Career Services for Students

Career Exploration

• Explore majors and career paths
• Focus2 online assessment
  • Focus2 is a free, online tool to help you define your interests and align them with majors and careers
  • First time users: Create an account, your access code is "zippy"
  • Returning users: Login
• See how UA majors and degrees align with top occupations in Ohio
  • See how UA majors and degrees align with in-demand occupations in Ohio
• "What can I do with this major?"

Career Development

Meet with your Career Services Advisor to discuss:

• Find all Career Guides (Resume Writing, Cover Letter Writing, Job Search, Interviewing, Safeguard Your Career Search, Transferable Skills, LinkedIn Guide, Graduate School Preparation, How to Take a Headshot at Home, and more ) on the Resources section on Handshake (Login Needed) 
• O*NET OnLine
• Interview preparation and mock interviews
• Soft skills and professionalism in the workplace

Career Opportunities

Meet with your Career Services Advisor to discuss:

• Handshake networking and job board
  • Full-time, part-time and student employment jobs
• Internships, co-ops, and other experiential learning opportunities
• Micro-internships: Short-term projects/gigs with Parker Dewey
  • Consult with college to determine if eligible for academic internship credit
• Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities College2Careers for UA Students
• On-Campus Student Employment
• Ohio Means Jobs
• Job search strategies

Career Programming

• View and register for events on Handshake
• Career fairs
• Etiquette Experience Event
• JCPenney suit-up event
• "Employer office hours"
• Employer information sessions
• Occupation specific career panels
• Launch to Graduation Events

College2Careers

Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) now has an OOD College2Careers counselor onsite at The University of Akron

• Schedule an appointment with the College2Careers counselor onsite at The University of Akron
• OOD offers the College2Careers partnership with 15 Ohio public colleges and universities for eligible students with disabilities
• Services for eligible students may include career exploration, resume/interview preparation, job search assistance, and rehabilitation technology
• Learn more about the Ohio College 2 Careers program

Career Closet

UA students can borrow a business jacket for:

• Career fairs, interviews, presentations, networking events, job shadowing opportunities, professional headshots (also available in Career Services), and more
• Business jacket
• Located in Career Services & Student Employment in the Jean Hower Taber Student Union, Room 211

Career Lab

A career focused work and learning space with laptops and trained career assistants

• Handshake networking and job board- internship, co-op, and job searches
• Resume and cover letter reviews
• Mock and virtual interviews
• Focus2 career exploration online assessment
• Register for Career Services events
• Career resource guides
• Schedule an appointment with a Career Services Advisor on Handshake

Note: Buchtel College of Arts and Science Career Lab is located at CAS Room 126, hours vary