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1 Dear Students, Happy November! This is the time of the year that we reflect back on the beginning of the semester to see how much we have achieved, as well as how much more we have left to do. During this time of reflection, it would be beneficial for students to also contemplate their future career goals. Planning ahead provides students with the time needed to develop a plan of action. Please schedule an appointment at the Center for Career Development to develop your career action plan. You may schedule your appointment at the following link: If you are a first-year student and have not yet scheduled your CCD First-Year Career Check Program appointment, please do so by scheduling an appointment at the above link. I look forward to meeting you through student appointments, workshop presentations and career programs/events. Please feel free to contact me at hartford.career@uconn.edu/ or with any questions. Wishing you well, Robin Shefts Assistant Director CCD-Hartford November 1, 2018 Bob BLOG TOPICS CCD-Hartford Message 'Monday Mania Contest Winner Student Career Council (SCC) Accepting New Members Career Success Workshop Series: Getting Started 90 Days Career Conversations Events UConn (2) Career Nights EACE Road Trips- Registration Open BioCT-A Day in the Life of Pfizer Scientists Take the Bus to Storrs Campus! First Year Career Check Program C.A.R.I. (CCD-Hartford new mobile office) Career Development Tip CCD-Hartford Contact Information

2 MONDAY MANIA CONTEST Jar of Marbles : 184 marbles/gems. The contest winner guessed 175! THANK YOU TO ALL THE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED AT MONDAY MANIA! WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE EVENT, AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN. FOLLOW THE SCC/CCD ON INSTAGRAM AT UCONNHARTFORDCCD. - Samira, Sania, Marwa, Dierra, and Kayla (photo left to right) The Student Career Council (SCC) serves as a focus group/advocacy group to the Center for Career Development (CCD). The SCC is comprised of a diverse team of students who essentially represent the career needs of Hartford students. The SCC team advocates for students by informing them about CCD career services, programs and events on the Hartford/Storrs campuses. Each SCC team member has the opportunity to develop career and leadership skills that will be beneficial as they pursue that academic studies and career goals. The SCC Team will also be driving C.A.R.I. to different locations in the HTB. Please feel free to stop by and ask the SCC Rep. career-related questions. You may also select any of the career resources on board. ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR NEW SCC MEMBERS The CCD is now accepting applications for Student Career Council Representatives. If you are interested in information or an application to become a SCC representative, please click the following link: If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the CCD-Hartford office at hartford.career@uconn.edu.

3 CAREER SUCCESS WORKSHOP SERIES Mark Your Calendar! You are cordially invited to attend the Career Success Workshops Series : Getting Started 90 Days, the last career workshop of the fall semester. WORKSHOP TOPICS DAY DATE TIME LOCATION Getting Started 90 Days Wednesday 11/7/18 1:30pm-2:30pm HTB 215 UConn Hartford Campus Career Conversations Events (Thursdays: 3-4:30 p.m.) HTB: Zachs Atrium MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Fall Semester Schedule 2018 The Career Conversations Events list of employers is also on-line at: Date Company Website November 1 The Females Center of Excellence and Leadership November 1 Office of the State Comptroller November 1 CT Audubon November 8 NARAL Pro-Choice Connecticut November 8 The Hanover Insurance Group November 8 Cooperative Systems November 15 Oak Hill November 15 Athena Health Care Systems November 15 CT Judicial Branch Experiential Learning November 29 Foodshare ttp://site.foodshare.org/site/pageserver?pagename=index November 29 Partner in Publishing November 29 Copper Beech Institute December 6 Hartford Seminary December 6 Swift Textile Metalizing, LLC. December 6 US Navy

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6 A Day in the Life of Pfizer Scientists The next webinar in the BioCT series on jobs in life sciences has been added to Handshake. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, November 14 from and students are encouraged to join live, where they can ask questions. Pfizer will be presenting info on Pfizer in general; how to find a job in the biopharmaceutical industry (from their recruiters); and they ll also have a panel of recent grads talking about what they do at Pfizer, how they found their jobs, etc. A Day in the Life of Pfizer Scientists Please register at the following link: Both undergrads and graduate level students are welcome, as this is being advertised to all levels, including the currently workforce through BioCT s efforts to keep CT s talent in the industry here in CT. This is a joint effort, where we re providing support for the statewide initiative. Recordings of the webinar series will be available in CCD on Demand the first event was held successfully last month and is an overview of the industry in general provided by the national organization.

