Ninety percent of success has nothing to do with book smarts. Instead, emotional intelligence expert, author and instructor Daniel Goleman said it comes down to one factor — emotional intelligence.
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Having a professional resume is essential for those pursuing both jobs and internships. Career Services officials added that they stress the importance of starting early for students hoping to land a job or internship.
Read More »Students looking for jobs will be greeted by dozens of potential employers as part of the University’s career fair agenda this week. The Diversity Career Fair will be held on Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Great Hall, and the Fall Career Expo will occur on Thursday in the Rams Head Recreation Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Read More »The recession has led to an increase in unpaid internships and also a new trend of college students paying for internships. Earning one in D.C. is becoming increasingly difficult, causing more and more students to pay thousands of dollars to seek the help of internship agencies.
Read More »For 2007 UNC graduate Meg Petersen, staying in Chapel Hill post-graduation was an obvious career decision. Chapel Hill, like most college towns across the nation, has low unemployment rates and numerous job opportunities.
Read More »Students nationwide are preparing for their summer internships, and so is the U.S. Department of Labor. A surge in unpaid internships as a result of financially-stretched companies offering more uncompensated positions has prompted the department to clarify requirements.
Read More »Emily Strader is the student employment coordinator at University Career Services and also counsels students pursuing careers in the arts. We asked her questions about what recently graduated artists should do to get started in the arts world.
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When it comes to finding a job, everyone — from family and friends to acquaintances — is a potential contact. Here are tips and programs from University Career Services that can help you count networking among your job search skills.
Read More »Liberal arts majors remain popular, even in a tough job market, according to a recent survey conducted by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. They’re attractive to employers because students are taught communication, teamwork and interpersonal skills that are applicable in many fields.
Read More »For years, the infamous brain drain worldwide has made the United States the recipient of many of the world’s brightest minds. Now that we have some incentive, let’s return the favor.
Read More »I’ve had a bone to pick with businesses that offer unpaid and not-for-credit internships for some time now. So you can imagine my dismay upon reading a recent New York Times article preaching the value of such positions and how companies pressed for cash are increasingly relying on interns to do work for free.
Read More »Jacquelyn Gist is a career counselor with University Career Services who often counsels students who are considering less traditional post-graduation options.
Read More »With fewer jobs in the corporate sector, some students might turn to the nonprofit industry to start their career path.
Read More »In a shifting job climate, University Career Services is giving UNC students opportunities to define their career path and make informed decisions regarding their future.
Read More »With seniors worrying about the slumping national economy and a double-digit N.C. unemployment rate, this year’s Fall Career Expo is providing another cause for concern.
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Read More »Social networking Web sites such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn are becoming increasingly useful not only in staying connected with friends, but also in promoting job skills and exploring career options.Gary Allan Miller, University Career Services assistant director, said students should figure out which medium works best for them and establish an online presence, which could help them in securing a job in the future.Miller said about 80 percent of hiring managers are using social mediums to screen job applicants.
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PBS’s “Roadtrip Nation” will make a pit stop at UNC-Chapel Hill on Friday, Oct. 16.The show, beginning its sixth season, is including UNC-CH on its fall tour along with other East Coast universities. The premise of the series is to inspire college-age students to pursue their passions and talents.“As a generation, we need to need to get back to focusing on individuality. Self-construction rather than mass production,” the show’s online manifesto proclaims. Central also is the notion of weeding out what they refer to as “the noise.”
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Pop quiz: What are the most important skills that employers look for when recruiting new hires for jobs and internships? Organizational? Problem-solving? Teamwork? All good guesses, but research shows that the most crucial quality employers look for in new hires is actually communication skills.
Read More »Taking your work from the studio or the stage to the rest of the world can be daunting. But by making moves now, students will have a leg-up after graduation.Laura Ritchie, a senior studio art major with an emphasis in art history, was having just such a thought last year.“It got to be my junior year and I realized I wasn’t really involved in the arts at all,” she said.So she went to the Ackland Art Museum and the Carrboro ArtsCenter and asked if they needed volunteers.
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