Meet Artur Stasiek; he majored in history, graduating in 2018. Subsequently he joined the University of Glasgow for a Master of Letters in Conflict Archeology and Heritage. Although he is currently employed as an estate sale specialist at Merchant Traders Estate Sales in Chicago, Artur is a private historian who collects memorabilia of the second […]
A recent job opening at a prestige media outlet: If your skills are working with words, and “editor” is a job title you’ve thought about, this is the kind of job opening you might find in your search for things to apply for. It sounds pretty good, until you get to that line about the […]
Next week is the Gies Business Career Fair. It takes place over three days, Wednesday, Feb. 2 (in person), Thursday, Feb. 3 (virtual), and Friday, Feb. 4 (virtual). Students outside of Gies are welcome at this career fair, and employers will be there who want to hire students with the skills you’ve gained in your […]
Meet Clair Elaine Bryan, Assistant Director at the Illinois Leadership Center. Clair obtained a BA in Spanish and an Ed.M. in Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to joining the Illinois Leadership Center, Clair worked at as Education Abroad Coordinator at IAGE (Illinois Abroad and Global Exchange). Clair […]
Event Date/time Location HPRC – Using Winter Break to Prepare for Career Success (Humanities Students) 11/30/21, 4:00 pm https://illinois.zoom.us/j/81732474850?pwd=WUVZbjZHTkQ2My9zYzB5UUR5cnRRQT09 HPRC – Humanities Seniors: The Festival of Questions You’ve Been Afraid to Ask 12/07/21, 5:00 pm Gregory Hall, 105, 810 S Wright St, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States HPRC – Career Camp: How to Get a […]
If I take a gap year (or three), how will I get recommendations from professors for grad school? Lots of people go to grad school years after they graduate from college, so taking some time off doesn’t put you in an unusual situation. If you expect that grad school will be part of your future, […]
In a Winter Break externship, you spend part of a single day over break talking to current professionals with backgrounds similar to yours, learning about what the organization does and how it operates day-to-day, and making connections between your abilities and life after graduation. An externship helps you connect your skills to the needs of the workplace, while you learn […]
Knowing what you want to do for a career is a life-long process. Your first post-college job is a step in that process — it probably won’t define your life. Many people change directions, job paths, priorities as they get older. You don’t have to figure it all out now, but you can arrive at […]
None of them. Any of them. It doesn’t work like that.* Here are some things a minor can do for you: convey the breadth of your strengths and interests (particularly if the minor is unrelated to your major) demonstrate your interest in and commitment to a particular field of study allow you to dive more […]
Yes. Which is to say — there’s no “right” time. There’s the time that works for you and what you want. That search for the post-college job has no standard timetable or template. What this means for you is There is no “too early,” “too late,” or “perfect.” You can start your search any time. […]
