General description of the UGA Career Center and the services and resources it offers students.

1. Nicole Peterson
Career Development Intern

2. Career Center
Located in Clark Howell Hall, 2nd Floor
As students at UGA, we know how many
students are unaware that we even have a
Career Center on campus, let alone how many
great resources there are for students. The UGA
Career Center has so much to offer you in your
search for a major, an internship, a job, and
career development. There is a Career
Consultant for each major and they have so
much information to share with their students
to help you succeed.

3. How to Get an Internship
Internship

4. Finding Jobs/Internships
DAWGLINK
• Hosts many job postings and internship
opportunities on campus as well as in the
Athens/Atlanta area
• Simply visit the Career Center website at
career.uga.edu and sign into Dawglink with your
UGA ID and password
Dawglink

5. UGA Career Consultants

6. One-On-One Appointments
• If you need help discovering
internships related to your
major meet with your career
consultant.
(ex. Terry Team, Grady
Consultant, College of
Agriculture, etc.)
• To make an appointment with
your Consultant call the front
desk at 705-542-3375.

7. Career Fairs
• Great way to walk to
recruiters and personally
hand in a resume
 Possibly give feedback
on how to improve/alter
resume to earn an
internship/job
• Ask for their business
card, to send a thank you
email and discuss
internship/job

8. CAMPUS LIFE
• Major related
– Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)
– Terry Ambassadors
• Philanthropy
– UGA HEROs
– Relay for Life
• Additional Organizations
– Multicultural Business Student Association (MBSA)
– Professional Entertainment and Sports (PESA)

9. Additional Search Options
• Company websites contain links for intern and
job applications
• Other company websites, such as Time
Warner, will ask you to create a profile where
you can upload different resumes and cover
letters
• Apply to different Organizations/Foundations:

10. Applying to Internships
• Its BEST to submit both a resume and cover
letter
• Tailor your information to match qualifications
of the job description

11. Unpaid v$ Paid
• CDI Blog
– Unpaid internships are great If the company is
likely to hire interns
– Paid internships can result in administrative
clerical duties
– Unpaid internships usually require students to
pay tuition to earn academic credit.
– Paid internships allow interns to gain valuable
experience while being paid for their efforts

12. Mock Interviews
• Before engaging in a real interview with a
company participate in a mock interview with
a consultant or intern at the Career Center
• It will last about 30-40 minutes and
afterwards you can receive feedback on what
you did well, as well as areas where you can
improve

13. Recent News
US Department of Labor recently reported young
people age 18-29 have an unemployment rate =
11.8%
• Latino: 12.1%
• Women: 11.6%
• African American: 21.0%
Many College graduates are struggling with underemployment
and unemployment.

14. START WORKING TODAY !!
However the unemployment rate for college
graduates has dropped to 7.5%
• Earning a job or internship consists of a process
rather than one-day results
• Research different companies
• Consider different geographical locations
• Network with recruiters and employees on LinkedIn or
during career related events

15. QUESTIONS ?