CAREER COACHING AVAILABLE ONLINE
Take advantage of your more flexible schedule by connecting with a Career Coach to discuss exploring careers/majors, developing your resume, using Handshake and LinkedIn, gaining experience, post-graduation planning, and more! Schedule online using MyPLAN, or email cascareers@unl.edu to get the conversation started.
5 TIPS FOR JOB SEARCHING DURING COVID-19
If you are feeling concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on your job-search process, here are some tips to keep you moving forward.
1. Keep looking - people are still hiring! Do your research to know which industries are most impacted, and manage your expectations. Hiring may take longer in some industries than others.
2. Use LinkedIn regularly for up-to-date information on how the pandemic is impacting job searching/hiring practices. Use hashtags to search for relevant information (#gethired #hiringnow #jobsearch #remotejobs).
3. Grow your network by connecting with and following people and organizations on social media channels. For networking tips, check out this article.
4. Tailor your resume for each position you apply for using keywords from job descriptions. Focus on quality of applications over quantity of applications.
5. Connect with a CAS Career Coach for support in your job search. Schedule an appointment on MyPLAN.
For more information on job searching during a pandemic, check out the FAQs from Career Services.
PERSISTENCE IN THE JOB & INTERNSHIP SEARCH ZOOM SESSIONS
As a result of the current pandemic, you might have specific questions or concerns about a job or internship search and/or finding other summer opportunities in this environment. Join Career Coaches via Zoom for an informal Q&A to learn tips and strategies to keep moving forward in your search.
• Tuesday, April 7th, 2-2:30pm, Hosted by Julie Obermeyer and Marybeth Helmink from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Join here: go.unl.edu/tuesdayjobsearch
• Wednesday, April 8th, 4-4:30pm, Hosted by Emma Stewart from the College of Business, Emily Wilber from University Career Services and Kristen Aldrich from the College of Arts & Sciences. Join here: go.unl.edu/wednesdayjobsearch
• Thursday, April 9th, 10:30-11am, Hosted by Meagan Savage from the College of Arts & Sciences, Bonnie Martin from the College of Engineering and Kris Scanlon from the College of Journalism and Mass Communications. Join here: go.unl.edu/thursdayjobsearch