pop culture? Family? What else motivated your decisions?
Brain scans for choosing careers?
A UCLA researcher is leading a team to explore the possibility of a brain scan as providing useful information in the career selection process. Interesting concept, but it would be surprising to learn of any close correlations!
A major decision
If you arrive at Carolina not knowing what you want to study, don’t worry you have time to make up your mind. Selecting a college major is a personal & important decision that involves spending time reflecting on your interests and aptitudes.
What is a career?
At least once a week, I will meet with a student who says something akin to; “I need help. I’m graduating next semester, and I have no idea what I want to do with the rest of my life”. Sound familiar? If so, you are not alone.