Faculty and Staff
Hours
and contact information
Staff listing with links to our
profiles
Employment Opportunities
Our
Web-based jobs
database, Careers4Terps,
lists part-time
on- and off-campus
jobs, internships,
and full-time
post-graduation
positions. If
you would like
to know what type
of job announcements
we receive or
more information
about our employment
programs,
call us at 301.314.7225
and ask for the Resource
Room or the Program
Director for
your College.
Whom Do We Serve?
While some UM colleges
and schools have
their own career
offices, we help
all currently
enrolled students
and alumni/ae
of the University
of Maryland, College
Park.
University Human Resources handles all faculty/staff employment opportunities.
Faculty Sponsors for Experiential Learning Credit
Faculty whose departments offer the 386 course may award academic credit to students who are involved in internship experiences. Faculty sponsors meet with students to set learning objectives and provide evaluation at the end of the internship.
Internship information including
a draft form for the Learning Contract are in the student section.
Departmental
internship coordinators [ pdf ]
Liaisons
to the University Career Center
To stay current on our activities become a liaison to the University Career
Center. The role of the liaison is to help students "connect" with us.
Liaisons receive information, newsletters, and announcements of upcoming
special events. With this information, the liaison is able to connect students
and faculty within their departments to relevant career planning and employment
information.
Curriculum Development
Faculty
and staff may wish to collaborate with our staff about
integrating career-related topics into classroom curriculum. A Center liaison is
assigned to each college or school to assist faculty and staff and
to encourage collaborative programs to increase students career development.
Outreach
The University
Career Center staff
can speak to classes on career-related topics. Do
you need to cancel a class because you will be out-of-town or have
other schedule conflicts? Let us cover it with a presentation
about our services and career/job hunting topics. Contact
,
Assistant Director
for Academic Outreach and
Special Programs, at x4.7243
for more
information or
to schedule an outreach program.
Special Events
University
Career Center staff are available to assist faculty and staff who
want to
offer special events such as panels, guest speakers or job fairs
for students in their departments. Contact
, Assistant Director
for Academic Outreach
and Special Programs,
at 301.314.7243.
Referring
Students to the University Career Center
Faculty
and staff are encouraged to refer students to us. We work
with students at every academic level from first year through the
graduate school level.
Our services and resources cover a wide range of career issues including:
- helping a student identify his or her interests, skills, and values, possibly with a referral to career testing;
- helping the student
explore possible
careers related
to his or her major
or to the student's
interests, skills,
and values with
the possible use
of Focus;
- develop a career
plan and learn
the skills needed
to move into the
first job after
college or make
an effective career
change in the
future;
- assisting with the internship search;
- teaching resume writing, cover letter writing, and interviewing skills;
- critiquing resumes
and cover letters
in Career Assistance appointments;
- gaining interviewing
skills with Virtual
Mock Interviewing;
- helping the student identify resources for job announcemnets;
- helping the student learn and conduct an effective job search including
suggesting possible industries and employers related to their career
goal;
- helping the student apply to graduate and professional schools; and/or
- critiquing graduate and professional school personal statements or essays.
- connect
students to learning
programs and experiences
designed to complement
their academic major,
including internships,
research, study
abroad, living-learning
programs, leadership
and service learning
through The
President's Promise
Career Assistance
Appointments
25-minute appointments
in our Resource Room
to get started
or address specific
issues
such
as resume critiques,
cover letters, graduate
school application
essays,
internship
resources, interviewing,
and job search strategies.
Only currently enrolled
University of Maryland,
College Park students
and UM alumni/ae may
use Career Assistance
The appointments
are made throughout
the
day
for the same day only,
by telephoning 301.314.7233,
301.314.5668, or in
person. Students
may start
calling
at 9:00 am. We
encourage them to
do so to get the desired
time. The
appointments are on
the
hour or half-hour. The
student may also walk
in and take his or
her chances that time
is available.
Hours
Programs and Events
Every semester,
we offer a
wide range
of programs
and special
events covering
topics related
to career
exploration,
job and internship
search, and
preparing
for graduate
and professional
school. Many
of these programs
are sponsored
with academic
units. Programs
tend to be
informal in
nature, usually
with no pre-registration
required.
We also conduct
five key career/job fairs during
the academic
year and assist
colleges and
departments
with others.
Our home page lists
current information
about our
job fairs
and programs.
Additional Resources
Faculty Guide to Ethical and Legal Standards in Student Hiring
Writing
Letters of Reference The
University of Michigan Career Center has a comprehensive
guide.
Other UM Career Offices
A. James Clark School of Engineering
Engineering
Co-op and Career Services
Assists
engineering
students
seeking
co-op,
intern,
and full-time
positions. Maintains
a separate
database
for engineering
internship
and co-op
positions
called
E-Link.
Full-time
engineering
positions
are listed
in the
University
Career
Center's Careers4Terps program.
Robert H. Smith School of Business
Office
of Career Management
Helps
undergraduate
and graduate
students
in the
School
of Business.
School of Public Affairs
Office
of Career Services
Assists graduate students in the School's public
policy programs.
College
of Journalism
Office
of Student
Services.
Provides
job listings
for Journalism
majors
through
their
Law and
Health
Professions
Advising
Office
Pre-Health
Professions
0129 Chemistry
Building
Pre-Law
Professions
0110
Hornbake Library Building,
Classroom Wing.
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