7 The Road trip includes the following companies: Smithers Viscient, LLC/The Smithes Group - Wareham, MA, HubSpot - Cambridge, MA, Arbella Insurance Group - Quincy, MA,, City Year - Boston, MA, Horizon Media, Inc. NYC, Penguin Random House NYC, Foresters Financial Services NYC, FBI NYC, Yelp NYC, HBO NYC, National Australia Bank, Ltd. NYC, GlaxoSmithKline (GKS) - East Durham, NY, Subaru of America, Inc. - Camden, NJ, USLI - Wayne, PA, Bentley Systems - Philadelphia, PA, PLS Logistics - Philadelphia, PA, Vertex - King of Prussia, PA, American Enterprise Institute - Washington, D.C., United Nations Foundation - Washington, D.C., Wolf Trap Foundation of the Performing Arts - Vienna, VA

8 Dear First-Year Student, Congratulations on your acceptance to UConn and welcome to the Hartford campus! In an effort to support you through your undergraduate years at UConn, the Center for Career Development (CCD-Hartford) has developed a new initiative called the First-Year Career Check Program. It is highly recommended by CCD that you begin the career development process during your first year of college. Beginning this process during the first semester allows sufficient time for you to plan, research, and actively participate in developing your career skills, as well as your personal brand and professional narrative. When you schedule your First-Year Career Check Program appointment, you will be provided with a CCD Action Plan Checklist. It outlines a recommended action plan that will aid you through your college experience at UConn. It will also guide you through a list of tasks/actions with the expectation that you will be better positioned to achieve your career goals. Remember, beginning the career development process early, avoids the stress that students often feel as a consequence of being unprepared and ill equipped as they transition from college to their profession and the workplace. The CCD Action Plan Checklist consists of four columns: check off tasks when completeds Tasks perform actions to achieve career goals Resources provides information to aid with list of tasks Target Dates deadlines to keep focus on completing tasks Please use Handshake at to schedule your First-Year Career Check Program appointment. Simply login and schedule your appointment. I look forward to meeting with you to discuss your major and future career goals. Please contact me at hartford.career@uconn.edu if you have any questions. Wishing you the best of luck fall semester! Robin Shefts, Assistant Director Center for Career Development (CCD-Hartford) hartford.career@uconn.edu/ Hartford Times Building rm. 108

9 MEET C.A.R.I. Meet C.A.R.I. (Career Accessibility and Resource Information), our new CCD-Hartford mobile office. Look for C.A.R.I. on campus where it will be out and about to serve students on-site with career information and resources. You ll notice the SCC Team will be navigating C.A.R.I. around campus. Please stop and share your career needs with our SCC Reps! Follow C.A.R.I. as it strolls the halls of the Hartford Times building. Post a selfie with C.A.R.I. on Instagram at uconnhartfordccd. Let s see how many followers C.A.R.I. has by the end of the semester! Thank you. SCC Team C.A.R.I. C.A.R.I.C.A.R.I. C.A.R.I. C.A.R.I. C.A.R.I. C.A.R.I. C.A.R.I. C.A.R.I. C.A.R.I. C.A.R.I. CAREER DEVELOPMENT TIP! Resumes: CCD On-line Career Resources Many students are currently working on their resumes for class assignments, applying for internships/jobs or graduate school. For a resume critique with a career coach at the CCD, schedule an appointment at In addition to an appointment at the CCD, there are numerous on-line career resources that can benefit students. Check out the following on-line resume resources on the CCD website: Resume Guide content/uploads/sites/7/2017/09/resumeandprofessionalwritingguide- 2.pdf Resume Samples CCD On-Demand

10 CCD-Hartford Contact Information: Assistant Director: Robin Shefts Phone: Website: Program Director/Regional Campuses: Bob Volle Phone: Website: To Schedule Appointment: Go to the CCD-Hartford website at and scroll down until you see the Make an Appointment button. You will be directed to Huskycareerlink powered by Handshake. Center for Career Development Services Career Counseling/Coaching Career Major Exploration (e.g.: Personalized Career Plan) Resume/Cover Letter Critique Preparing for interviews (e.g.: biginterview) Internship/job Search (e.g.: HuskyCareerLink) Graduate School Preparation On-line Career Tools/Resources (e.g.: CCD on Demand) Employer/Company Information (e.g.: Vault) Alumni Mentors (e.g.: Husky Mentor Network) Networking/Campus Events (e.g.: Career Conversations) Career Success Workshops (e.g.: resume writing, interviewing, LinkedIn) And More *Regional campus students may access all CCD services/programs on the Storrs campus.