An overview of UT Arlington's Career Center 2012

2. What Does the Career Center Do?
• The Career Center is a centralized service for all
schools and colleges of the University.
• Assistance is provided to currently enrolled
UTA students, both undergrad and graduate,
and alumni in job search and related issues
(career development/planning) and in finding
full or part-time and internship employment
opportunities.
• The Career Center helps empower students to
become “active agents” in their career planning
process.

3. Mission of the Career Center
• The mission of the UT Arlington Career
Center is to prepare our diverse student and
alumni population for success in their
present and future careers by providing
meaningful resources to Discover, Plan and
Succeed in the pursuit of their personal and
professional goals as well as to facilitate
their connection to employment
opportunities that match those goals.

4. Vision of The Career Center
Our vision is to be recognized by the
University community and all external
constituents as the premier resource for
providing state-of-the-art services,
programs and events to meet the
comprehensive and diverse career
development and planning needs of
students and alumni.

5. Meet The Staff

6. Staff Members
• Barbara Peet – Director
• Cheri Butler – Associate Director
• Cliff Garinn – Coordinator of Career Services
• Nicole Caron – Coordinator of Employer Relations
• Nikki Dickens – Career Consultant/Internships
• Ayanna Parker – Career Consultant
• Mike Taddesse – Career Consultant
• Administrative Assistant – Open
• Tracy Fox – Front Desk Support
• Eunice Jameson – Senior Office Assistant

7. How Can The Career Center Help
Students?
• Discover
• Plan
• Succeed

8. Discover
• MyPlan
• Myers Briggs Type Inventory
• Strong Interest Inventory
• Meet with a Career Consultant

9. MyPlan
Are you on the right path?

10. Assessments
• Career Personality Assessment
Pinpoint your workplace strengths and direct you toward
professions that best compliment your personality.
• Career Interest Inventory
Based on the theory that people with the same or similar
interests are often found in the same work environments.
• Career Skills Profiler
Helps you take a personal inventory of your skills and uses
that information to help construct a career path.
• Career Values Assessment
Help ensure that your career path is in synch with your
underlying values system.

12. Majors
• College Majors Database
Find out what you can study and what careers typically follow each major.
• What Can I do With a Major In . . .
Find your category of major and MyPlan will tell you what careers are
related.
• Top Ten Lists
Reports the most popular majors each year in America by type of degree.
• Majors Community
Community featuring reviews, discussion forums and user groups that can
help you learn about various majors from people already in them.
• Majors & Degrees Resource Center
List of outside websites with information on Majors and Degrees is
presented with brief descriptions. Includes “What Can I Do With a Major
In . . .” and “Choosing A Major” sections.

13. Majors Community

14. Colleges
• Graduate and Professional Schools
With the Advanced Query Tool you can match
masters, doctorate, and first-professional
programs to your specific needs and
qualifications
• College Resources
– Financial Aid
– Test Prep
– College Media Library
– Famous Alumni Directory

15. Careers
Read career profiles, job Communities featuring career
descriptions, educational reviews, career satisfaction
requirements, and career ratings, discussion forums, and
outlook information. user groups for over 900
specific careers.
Watch 1 to 2 minute videos for
nearly 500 different careers and Top Ten Lists of: highest and
industries. lowest paying jobs, US cities
Find out the average wage for and states with highest average
people in any of 900 different income, and more!
careers by state or city! Browse through information on
77 industry profiles, careers in
List of websites that may aid you
the industry, working conditions,
in exploring careers and finding
earnings, and employment
jobs.
outlook.

16. Using Career Profiles and Job Videos
http://myplan.com/careers/video/wmv_small.php?vid=11-
2011.00&title=Advertising%20and%20Public%20Relations%20Managers

17. Salary Calculator

18. What if They want to go straight to Graduate
School?
• Individual Counseling
– Mock Interviewing/Virtual Mock
Interviewing – Interview Stream
– Application Essay Critique
– MyPlan
• Workshops
– Graduate School Preparation
– Graduate/Professional School Day/Fair
collaborating with OGS

19. Plan
• Walk-In hours Monday-Thursday for
brief resume critiques and job search
tips.
• Interview Stream
• Graduate School selection
• Special class and student organization
presentations

20. Succeed
• Career Month September and February
• Fall and Spring Job Fairs
• Network with Employers
• Hireamaverick database
• Employer Information Sessions
• Mixing and Mingling 101
• On campus interviews
• Workforce Recruitment Program

21. New Initiatives
• Externship during Spring Break
• Mock Interviews with Employers
• Speed Networking
• Social Media and Technology
– The Career Center provides a blog with daily updates of articles related
to careers and job search. A Facebook fan page also lists events and
activities. Several workshops are online with others in the works.
– The Career Center recently began tweeting and will continue to solicit
followers.
• Find Your Green Job
• Going Global

22. Services and Activities for Employers
to Recruit “The Best”
• Recruiting 101 for Employers
• Opportunities on campus for events
and classroom presentations
• Posting Jobs and Internships
• Job Fairs
• Info Sessions, Receptions and Booths

23. Job Location and Development
• Yearly Grant through Financial Aid
• One FTE (100%)
• Cheri is Principle Investigator
• Locate and fill off campus jobs both FWS and
non-FWS
• Must generate salaries at 7% of total
Financial Aid for institution
• Contracts for Community Service and Tutors

24. Student Employee of the Year
• $1,500 in Scholarships from Student Fee
Committee
• Campus-wide Selection Committee
• Winner moves along to the regional
competition
• Reception to honor all nominees

25. Other Ways We Get the Word Out
• Orientation- both New and Transfer
• New presentation for Parents during
Orientation
• Preview Days
• Welcome Week
• Leadership Center and Leadership Retreat
• Special Programming for Athletes
• FLOC, Greek Life and many more
• Student Veterans Advisory Council

26. Career Month Kick-Off Carnival
Our “just for fun” event

27. The Career Center
216 Davis Hall
Phone: 817-272-2932
http://hireamaverick.uta.edu
Monday – Wednesday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Walk-In Hours Monday-Thursday

28. Visit Us