CAREER COACHING
Looking to attend an upcoming career fair? Schedule an appointment with a Career Coach to help identify employers to connect with, practice your elevator pitch, and how to follow up. Make an appointment on MyPLAN!
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CAREER FAIRS
CAREER FAIR STUDENT REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
https://careers.unl.edu/2021-spring-university-virtual-career-fair/
---Tuesday, Feb. 23rd, 12-4pm, Career Pathway Focus: Science & Research, Biotechnology, Information Technology, Computer Science & Development, Math & Data Analytics, Marketing, Advertising, Sales & Service, Hospitality & Tourism
---Wednesday, Feb. 24th, 12-4pm, Career Pathway Focus: Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing
---Thursday, Feb. 25th, 12-4pm, Career Pathway Focus: Transportation & Logistics, Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources, Nutrition, Finance, Accounting, Banking & Insurance
---Friday, Feb. 26th, 12-4pm, Career Pathway Focus: Business, Management and Operations, Training, Government & Public Administration, Human Services & Non-profit, Law, Public Safety & Security, Health & Public Health
Career Fair Preparation Materials via Canvas
• Can’t attend the Career Fair From Home Prep Event or still have questions on how to prepare? View the open Canvas site for more information on how to navigate Handshake, set up your schedule to connect with employers/companies, preparing an elevator pitch/introduction, technology issues, etc.
• Link to Canvas site: https://canvas.unl.edu/courses/97750
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RSO/STUDENT INVOLVEMENT EVENTS
Student Research Opportunities with the Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research
• Look for a research opportunity in early childhood? Check out the Student Research Opportunities Website where you can browse available positions by campus location, academic level, position type, and age group being researched
• Website here: http://naecr.unl.edu/student-opportunities/index.php
Event Planning during COVID-19
Wednesday, Feb. 24th, 3pm, via Zoom
• If your RSO, student group or department are thinking about hosting in-person events this semester, it’s important that you keep up with Directed Health Measures to help promote a safe environment and keep within university compliance.
• Join Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, TJ McDowell, each Wednesday at 3pm for a quick update on the latest policies and to get answers to your event planning questions in the age of COVID.
• Zoom available: https://go.unl.edu/eventplanning
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CAREER-RELATED EVENTS
Data Underground Series hosted by Morrill Hall
Monday, Feb. 22nd, 11am CST, https://museum.unl.edu/programs-events/annual-events/dinosaurs-disasters.html
• Have you heard of scientists using computer models to study the real world? How are these models built? Learn how computer programming helps scientists build models and why models are like games.
Tuesday, Feb. 23rd, 4pm CST, https://museum.unl.edu/programs-events/annual-events/dinosaurs-disasters.html
• Learn how to build a simple game with a computer language called Python. You will see what computer code looks like and how changing the code can change the game.
Wednesday, Feb. 24th, 11am CST, https://museum.unl.edu/programs-events/annual-events/dinosaurs-disasters.html
• Programming is fun! You can get started with an animation-based programming language called Scratch. This video gives a quick introduction to Scratch.
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PRE-HEALTH
Pre-Health Case Studies, Zoom link: https://unl.zoom.us/j/92758151258
Wednesday, Feb. 24th 4-5pm CST
• In this dialogue-based workshop, you will work through health-based case studies to identify potential opportunities for advancing equity in healthcare. We will also discuss the importance of these topics when applying for professional school as well as relevance in the real world.
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GAINING EXPERIENCE
HUSKER HUB IS HIRING PEER SPECIALISTS (ON-CAMPUS JOB)
• Peer Specialists develop excellent habits and transferable skills that will help them in their careers, including communications, ability to work as part of a team, problem-solving, work ethic, initiative, and interpersonal skills as well as individual and civic responsibility through leadership, flexibility and adaptability, and appreciation of other cultures and engagement with diverse teammates and students.
• Peer Specialists become knowledgeable about and a part of helping integrated services across campus, including scholarships, financial aid, student accounts, registration and degree planning, grades and transcripts, academic policies and deadlines, and other types of students records and campus processes.
• 15-20 hours per week, hours between Monday-Friday, 7:45am-5:15pm
• Qualifications:
o Federal Work Study eligibility preferred
o Must be a current or incoming UNL student
o Strong verbal and written communication skills
o Desire to help people
o Prior customer service experience in a fast-paced environment preferred
• Apply here on Handshake: https://unl.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4397182?ref=preview-header-click