CENTER FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT

EMILY LYNCH & KARL LEITNER

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Location: Student Union Level 21015 Phillip Fulmer Way

• Previously called Career Services

• Walk-Ins:

• Monday-Thursday 1 -4pm

• Walk-in Wednesdays 9am-4pm

• Hodges Library Commons 220G Tuesday 6-8pm

• Frieson Black Cultural Center Monday 5-7pm

QUESTIONS THAT CAN BE ANSWERED THROUGH THE CENTER FOR CAREER

DEVELOPMENT

HOW DO I KNOW IF MY MAJOR IS RIGHT FOR ME?

• Individual counseling appointments

• Offers TypeFocus

• Offers Career Exploration classes

SHOULD I GET A JOB?WHERE SHOULD I WORK?

• HIRE-A-VOL system

• Part-Time Job Fair

HOW DO I PREPARE FOR GETTING A JOB AFTER COLLEGE?

• Credit Courses:

• Business Career Placement

• Engineering Career Planning and Placement

• Career Strategies for Arts & Sciences Majors

• Career Strategies for Hard Science Majors

• Special Topics: Entering the Real World-Making the Transition from Collegiate Athletics

• Practice Interviews

• Guides:

• Resumes Writing

• Curriculum Vitae

• Interview Guide

• After Graduation What’s Next?

• Business and Dining Etiquette Guide

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

WORKSHOPS

• Career Fair Success Strategies

• Career Conversations

• Graduate School Admissions Workshop

• Sophomore Boot Camp

• Making the Most of Your Summer

• Engineering/STEM Etiquette Dinner

• Senior Success Strategies

• *Requests are taken

BUSINESS EMPLOYER OF THE DAY

• Monsanto

• The Marines

• E&J Gallo Winery

• Caleres

• Ford

• Target

• Clorox

• International Paper

CAREER FAIRS

• Part Time Job Fair

• Education Job Fair

• Diversity Job Fair

• Spring Job and Internship Job Fair

• Constructive Science Career Fair

• Communication Job and Internship Fair

• Engineering and STEM Job and Internship Fair

INFORMATION ON THEIR WEBSITE

• Discover Majors and Careers

• Campus Resources

• Diversity Resources

• Four-Year Career Plan

• Career Information by College

• Resume and Interview Resources

• Information about Graduate School

OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

• Located in Perkins 110

• Hosts Engineering Expo

• Get your resume viewed by a Co-op Ambassadors

• On the website: www.coop.utk.edu

• Provides information for an interview

• Is the place to create an account if you want to go to the Engineering Expo