STRENGTHS Your CareerBuilder

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Get to know us. We can help you

• Explore and pursue majors and careers
• Gain experience through part-time jobs
  internships
• Prepare for the job search
• Connect with employers
• Prepare for graduate or professional school

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Explore Majors Careers

• Meet with a career counselor
• Take a career assessment
• Career Resource Center
• Visit our Web site www.unl.edu/careers
• Power of Possibilities
• Use the Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Cruise Career Cruising
• Explore the Career Guide to UNL Majors

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Gain Experience

• Part-Time Jobs on-line, on or off campus
• Internships
• Program Insights Into Internships (February)
• Career Fairs
• Job Search Preparation
• Husker Hire Link
• Print and On-line Directories

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Why an Internship?

• Develop professional skills
• Enhance classroom learning
• Clarify career interests and skills
• Strengthen self-confidence
• Establish references and contacts
• Prepare for graduate and professional school
• Gain a competitive edge

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Job Search Preparation

• Job Listing Resources
• Resumes
• Employment Letters
• Interviewing
• Job Acceptance, Decline, Negotiation
• Programs Job Search Survival (September and
  January)Join the West Wing (February)
• Event Listings at www.unl.edu/careers/events

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Connect With Employers

• Fall Career Fair Week (October)
• Spring Career Fair (February)
• Meet the Employer Sessions
• Husker Hire Link 24-hour access to
• Search Jobs and Internships
• Request on-campus interviews
• Send a resume to employers
• Stay updated on career opportunities/events
• Special Resources

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Graduate Professional School

• Self-Assessment
• Research
• Admissions Procedures
• Essays
• Interviews

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Get to know us!

• Career Services
• 230 Nebraska Union
• 20-minute Walk-Ins M-F, 10 AM to 4 PM
• By Appointment M-F, 8 AM to 5 PM
• 402-472-3145

Career Resource Center 225 Nebraska Union
Career Services East 301 Nebraska East Union
www.unl.edu/careers