Career Communities are a grouping of loosely related industry and job function areas, with one or more UCC champions from the UCC’s Career Advising and Employer Services teams. Career champions deliver programming as well cultivate internship and full-time opportunities for the career community.
To join a Career Community:
- Log into Handshake
- Click on the small circle in the upper right corner (with your initials or photo)
- Click “My Career Interests” from the drop-down menu
- Scroll down to Career Communities
- Select the ones that interest you to:
- Explore career paths
- Receive curated recommendations of jobs/internships
- Learn about special events related to your career community
- Know who to talk to at the University Career Fairs
Which Career Communities Interest Me?
Career Community Champion: Yibin Wei
Careers in these fields use media, writing, and artistic expression to produce content and tell stories. Those who pursue careers in these fields are creative, good with all forms of communication, collaborative, adaptable, and often utilize entrepreneurial skills to maximize their impact.
Career Community Champion: Yibin Wei
Careers in these fields are often in educational settings including K-12 schools and higher education as well as in training and human resources. People engaged in these careers are motivated to share knowledge and develop others. They enjoy using communication and research skills to guide, mentor and advocate for people of varying ages and populations.
Career Community Champion: Ginny Kasch
Careers in these fields include those dedicated to improving lives through health and wellness and include clinical roles like doctors and nurses as well as administrators in healthcare management. Careers in this cluster require strong scientific knowledge, critical thinking skills, compassion, and a commitment to advancing healthcare practices.
Career Community Champion: Hadgu Hadgu
Careers in these fields include event planning, food and beverage management, hotel and club management as well as opportunities in the tourism and travel related industries. Those who pursue these fields will apply high levels of customer service and coordination among various job roles and industries.
Career Community Champion: Hadgu Hadgu
Careers in these fields are often those with leadership roles, running a business, human resources, financial planning, or wealth management. Opportunities in these areas require interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills.
Career Community Champion: Claire Denny
Careers in these fields are dedicated to serving the public interest, upholding/interpreting laws, and governing. Opportunities in these areas require critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, ethical awareness, and research.
Career Community Champion: Vacant Career Advisor Position
Careers in these fields could be in the fields of arts and humanities, social sciences or physical sciences and focus on identifying problems and developing solutions to problems in the world. Opportunities in these areas require research skills, curiosity and innovative thinking.
Career Community Champion: Hadgu Hadgu
Careers in these fields include sales, advertising or marketing, or entrepreneurs and business owners. Careers in these fields tend to be competitive and fast paced and require an orientation to achieving goals.
Career Community Champions: Ginny Kasch, Claire Denny
Careers in these fields focus on understanding human behavior, society, and relationships. Opportunities in these areas require analytical and communication skills, empathy, cultural competency, and promoting positive change and well-being in individuals and communities.
Career Community Champion: Vacant Career Advisor Position
Careers in these fields center around innovation, problem-solving, and advancing technology and range from software development and cybersecurity to civil engineering and robotics. Opportunities in these areas area require strong analytical skills, creativity, adaptability, and a passion for leveraging technology to improve systems and processes.
