Students
Welcome Students to UM-Flint Career Services: Your Path from Day One to Career Success
At UM-Flint Career Services, we’re here to support you from your first day on campus through graduation and beyond. Navigating your future can feel daunting, but we provide meaningful opportunities to break your journey into manageable steps.
Wondering where to start? Experiential learning is key! We strongly encourage all students to engage in internships, research projects, or other practical experiences at least once during their academic journey. Our dedicated Career Services team collaborates closely with industry and academic partners to bring a wealth of opportunities directly to you.
Access a comprehensive range of resources including career planning tools, networking and job opportunities, career fairs, and more. Start planning your career today with UM-Flint Career Services.
Career Planning
Start planning for your future career with a career assessment. We have identified free online resources to help you identify a career related to your values, interests, personality, and skills.
If you are interested in researching future career opportunities, check the following websites.
It is recommended that all undeclared students complete our noncredit Major Exploration Course to learn more about career opportunities related to their major.
Handshake
All students and alumni have access to our online job board called Handshake! Here you can search and apply for internships/jobs, connect with recruiters, and network with your peers. Handshake is a one-stop shop for all professional development activities. Log in to Handshake using your university email and password.
Join us on Campus Connections or UM-Flint Events to learn more about other career-related events.
Visit the Student Success Center to learn more.
Parker Dewey
UM-Flint is excited to announce a new partnership with Parker Dewey. Parker Dewey is a platform that connects college students with short-term, paid professional projects known as micro-internships. These short-term opportunities are a great way for students and recent graduates to explore different industries and roles, gain hands-on work experience, build your professional brand and build your resume! The Parker-Dewey platform is available to all students!
Benefits of Micro-internships:
- Short-term projects, offering a flexible schedule and remote work.
- Open to all majors and academic levels.
- Explore careers through project-based work.
- Students can expand their network.
- Potential for long-term engagements.
- Enhance skills to build your resume and portfolio.
Are you ready to get started?
Go to UM-Flint Parker Dewey to create your profile and check out the Parker Dewey Career Launcher Tutorial section.
- Create a Profile: Takes about 10 minutes to complete.
- See Micro Internships: Check out details on available assignments.
- Apply: Decide to apply for as many opportunities. Remember to complete the application responses.
- Complete the Assignment: Work with the company. Do you best to exceed their expectations. This could lead to an employment opportunity.
What are Micro-Internships?
Short-term, remote, project-based work assignments that last 10 to 40 hours with real companies.
National Association of Colleges and Employers Competencies
In 2015, NACE launched an initiative to define career readiness and identified eight competencies needed by all graduates and desired by employers.
Career Readiness is the attainment and demonstration of requisite competencies that broadly prepare college graduates for a successful transition into the workplace. These competencies provide a model for career goals and outcomes related to curricular and extracurricular activities regardless of students’ program of study.
The Office of Student Career Advancement & Success encourages students to participate in career development, experiential learning, and practical work experiences during their academic journey to develop the competencies and skills to be career-ready!
We expect students to attend or participate in presentations, workshops, seminars, or online tutorials in the following areas and/or events:
- Career Exploration
- Resume Writing
- Interviewing
- Job Searching
- Internships
- Business Etiquette
- Join a Student Organization
- Engage in Student Involvement and Leadership Programs
- Community Engagement & Volunteering