Resources for Career Champions

Welcome to the Career Champion Resource Page!

This page has been created for Career Champions to provide you with the most up to date information, resources, and content that will help you when working with students in the career space. A few important highlights include training videos for career champions, career-related modules that you can infuse into your classes, and upcoming events for students. Don’t forget to sign up for alerts from this community by clicking the box to the right, so you can quickly learn and access new opportunities as they become available. 

Registration is now open for the 2024 Career Everywhere Conference! The UConn Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills is cultivating a customized Career Everywhere experience focused on supervising and mentoring students for faculty, staff, alumni, and employers to connect and be inspired. We invite you to a day of learning and networking with subject matter experts providing instruction and guidance on leading practices in supervising student employees and mentoring the next generation of UConn graduates.

If you happen to have stumbled onto this page but are not yet a registered Career Champion, please visit our Career Everywhere page for more information! If you have additional questions, feel free to reach out to us via email.

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Resources for Champions

Career Modules

Access a Career Development Module

Career Readiness Modules are pre-designed, asynchronous lessons that support the integration of career development into all facets of a UConn …

Interview Module Outline

Whether you are interviewing for a job, internship, graduate school, or other opportunities, the key to successful preparation is a …

LinkedIn Module Outline

Creating a network of people who know you is central to an effective job or internship search, and although for …

Trainings – September 2023-Present

Supporting International Students in Career Preparation
Employer Insights on Hiring Trends: Careers in Sustainability

 Join us for insights and perspectives from employers who hire recent college graduates for roles in sustainability.

Leveraging AI and ChatGPT in Career Conversations with Students – Understanding the Pros and Cons

With AI and ChatGPT’s increasing use by both students and employers, this session will guide Career Champions through practical strategies …

Enhancing Your Student Jobs to Provide the Necessary Skills for Jobs After Graduation

Meet Silvia Chan, Senior Associate Director at UConn Recreation, as she discusses her strategies for providing UConn Rec student employees …

Alumni Insights: Navigating Media & Communications CareersCareer Readiness in the Classroom

Join us for this session of the Alumni Insights series, designed for Career Champions seeking to empower their students in …

Career Readiness in the Classroom

Join Marina Astitha, Associate Professor, Associate Head of Graduate Education, Equity and Inclusion, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, for …

Resources to Advise Students

Handshake

Find job opportunities, internships, and on-campus interviews posted by employers looking for UConn students.

Big Interview: Practice Interviewing

Use Big Interview to learn and practice your interview skills, whether you’re interviewing for a job or graduate school. View …

LinkedIn Groups by Affinity Community

If you are interested in expanding your network, consider joining a LinkedIn group! LinkedIn groups provide spaces for professionals with …

Career Curriculum

The Entrepreneurial Journey (MENT/BADM 2234)

Interdisciplinary introduction to entrepreneurship; evaluating benefits and risks, assessing opportunities, and considering entrepreneurship as part of academics and career. (3…

Creative Writing I (ENGL 2701)

In this introduction to creative writing class, we will examine the different approaches that a writer can take when trying…

Entrepreneurship Specialization

Wharton’s Entrepreneurship Specialization covers the conception, design, organization, and management of new enterprises. This five-course series is designed to take…

Natural Creativity

Released in June 2021, Natural Creativity is about understanding and harnessing human creativity. In this course, you will investigate the…

Innovation Through Design: Think, Make, Break, Repeat

The evolution of design has seen it become a discipline no longer limited to the concerns of a singular, specific…

The Startup Roadmap: Your Guide to Successfully Starting a Business

A Step-by-Step, How-To Guide for Starting a Business The Startup Roadmap outlines each step in starting a business with information…

Nuts And Bolts Of Business Plans

The nuts and bolts of preparing a New Venture Plan and launching the venture will be explored in this twenty-fifth…

Managing The Innovation Process

This course approaches “managing the innovation process” through five levels of analysis: individual, team, network, organizational, and industrial. At each…

Senior Year Experience (UNIV 4800)

An overview of the transition to life beyond the University with a focus on life skill awareness and development including…

Personal Finance (FNCE 3715)

Designed to provide students with practical financial management skills that will enable them to identify their personal financial goals, and…

 Personal Financial Literacy (BUSN/BADM 2235)

Introduction to essential topics in personal finance for individuals and entrepreneurs. Financial literacy, personal finance topics including recordkeeping, budgeting, risk,…

Financial Planning for Young Adults

Financial Planning for Young Adults (FPYA), developed in partnership with the CFP Board, is designed to provide an introduction to…

The Fundamentals of Personal Finance Specialization

Learn the Money Skills You Need. Gain a better understanding of personal finance topics and how to implement strategies to…

Featured Articles

Career Outcomes

  • First Destination
  • Top Employers
  • Starting Salary
  • Employment Locations
  • Top Universities
  • Degree Types
  • Fields of Study

First Destination

First Destination refers to undergraduate outcomes within the 6 months following graduation. The data is collected through a survey distributed to students at graduation, and again in the months following, to gain insight on their lives post-graduation.