Career Services

How Career Services Can Help You


Many students who go to college never take advantage of their school’s Career Services Department. Yet, individuals and job seekers outside the academic realm will pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars for the same services that students can access for free.

The Career Services staff is here to assist you through all phases of the career development:

  • Assess your interests and abilities
  • Identify and research a specific career option
  • Create a plan to achieve your desired career
  • Conduct an effective job search

Overlooking the assistance we provide could mean the difference between securing a fulfilling career and just settling for any job.  Visit our office and learn about the wealth of resources we offer to help you get the most out of your college experience.


Serivces and Resources

  • Personalized career consulting
  • Computerized career-related assessments
  • Help with designing and preparing resumes and cover letters
  • Assistance with job search techniques and interviewing skills
  • Resources for researching up-to-date labor market information
  • Access to on-campus and off-campus employment opportunities and internships
  • Job Fairs and events highlighting local, national, and international employers
  • On-campus recruitment visits by companies looking to hire students
  • Internships and Job Shadows


Finding employment opportunities
 
Career Services staff work with local, regional and national employers on a regular basis and keep abreast of the employment opportunities they offer.
  • On-campus student employment and all jobs at the University of Alaska: UAKJobs
  • Off-campus employment with employers registered with Career Services on UAFCareerConnect



UAFCAREERCONNECT (UAFCC)

 
UAFCareerConnect is the online service that connects students with employers.
  • Find internships and employment
  • Research employers
  • Track career events at UAF
  • Apply and interview for jobs and internships
  • Receive e-mail alerts about job and internship opportunities

To register:

  • Go to UAF Career Services website: www.uaf.edu/career
  • Under the UAFCC logo choose "New" next to Student
  • Under "First time student/alumni user?" Select click here
  • Create a profile, Username is your UAF Student ID number
  • Once you have completed your profile, log into your email and verify your email address
  • Create an Advanced Job Search; Save it
  • Creat a Job Agent to receive email notifications of jobs that fit your saved Job Search

So, don’t be stranger to the Career Services Department. Visit our office and learn about the wealth of resources we offer to help you get the most out of your college experience. 


PDFs of the UAF Career Services Guide are available below:


Address Illegal Questions and Employment Law  (503.4)
Art of Successful Interviewing (179.3K)
Common Resume Pitfalls (357.6K)
Developing a Winning Resume & Types of Resumes (233.4K)
Essential Steps to Job Search Success (188.2K)
Federal Resume Information (205.6K)
Internships: Real World Experience (154.4K)
Interviewing Yourself into a Career (395.7K)
Liberal Arts Degree (182.8K)
Mapping Your Career Path (500.6K)
Myths About Career Decision Making (168.3K)
Evaluating an Offer of Employment, Graduate School and Career Jitters (189.7K)
Questions Employers Ask
Questions to Ask Employers
Reference & Letters of Recommendation, Cover Letters and Thank You Letters (243.4K)
Resume Section Heading and Action Words (166.4K)
You Didn't Get an Offer ... Now What? (281.3K)
What are my personal qualities and traits (24.6 K)
Skills and strengths that employers love (19.6 K)


Complete UAF Career Services Guide (17.8M)




 


See the web pages below for information.

On-Campus Student Job Information (click here)
Essential Steps to Job Search Success (click here)
Resume and Cover Letter Information (click here)
Interviewing and Networking (click here)
Mapping Your Career Path (click here)
Myths about Career Decision Making (click here)
Search Resources - Jobs, Grad School, Employers, Veteran Information, etc. (click here)
Framework for Building an Effective Resume (click here)
Action Word List (click here)
Second and Subsequent Interviews Do's and Don'ts ( click here)