About Career Services
Career services
Welcome to Career Services/Cooperative Education. The purpose of this web page is to enhance the support services we provide to students, alumni, employers, and the community. We've provided a number of resources here to help you build a resume, post or find a job, earn cash while getting college credit, and to inform you of services, provide campus interviews, work shops, and more.
BENEFITS OF CAREER SERVICES
Career counseling and advising: Career counselors are available to students by appointment to discuss career options.
Current Job Listings: View jobs available on this web site. These jobs include summer and part-time positions both on and off campus during the school year. You also want to place your name with us in the part-time jobs folder located inside our office as an additional resource to you in finding a job. Most of these jobs will be located within the Little Rock or Conway area. All full-time jobs and internships in-state and out-of-state are kept in notebooks within our office as well. If you are not on campus visit the web site for a listing of some local part-time jobs. Click on the link to see a few of the Part-time jobs
On-Campus Interviews: Want a job but just can't make it to the interview with your busy schedule? Within our services, the interviewers come to you! Our office attracts employers including private business and industries, government agencies, schools and other educational organizations to interview students for employment. This is something you'll definitely want to be a part of your senior year. Click here for the current interview schedule.
Company Information: Need information about a specific company? Come in and receive all the literature you'll ever want at your fingertips! Click here for links to some of the company web sites that hire many UCA students and support our Career Services Department.
Resume Writing Assistance: Come and utilize our services and get that job you've always dreamed about having. We have a computer in our office for you to use to write your resumes. Sample resumes and assistance with Microsoft Word are provided upon request. With our services, you can have an expert critique your resume by making an appointment with our career counselors. Just bring in a rough draft and they'll help you make the final touches that will help your resume stand out to employers.
The Discover Program: Just don't know what you want to major in? Come in, take the Discover Program and let us help you open your mind to a variety of jobs that fit you. The Discover Program assess your Interests, Abilities, Experiences, and Values through an inventory and from this prints out a list of occupations that fit you to a tee. The Discover Program also provides information about work tasks, demand, and salary for the different occupations, identifies specific occupations related to majors, financial aid information, and information about how to get a job.
CENTER PROGRAMS
Dress For Success: Want to know how to dress for an interview? Come see our Fashion Show. We will demonstrate appropriate job interview attire for men and women.
Teacher's Fair: Come meet with the Districts! Future teachers are encouraged to attend to meet representatives from schools in the state and out of state. This fair will be held the last Friday in February.
Career Fair: Come rub elbows with people who have the career you desire! Students from all majors are welcome to meet representatives from a variety of companies who are searching for new employees. This fair will be held in November and March.
Job Acquisition Skills Workshop: Come and learn strategies for landing the job you want. We offer programs on resume writing, interviewing, writing cover letters, and job search strategies. Watch for fliers on campus about these workshops. They are held periodically throughout the year.
COOP EDUCATION PROGRAM
Welcome to Career Services/Cooperative Education. The purpose of this web page is to enhance the support services we provide to students, alumni, employers, and the community. We've provided a number of resources here to help you build a resume, post or find a job, earn cash while getting college credit, and to inform you of services, provide campus interviews, work shops, and more.
BENEFITS OF CAREER SERVICES
Career counseling and advising: Career counselors are available to students by appointment to discuss career options.
Current Job Listings: View jobs available on this web site. These jobs include summer and part-time positions both on and off campus during the school year. You also want to place your name with us in the part-time jobs folder located inside our office as an additional resource to you in finding a job. Most of these jobs will be located within the Little Rock or Conway area. All full-time jobs and internships in-state and out-of-state are kept in notebooks within our office as well. If you are not on campus visit the web site for a listing of some local part-time jobs. Click on the link to see a few of the Part-time jobs
On-Campus Interviews: Want a job but just can't make it to the interview with your busy schedule? Within our services, the interviewers come to you! Our office attracts employers including private business and industries, government agencies, schools and other educational organizations to interview students for employment. This is something you'll definitely want to be a part of your senior year. Click here for the current interview schedule.
Company Information: Need information about a specific company? Come in and receive all the literature you'll ever want at your fingertips! Click here for links to some of the company web sites that hire many UCA students and support our Career Services Department.
Resume Writing Assistance: Come and utilize our services and get that job you've always dreamed about having. We have a computer in our office for you to use to write your resumes. Sample resumes and assistance with Microsoft Word are provided upon request. With our services, you can have an expert critique your resume by making an appointment with our career counselors. Just bring in a rough draft and they'll help you make the final touches that will help your resume stand out to employers.
The Discover Program: Just don't know what you want to major in? Come in, take the Discover Program and let us help you open your mind to a variety of jobs that fit you. The Discover Program assess your Interests, Abilities, Experiences, and Values through an inventory and from this prints out a list of occupations that fit you to a tee. The Discover Program also provides information about work tasks, demand, and salary for the different occupations, identifies specific occupations related to majors, financial aid information, and information about how to get a job.
CENTER PROGRAMS
Dress For Success: Want to know how to dress for an interview? Come see our Fashion Show. We will demonstrate appropriate job interview attire for men and women.
Teacher's Fair: Come meet with the Districts! Future teachers are encouraged to attend to meet representatives from schools in the state and out of state. This fair will be held the last Friday in February.
Career Fair: Come rub elbows with people who have the career you desire! Students from all majors are welcome to meet representatives from a variety of companies who are searching for new employees. This fair will be held in November and March.
Job Acquisition Skills Workshop: Come and learn strategies for landing the job you want. We offer programs on resume writing, interviewing, writing cover letters, and job search strategies. Watch for fliers on campus about these workshops. They are held periodically throughout the year.
COOP EDUCATION PROGRAM
What is Cooperative Education: Cooperative Education is an experiential learning activity involving a three-way partnership between the student, the university, and an employer. There experiences permit students to enhance skills and knowledge obtained in the classroom, solidify career decisions, gain work experience and develop career related networks. Students are paid in many of these experiences. Some experiences permit students to earn academic credit through internships.
The Office of Cooperative Education, located in Bernard Hall room 209, helps eligible UCA students to identify opportunities for these experiences. Students are coached on the placement process: complete an application, submit a resume and are placed in an applicant pool.
Advantages To being Involved: Helps in career decision-making. Come take the reality-test on careers. This program allows you to test classroom learning in the laboratory of the real world. This will enable you to pay for a significant portion of your college expenses through earnings from cooperative education jobs. This will improve after-graduation job prospects by giving you the student valuable work experience. Helps you in the process of resume writing and interviewing techniques. This will help you bridge the gap between college majors and full-time permanent employment. This provides an essential financial assistance regardless of family income or other financial assistance.
The Office of Cooperative Education, located in Bernard Hall room 209, helps eligible UCA students to identify opportunities for these experiences. Students are coached on the placement process: complete an application, submit a resume and are placed in an applicant pool.
Advantages To being Involved: Helps in career decision-making. Come take the reality-test on careers. This program allows you to test classroom learning in the laboratory of the real world. This will enable you to pay for a significant portion of your college expenses through earnings from cooperative education jobs. This will improve after-graduation job prospects by giving you the student valuable work experience. Helps you in the process of resume writing and interviewing techniques. This will help you bridge the gap between college majors and full-time permanent employment. This provides an essential financial assistance regardless of family income or other financial assistance.