Center for Career Development

February is Black History Month, and in honor of Black History Month today we are highlighting a trailblazing Black entrepreneur, Angela Benton.

Do you identify as a Native and/or Indigenous student, and are you looking for a way to be involved at UConn? The university has a few different student and professional organizations for you to join!

The Interstride platform provides a range of resources and information for international students in the United States and students looking to work abroad.

Learn how to build your elevator pitch to make a great first impression with employers!

As the Career Center continues to move toward its vision of ‘creating a university-wide career readiness culture that prepares all students for post-graduation success’, they have been extending their reach to partnering with faculty and staff more intentionally over the past several years. In addition to Career Everywhere and the Career Champion program, staff at the Career Center determined it would be beneficial to hire a faculty fellow to continue to bridge the gap between the academic side of the house and the Center.

Six UConn Stamford students are among the 20 Spectrum Scholars chosen by Spectrum for its newest class of scholars. The Scholarship, designed for underrepresented college students with financial need, grants each recipient with a $20,000 scholarship, a professional Spectrum mentor, and the opportunity for an internship at one of the company’s corporate campuses.

As the spring semester begins, it’s common to feel overwhelmed. Here are a few tips to stay happy and healthy this semester!

You’re getting your materials together to apply to an amazing job or internship, and then you see the job description requires that you send a cover letter as well – and you don’t even know what a cover letter looks like.  …