Category: Pomerantz Career Center News

New Weekly YouTube Series:

Couch to Career

is here! 

Get weekly tips on how to prepare and develop your skills in job searching, interviewing, and career advancement from PCC’s very own Courtney McClellan and Sauvik Goswami. Each week is a new topic.

Want Courtney and Sauvik to talk about a specific career topic on next week’s show?

Watch episode 5 on Personal Branding and drop a comment to let us know what things YOU want to hear our couch crusaders cover in future episodes (and please don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share with #C2C #uiowa)!

Navigating COVID-19 while Job & Internship Searching

During this time of uncertainty, we realize many students have questions related to both employment and graduate school plans.  For others, class registration also brings questions about major and career decision-making.  We also know some are dealing with delayed, canceled or rescinded internship or full-time job offers.

The Pomerantz Career Center and many others are here to help.

We know you have lots of choices when it comes to courses, and we have openings in our courses for you to choose from!

Summer/Fall:
Career Leadership Academy Part 1 and Part 2 (LS:2002 and LS:3002) 

Fall ’20:
Major and Career Explorations (CCP:1300)

Graduating this semester?

Did you know the Pomerantz Career Center offers services to UI students for up to ONE YEAR AFTER GRADUATION? That’s right. We are here to help, and our online resources are available for a lifetime!

Check out our latest resource page to help seek employment and internships during the pandemic.

At the Pomerantz Career Center, students schedule advising appointments based on their interest in exploring or pursuing careers within career communities. Our career communities are organized by career fields and industries.

All UI undergraduate students have access to utilize these services at no additional cost.

Schedule an appointment to meet with a Career Advisor in MyUI to begin the conversation.

Explore, Prepare, Experience, and Achieve with the
Make it Happen Checklist!

There are more resources and tools to explore at careers.uiowa.edu.

EXPLORE

• Find career communities of interest to you and schedule an appointment with a career advisor to assist as you begin exploring careers options.
• Take an assessment if you’re feeling confused or overwhelmed about your interests, abilities and how those relate to majors and/or careers.
• Conduct informational interviews to talk with professionals working in fields of interest to you.
• Register for a Career Center course like, “Major and Career Exploration” or the “Career Leadership Academy”.

PREPARE

• Write or update your resume and have it reviewed during walk-in advising.
• When needed, prepare cover letters or other required documents.  These can also be reviewed during walk-in advising.
• When ready, upload your resume into the Handshake site so you can begin applying for student employment or internship positions.
• Create or update your LinkedIn profile and clean up all social media accounts.
• Learn to network and prepare your introduction to new contacts and potential employers.
• Prepare and practice for interviews by using Big Interview. Schedule a mock interview before the real deal.
• If interested in graduate or professional school, review resources to help you research programs and manage applications.
• Schedule an appointment with a career advisor for additional assistance and resources.

EXPERIENCE

• Work part-time on or near campus.
• Get involved in student organizations related to your career interests.
• Volunteer in the community.
• Find and complete one or more internships.
• Consider studying abroad or working, interning or volunteering abroad.
• Schedule an appointment with a career advisor for additional assistance and resources.

ACHIEVE

• Use Handshake and Career Fairs to begin your job search.  Start 6-9 months before you graduate to maximize success.
• Use additional job and internship links using Job Search section of our website.  More links are provided within your desired career community page.
• Research employers using:  Research Basics, specific Career Community resources and Resources for Diverse populations within Job Search section of our website.
• Evaluate job offers and learn more about negotiation before accepting an offer.
• Apply to graduate or professional school if that is your desired next step.  Consider Gap Year Opportunities if you need more time or experience before applying.
• Schedule an appointment with a career advisor for additional resources and help with your job search strategy, timeline and resources.

We want to remind you of the ways the Pomerantz Career Center can be assisting you as you prepare for graduation;

1) Meet with a Career Advisor –– You can meet with a Career Advisor who specializes in an area you want to pursue– simply schedule an appointment through MyUI and click on “Advising Appointment”. By meeting with an Advisor we can help you create a plan for finding a job or continuing education if you are considering that. We will assist you whether you are starting your search, choosing graduate programs or in the process of negotiating a salary offer – we’re here to help!

