Events

Thinking about starting a job/internship search? Learn tips and tricks on the most effective ways to conduct a search that yields results in finding opportunities. The Career Center will walk through several job and internship boards, key word searches, reading a job description, and understanding the application process. You will have time to create or edit a Handshake profile while the Career Center discusses how Handshake uses algorithms. We will also discuss applicant tracking systems. Students will leave the session with a completed individualized internship/job action plan. This series is a lunch and learn series. Pizza will be served. Registration is required for an accurate lunch count.

Are you curious about the hidden powers of networking? This workshop will cover LinkedIn and Corsair Network. In addition, the Career Center will focus on developing an elevator pitch and common ways to land an informational interview. You will edit and/or start their LinkedIn profile during this session. The Career Center will also discuss the importance of networking and maintaining your professional network. This series is a lunch and learn series. Pizza will be served. Registration is required for an accurate lunch count.

Interested in learning about how to share your story in an interview? This workshop will provide you with basic interviewing skills. You will listen to a short presentation on the types of interviews often used as well as common professional practices to use during interviewing. You can utilize the Big Interview application to record 2-3 practice interview questions. These will then be reviewed by a career advisor for feedback. This series is a lunch and learn series. Pizza will be served. Registration is required for an accurate lunch count.

Come network and speak with recruiters from more than 40 organizations looking to hire students for full-time positions and internships. Students in healthcare-related majors (including nursing, med lab science, business/healthcare/organizational management, human resources, psychology, biology, chemistry, health & society, sociology & anthropology) are encouraged to attend. This targeted fair is the perfect opportunity to begin networking professionally and to position yourself for future success in your field! Come dressed professionally with copies of your resumes. Student registration for this event starts late January 2023.

Are you ready to tie everything you learned together? In this workshop, you will develop and practice your individual elevator pitch to be delivered in a networking setting in this final session. Students will network with each other to market and promote skills. This series is a lunch and learn series. Pizza will be served. Registration is required for an accurate lunch count.

Looking for a job or internship opportunity in business, engineering, or technology? Come network and speak with recruiters from more than 40 organizations looking to hire students for full-time positions and internships. Come dressed professionally with copies of your resumes. Student registration for this event starts late February 2023.

Are you a student in the College of Arts & Sciences or the College of Visual & Performing Arts who is looking for a job or internship? This career fair will feature internships or full-time/part-time job opportunities in the human services, federal/state, visual arts, non-profits, and more. Student registration will open at the end of February 2023.

This hybrid event sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, Campus Compact, the New England Equity and Engagement Consortium, and Dartmouth College will occur in-person at UMass Dartmouth Woodland Commons and virtually throughout the world. The symposium will feature panels and workshops led by: - Authors from a forthcoming book on Anti-Racist Community Engagement to be published by Campus Compact in Summer 2023, and - Members of the New England Equity and Engagement Consortium on a new vision of civic learning outcomes grounded in racial equity. Participation will be free for faculty, staff, and students from any public college or university in Massachusetts or any member institution of Campus Compact - as well as for community partners of any institution of higher education. Please register at: https://events.compact.org/anti-racist-23 For more information, please contact the Leduc Center for Civic Engagement at leduccenter@umassd.edu or 508-999-8144.

Still looking to connect with employers for a job or internship? Don't miss your last chance before summer to connect with various employers who are still looking to hire. This fair is for all students and alumni who are looking for a job or simply to network. Organizations attending this event will have full-time, part-time, and internship positions available. Take 30 minutes out of your day to come speak with these employers! Come dressed professionally with copies of your resume.