Future Career
Whether you are looking for a job, exploring internships, learning about careers, wanting to connect with alumni and employers, or just polishing up your résumé—the University Career Center is here to walk alongside you as you take the steps and build the career readiness skills to launch into your future.
The path to career readiness
starts here and now!
So, how can we help?
Career Coaching
Come to drop-in coaching to get help with your résumé, cover letter, job and internship search, interviews, and LinkedIn profile, or to get a start on deciding your career path.
Career Success Starts Here
Follow the career readiness road map to learn how to successfully launch into the workforce. Our step-by-step instructions provide the tools you’ll need to perfect your skills, gain knowledge, and build relationships so you’re workforce ready.
Find Jobs and Internships in Handshake
Looking for a part-time job, internship, volunteer, work-study, or early career opportunity? Activate your Handshake account today!
Earn Academic Credit for Your Internship
Earn academic credit through completing practical and reflection assignments while you’re gaining real-world experience through your internship.
Résumés and Cover Letters
Let us help you showcase your career readiness skills and experience. Get your résumé and cover letter reviewed by a Peer Coach or check out our guides and templates.
Make Connections
Expand your contacts, exchange career stories and goals, and open doors to new opportunities for mentorship, advice, career advancement, and personal growth.
Work-Study
Earn money for college expenses by working on campus or in select nonprofit agencies serving the community. Learn more about work-study eligibility and opportunities.
LinkedIn Learning
Did you know that as a UO student you have access to LinkedIn Learning? Free access to LinkedIn Learning is provided to all currently enrolled UO students.
Events
Pack your Confidence: An Interactive Career Workshop for Study Abroad Returnees
4:00 p.m.Nov
12
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Whether you studied abroad this past summer or a few years ago, your experience is worth talking about. Global Education Oregon (GEO) and the UO Career Center are partnering to help you reflect on your time abroad and learn how to market it with confidence. This interactive workshop offers resume support, help building your interview answers and elevator pitch, and research-backed guidance from career professionals to set you up for success after graduation. Open to all study abroad returnees, including GEO Center, faculty-led, internship, exchange, and third-party program participants. Your time abroad already set you apart. Now let's make it count.
This event is part of International Education Month (IEM) programming. View the full calendar of IEM events: https://international.uoregon.edu/IEM
How to Turn Study Abroad Into a Career Advantage
noonNov
13
noon
Studied abroad? Planning to? Wondering how the experience can actually help you in your career? Join us for the Study Abroad Career Panel. Hear directly from UO alumni working across different industries about how employers view study abroad and how students can talk about their international experiences in ways that are meaningful to future employers.
The conversation will center on one important question: If you were hiring someone, how would you want that candidate to explain the value of studying abroad during an interview?
Students will hear perspectives on how to:
• Talk about study abroad in an interview without sounding generic
• Connect an international experience to jobs that are not always internationally focused
• Identify the skills developed abroad that employers value
• Understand the kinds of follow-up questions employers may ask
• Avoid common mistakes when discussing international experiences
• Make the most of time abroad so you return with experiences you can use professionally
Whether you have already studied abroad or are still considering it, this panel will help you think more intentionally about how an international experience can support your future career.
This event is part of International Education Month (IEM) programming. View the full calendar of IEM events here: https://international.uoregon.edu/IEM.
Hours
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- 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Meet with a Career Coach
Want to talk with a coach and explore career paths, internships, or need help on a résumé? We can meet one-on-one with you to help you feel prepared and explore new opportunities.