Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills

When Mark Zdunek first arrived at UConn, he carried the confidence of a high-honors high school student. But his first semester told a different story; a 2.3 first-semester GPA caught him off-guard and forced an early reckoning: college would require a new work approach.

Fostering Connections Through Belonging Blueprint: Linda Graves’ Student Success Story 

As students, faculty, and community members moved between project displays at the 2026 UConn Hartford micro-internship showcase, Linda Graves ‘27 (SSW) presented her project, titled Belonging Blueptrint, culminating weeks of work with faculty and community …

Preparing for graduate school can be confusing as an undergraduate student when there are so many options and factors to consider. Four UConn alumni shared key points of advice for the process and factors of consideration when it comes to graduate school.

We are thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership between the University of Connecticut’s Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills and Henkel, a global leader in consumer goods and adhesive technologies. As part of the partnership, Henkel sponsored this year’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Internship Program, which consists of 7 Affinity Community Working Learners who are among the initial cohort of the Work+ program. These Interns work closely with our different affinity communities on campus. 

Advocating for your needs is especially beneficial as a neurodiverse employee, and here are some strategies to make sure you can succeed in the workplace.

Interested in a career connected to the disability community? This blog can help you explore careers where the disability community and business and law intersect.

Interested in a career connected to the disability community? This blog can help you explore careers where the disability community and health and science intersect.

In 2021, the Center for Career Development facilitated an Identity and Career Development survey. The primary focus of the research was identifying unique career experiences facing affinity groups, and ways in which the Career Center can provide support to each group.

Disability:IN NextGen Leaders are college students and recent graduates with disabilities. Students are matched one-on-one with mentors from Disability:IN Corporate Partners across all industries like Google, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, Boeing, and Pfizer.