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Need help adulting?

Do you have questions about life after graduation? Adulting can be hard, but don’t worry we can help!

On Wednesday, April 12, 2017 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM the Center for Career Development is hosting “Beyond UConn, Transitioning to Life after …

By Amelinda Vazquez Rossitto
Amelinda Vazquez Rossitto Senior Associate Director
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Asking for a Recommendation is Like Planning a Proposal

Have you ever considered how asking someone to write a recommendation letter can be similar to a marriage proposal? How, you ask? Well, let’s consider the following things:

The first step in a marriage proposal is to be sure that …

By Tithi Basu Mallik
Tithi Basu Mallik Graduate Student Career Programs and Services Graduate Assistant
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There is more to Professional Experience than Internships

“The only source of knowledge is experience” – Albert Einstein

Even if you know the molecular geometry of glucose, the full lineage of British rulers, or the proof for the Central Limit Theorem, you have limited professional knowledge until you gain …

By Taylor Patterson
Taylor Patterson Experiential Learning Intern
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Forget the Desk Life. Start your Career in Sales.

Not sure the 9 hour a day desk life is for you? Want to work for an industry leader with a start up culture? If you said yes to both of these you should probably keep reading.

igus Inc, a global …

By Kayla Abbate
Kayla Abbate Kayla
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You need more than “The Knack” to launch your engineering career

A tenured engineering professor recently shared one of his favorite YouTube clips with me.  It was a snippet of an old Dilbert cartoon that flashed back to the protagonist’s childhood.  You can watch it here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx6HojLBsnw

 

You, too, may …

By John Bau
John Bau Career Consultant, School of Engineering
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