Some of the things we assist with:

-Job search tips and searching in a new geographic area

-Networking and building connection tips

-Interview prep

-Salary negotiation

-Personal Statement review and grad school application tips

-Tailoring your resume

2) Have your resume reviewed if you haven’t already so it is ready to apply to your dream job ––

You can do this multiple ways —

-bring it in during drop-in hours (M-F 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. while classes are in session),

-upload it to our online resume review service for review!

-bring it to a Career Advising appointment with you for a review. Your resume is key to making a good first impression with an employer.

3)  Continue to use Handshake to look for jobs – Search in Handshake by clicking on Jobs on your homepage. There are more than 13,000 positions live in the system currently from all across the country!  Once you’ve gotten started – set up a saved search to get emails about new postings that meet what you are looking for.

If you do know what your next adventure is, be it full-time employment or continuing your education, we would appreciate your help in filling out this survey;

Take the First Destination Survey here:  http://careersurvey.iowa.uiowa.edu/Home/About

Pomerantz Career Center

www.careers.uiowa.edu

The Pomerantz Career Center and Tippie College of Business are excited to engage with the following employers in the coming weeks.  Stop by their event or log on to learn more about opportunities with their organization!

More details on these employer visits can be found at Handshake, under Events

The Employer of the Day for the week of December 9th

12/9 – Vector Marketing – 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. – West Galleria & 2 – 3 p.m.– S326 Pappajohn
12/10 – Vector Marketing –  9 a.m. – 2 p.m. – West Galleria
12/11 – Vector Marketing – 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. – West Galleria & 2 – 3 p.m– S326 Pappajohn

We want to remind you of the ways the Pomerantz Career Center can be assisting you as you prepare for graduation;

1) Meet with a Career Advisor –– You can meet with a Career Advisor who specializes in an area you want to pursue– simply schedule an appointment through MyUI and click on “Advising Appointment”. By meeting with an Advisor we can help you create a plan for finding a job or continuing education if you are considering that. We will assist you whether you are starting your search, choosing graduate programs or in the process of negotiating a salary offer – we’re here to help!

Some of the things we assist with:

-Job search tips and searching in a new geographic area

-Networking and building connection tips

-Interview prep

-Salary negotiation

-Personal Statement review and grad school application tips

-Tailoring your resume

2) Have your resume reviewed if you haven’t already so it is ready to apply to your dream job ––

You can do this multiple ways —

-bring it in during drop-in hours (M-F 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. while classes are in session),

-upload it to our online resume review service for review!

-bring it to a Career Advising appointment with you for a review. Your resume is key to making a good first impression with an employer.

3)  Continue to use Handshake to look for jobs – Search in Handshake by clicking on Jobs on your homepage. There are more than 13,000 positions live in the system currently from all across the country!  Once you’ve gotten started – set up a saved search to get emails about new postings that meet what you are looking for.

If you do know what your next adventure is, be it full-time employment or continuing your education, we would appreciate your help in filling out this survey;

Take the First Destination Survey here:  http://careersurvey.iowa.uiowa.edu/Home/About

Pomerantz Career Center

www.careers.uiowa.edu

We want to remind you of the ways the Pomerantz Career Center can be assisting you as you prepare for graduation;

1) Meet with a Career Advisor –– You can meet with a Career Advisor who specializes in an area you want to pursue– simply schedule an appointment through MyUI and click on “Advising Appointment”. By meeting with an Advisor we can help you create a plan for finding a job or continuing education if you are considering that. We will assist you whether you are starting your search, choosing graduate programs or in the process of negotiating a salary offer – we’re here to help!

Some of the things we assist with:

-Job search tips and searching in a new geographic area

-Networking and building connection tips

-Interview prep

-Salary negotiation

-Personal Statement review and grad school application tips

-Tailoring your resume

2) Have your resume reviewed if you haven’t already so it is ready to apply to your dream job ––

You can do this multiple ways —

-bring it in during walk-in hours (M-F 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.),

-upload it to our online resume review service for review!

-bring it to a Career Advising appointment with you for a review. Your resume is key to making a good first impression with an employer.

3)  Continue to use Handshake to look for jobs – Search in Handshake by clicking on Jobs on your homepage. There are more than 13,000 positions live in the system currently from all across the country!  Once you’ve gotten started – set up a saved search to get emails about new postings that meet what you are looking for.

If you do know what your next adventure is, be it full-time employment or continuing your education, we would appreciate your help in filling out this survey;

Take the First Destination Survey here:  http://careersurvey.iowa.uiowa.edu/Home/About

Pomerantz Career Center

www.careers.uiowa.edu