Pop Culture
He has multiple career paths including music, acting, writing, and comedy. Donald Glover is one of his names, but he is also known as this______
Who is Childish Gambino?
The platform UConn uses for scheduling career coaching appointments, registering for career events, and finding job and internship opportunities.
What is Handshake?
This actress known for Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally is a UConn alum
Who is Meg Ryan?
A professional learning experience that offers meaningful, practical work related to a student's field of study or career interest
What is an internship?
This competency is to clearly and effectively exchange information, ideas, facts, and perspectives with persons inside and outside of an organization
What is Communication?
This Pop and R&B singer/songwriter proved that one can change their career path and try new things when she released her new country album "Comboy Carter."
Who is Beyonce?
UConn offers this event for students to network with multiple employers and explore job opportunities.
What is a Career Fair?
This movie starring Robert De Niro is about a 70 year old who begins an internship at an online fashion site
What is The Intern?
Networking is the key to tap into this unknown territory which includes opportunities that haven't yet been advertised.
What is the hidden job market?
This competency is to identify and respond to needs based upon an understanding of situational context and logical analysis of relevant information
What is Critical Thinking?
Before his acting career took off, Hugh Jackman worked at birthday parties and events dressed as this.
What is a clown?
Sometimes it's hard to perform well under pressure when you have a _____ ______. However, if you practice using UConn online resource of the same name, you'll be ready to make a great impression and land the job!
What is Big Interview?
This movie starring Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep is about a journalist trying to make her way in the fashion industry
What is the Devil Wears Prada?
Instead of sending a cookie cutter resume to every job, this method involves adding key words to match each job posting.
What is tailoring your resume?
This competency is to proactively develop oneself and one's career through continual personal and professional learning.
What is Career & Self Development?
This mockumentary workplace sitcom, starring Quinta Brunson, depicts the lives of teachers at a school in Philidelphia.
What is Abbot Elementary?
Tuesdays aren't just for Tacos. This School of Business weekly program allows students to meet employers and learn about their career opportunities.
What is Career Tuesday?
In the 1999 cult classic, Office Space, Peter Gibbons constantly has a "case of the Mondays." He is completely dissatisfied with his job at this corporation.
What is Initech?
A form of networking, this activity involves arranging a meeting with a professional to learn about their job and industry.
What is an Informational Interview?
This competency is to build and maintain collaborative relationships to work effectively toward common goals, while appreciating diverse viewpoints and shared responsibilities
What is Teamwork?
This sitcom has won four Emmy Awards and is about a paper company in Pennsylvania
What is the Office?
The regional campus weekly newsletter featuring career opportunities/events on campus is named this.
What is Workin' Wednesday?
This Stephen King movie had scenes filmed at UConn Stamford and used students as extras
What is Mr. Harrigan's Phone?
Named after a common location where chance meetings occur, this short, prepared statement allows you to make a great first impression when introducing yourself.
What is an elevator pitch?
This competency is to engage in anti-racist practices and demonstrate the awareness and skills required to engage and include people from different local and global cultures.
What is Equity and Inclusion?