Welcome Undergraduate and Graduate Students!

Your First Steps with University Career Services is a module that introduces our services and how we can support your career education and planning during your first year at Carolina, and beyond. As you begin your journey, we ask that you do the following:

Complete the Focus 2 Academic & Career Planning Tool
Schedule an appointment with a UCS career coach to discuss your Focus 2 results and to establish your career development action plan, to include developing a resume
Log in to Handshake and complete your profile. Handshake is our online portal which includes internship and job postings, details about company recruiting efforts, career fairs, workshops, employer contact information, and more.

All students served by UCS have existing Handshake accounts which can be accessed by logging in with your ONYEN; please do not attempt to create a new account.

Graduate and professional students can also find additional information related to their career development here.

University Career Services (UCS) is here to address your short-term and long-term career planning, industry and graduate school exploration, internship/job search, and employer engagement needs.

Update: Professional Headshot Services Returning Fall 2022.

Career Coaching

Career coaching is conducted in-person or virtually, on Handshake. Click here to view availability and schedule an appointment.

Office hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. During the fall and spring semesters, we offer varied evening appointment opportunities (until 7:30 pm) managed by career peers.

VIRTUAL DROP-INS

Drop-ins have concluded for the semester and will resume in the fall. Please schedule an appointment through Handshake.

Covid Support FAQs

Virtual Presence

Industry Information and Online Resources

Virtual resources include:

GRADUATE SCHOOL PREPARATION APPOINTMENTS

Are you a UNC undergraduate student considering graduate school? Graduate advisors are here to help!

All advisors are current graduate students at UNC and are able to meet to discuss the following topics:

The application process timeline, researching graduate programs
Personal statement/statement of purpose
Resume/CV
Letters of recommendation
Differences between a masters and doctoral degree
Networking
Understanding and researching funding options
GRE/GMAT preparation
Mock admission interviews
What to do during a gap year(s)

Be sure to visit the Pre-Professional and Pre-Graduate Advising webpage to see which programs are covered by pre-grad advising and to schedule an appointment via Handshake!

Student Internship & Full-Time Job Search Resources

Explore the links below to find employer-involved experiential opportunities that help you translate curricular skills into in-demand job skills:

Featured News and Events

Tar Heels Signing Day

Tar Heels Signing Day – UCS Spotlights Seven Spring 2022 Graduates and Their Career Paths

An initiative started by Executive Director Dr. Tierney Bates in 2021, Tar [...]

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Tar Heel Signing Day – Five May 2021 Graduates Who Are UCS Standouts

A Message from Dr. Tierney Bates, Interim Executive Director of University Career Services

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Fall 2022 - STEM Majors Career Exploration and Experience Fair (In-Person)

12:00 PM 4:00 PM

Great Hall, Student Union

Fall 2022 - All Majors Career Exploration and Experience Fair (Virtual)

12:00 PM 4:00 PM

Handshake Virtual Career Fair Platform

NC Graduate and Law Schools Information Fair (Virtual)

12:00 PM 6:00 PM

Handshake Virtual Fairs Platform

NC Masters & Doctoral Career Fair (Virtual)

12:00 PM 4:00 PM

Handshake Virtual Fairs Platform

Information Sessions

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Employer virtual events can be found in Handshake under the events tab.