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100
This is a place to learn about interests, values, skills, personality, etc and how to match these areas to majors and careers.
What is the CDC?
100
Lauren Lessac
Who is the preferred contact person for the CDC? (lpeyton@uwm.edu)
100
This is a fall semester campus-wide day event to help students gather firsthand information about careers and jobs; submit resumes for summer, internship, and full-time opportunities; practice networking; and meet human resources and hiring managers.
What is All Majors Career Day?
100
This is where the CDC is located.
What is Mellencamp 128?
100
cdc.uwm.edu
What is the CDC website?
200
This is a place to take a career assessment and be matched to majors and careers. Watch career videos, research salaries, access on-campus and off-campus job postings, get resume writing tips and examples, and much more!
What is CDC website?
200
This is a place to browse catalogs/books that contain information on jobs, careers, and majors.
What is the CDC Library?
200
CDC staff conduct workshops and/or train presenters on a variety of career and job seeking topics for student groups, organizations, and campus departments. Example workshops include: Your Interests, Values and Skills—Introduction to Choosing a Major and/or Career, Researching Careers and Majors, Job Seeking Skills, Resume/Employment Letter Development, Networking Skills and Practice, Using Social Media in Networking & Job Seeking, and Preparing for Successful Interviewing.
What are CDC workshops?
200
These are the CDC office days.
What is week days?
200
cdc@uwm.edu
What is the CDC office email?
300
This is a working relationship with a trained professional. Topics for career counseling include a range of career transition challenges from choosing a major/career direction to getting ready to interview for internships or professional positions. For more information, please see the “Career Counseling Process & Policies” brochure.
What is Career Counseling?
300
These are peer advisors who help students understand the career development process, interact with online self-exploration tools, find career information, get started on resumes,locate jobs online, and register for PantherJobs
Who are Career Peers?
300
This is an opportunity for current UWM students to shadow alums.
What is Shadow a Panther Day?
300
This the express lane timeframe for an appointment.
What is 10-15 minutes?
300
via phone, in person, fax, Facebook, email.
What are the different ways of connecting with the CDC?
400
This is a hands-on, interactive course helps students identify careers and majors that match their interests, values, and skills. Students will also discover valuable ways to research careers, make effective educational and career decisions, develop marketable skills, write a resume, and learn basic job seeking strategies. This course is also offered in the Creating Your Future Living Learning Community in University Housing.
What is Ed Psy 101? (there are more classes offered).
400
Primary technology connecting UWM students and alumni with local and national employers.Provides a variety of career exploration and employer search tools.
What is Panther Jobs?
400
This is an opportunity for student leaders, faculty, and staff to request a presentation or group workshop on various career development topics. CDC staff will also train student leaders, faculty, and staff to present their own career workshops as well as integrate career content into courses/programs.
What is Shows on the Roads?
400
these are the different ways the CDC offers students to learn.
What is on your on, one-on-one, with your peers, and with professionals?
400
This is an opportunity available to students by appointment. A counselor/advisor can assist you with... Mastering and implementing effective job search strategies.Identifying advertised and unadvertised positions.Developing strong resumes and cover letters. Preparing for interviews and salary negotiations. Developing short and long-term job search goals.
What is Job Search Support?
500
Career Counselors provide 10-15 minutes of assistance on resume/cover letters, answer brief job search and interview-related questions, and help with beginning career planning steps.
What is the CDC express lane?
500
This is a key social media resource for networking. Students are encouraged to participate in the UWM Panther Career Connections group on LinkedIn to learn about jobs, fields, and internships; gain information; and begin building their career network. Graduates should also join the 7000+ member University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Alumni Association group on LinkedIn.
What is LinkedIn?
500
this is a basic workshop that teaches you how to create a resume and cover letter and tailor those documents to meet a specific job or employer's needs.
What is resumes and cover letters 101?
500
To empower students and alumni with the knowledge, skills, and experiences to: • make sound career and academic decisions, • prepare for and find satisfying employment, and • develop successful lifelong career plans in an evolving global world of work.
What is the CDC mission?
500
This is a course offered Fall and Spring semesters for upperclassmen (2 credits - pass/fail course) Learn about : Career search confidence. Employment goal setting. Effective resumes, cover letters, and emails. Improving job search confidence. Networking, social media, and the hidden job market. Career fair preparation. Effective interviewing skills. Grad school exploration.
What is Ed Pys 301?
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