Starting Your Job Search

We’ve created some RSS Job & Internship Feeds from Handshake for the most popular job function paths that Carolina students and graduates pursue. Use these feeds to supplement your job/internship search by bookmarking them to quickly browse the latest jobs in the feeds. For job/internships that don’t fall within these job function paths, then you can do a customized search using Handshake’s tools which will allow Handshake to send you jobs based on your preferences. Hundreds of jobs are posted to Handshake each day so use these tools to filter through the opportunities that you’re most interested in, or that are most in-demand now in order to execute your job search strategy.

We’ve created some RSS Job & Internship Feeds from Handshake for the most popular industry pathways that Carolina students and graduates pursue, and that are also producing the most job postings during CV-19. Use these feeds to supplement your job/internship search by bookmarking them to quickly browse the latest jobs in the feeds. For job/internships that don’t fall within these industry pathways, then you can do a customized search using Handshake’s tools which will allow Handshake to send you jobs based on your preferences. Hundreds of jobs are posted to Handshake each day so use these tools to filter through the opportunities that you’re most interested in, or that are most in-demand now in order to execute your job search strategy.

We realize that students from historically underrepresented and disadvantaged communities (race/ethnicity, low-income, and first-generation) can sometimes be overwhelmed with job search resources. How do you know which companies will truly embrace you for your authentic self? How do you know which companies have a good track record with hiring diverse people that look like you or share your experiences? We want to help facilitate that process for you so we have created a page with links to several job boards and resources our diverse student populations. This is not an exhaustive list of all the resources that are available, however it’s a good start to help you understand what’s available, and to know what questions you should think about when talking with career advisors, employers, and alumni. 

Micro-Internships enhance placement rates and help students find the right jobs. Parker Dewey is a free platform that allows students to demonstrate skills and explore career paths across various fields, industries and disciplines. UCS has partnered with Parker Dewey to begin promoting micro-internships to UNC Chapel Hill students. Projects exist for all majors and can incorporate a student’s outside experience/interests learned outside of their major. Registration details for Students, Alumni, and Employers can be found at the link below.