Meet Leanne Pittsford, a passionate activist and business-owner who dedicates her time to creating more inclusive environments for women, nonbinary individuals and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Jonathan Costa is a 2004 UConn graduate and the Center for Career Development’s new Alumni-in-Residence! Read on to learn about Jonathan’s experience at ESPN and advice he has for current UConn students.
Learn about Nick’s time as an intern at iQuilt Partnership in Hartford, mentor at the Academic Achievement Center and how these experiences have shaped his career journey.
Curious what it’s like to intern with us? Read about Meg’s journey from meeting us at the Internship & Co-op Fair to becoming our Graphics Intern!
Internships are great ways to gain real world experience and build hard and soft skills. Learn about Jarrin’s journey from intern to full-time hire at Traveler’s Insurance!
We know it can be difficult to navigate finding a job or internship in the U.S. as an international student, so here’s some advice from other international students who have found success and ways you can too!
On-campus jobs can provide much more than just monetary value to students; International students especially can gain insight to the American work culture, and it can help to build confidence in the workplace.
Hear from Center for Career Development Intern, Alex, about her experience interning at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and the skills she was able to learn and strengthen.
Meet Kaitlyn Bruneau, a licensed clinical social worker and is currently a senior cognitive behavioral therapist. She is a UConn Alum from the class of ’13 graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. The Center for Career Development sat down with Kaitlyn to hear more about her experience as a first-generation student and how that has impacted her throughout her career!
Meet Fernando Alfonso III, a senior supervising editor at NPR and an Adjunct Faculty Member at Morehouse College. He is a UConn Alum form the class of ’09 graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English.The Center for Career Development sat down with Fernando to hear more about his experience as a first generation student and how that has impacted him throughout his career!