Dear Faculty, whether you are teaching face to face or online, the office of Career Development and Community Engagement (CDCE) has a variety of virtual services and resources designed to assist you.
Considering including a career development component to your course? It's as easy as 1,2,3...
- Choose your modality:
- Teaching face to face? CDCE is available to conduct presentations M-F 8-5; outside of those hours, presentations are facilitated virtually.
- Teaching online? CDCE can facilitate a synchronous presentation for your class or provide asynchronous material through our many career development Canvas modules.
2. Choose your topic:
- Consider the needs of your students.
- Mostly lower classmen? Consider topics like: Career Services 101, Handshake 101, Argo2Pro - Your Personalized Career Plan, Major & Career Exploration, or Professional Communication.
- Upper classmen? Consider topics like: Social Media and Online Branding, Resume & Cover Letters, Job Search Strategies, or Interviewing Skills.
- For consultation regarding your topic, please contact Sarah Horne at shorne@uwf.edu or your college’s CDCE liaison.
3. Do you want your students to demonstrate what they've learned?
- CDCE is available to assist with grading career development assignments such as resumes or interviews, or can provide services specific to your population.
- CDCE can work with you to develop the assignment that works best with your curriculum.
- For consultation, please contact Sarah Horne at shorne@uwf.edu or your college’s CDCE liaison.
You're almost done!
To officially request a CDCE speaker or access to virtual career development content, please complete this form.
Additional Resources and Services
- Ask a Career Coach
- You may have already received a message from Dr. Claudia Stanny regarding the opportunity to add the Ask a Career Coach Discussion Board to your Canvas Course. By adding this to your Canvas course shells, student can get help with questions related to careers and professional behavior. They can get information about the proper attire to wear for a remote interview, how to list an internship on their resume that was cancelled because of the COVID-19 response, or how to access Handshake to find jobs. The discussion board also connects students to the CDCE office as a whole and introduces them to the many resources CDCE provides to students both in person and online. Similar to a general “Q& A” Discussion Board, the Ask a Career Coach discussion board enables students to see replies to commonly asked questions about career preparation as well as learn about the many services and events offered by the CDCE office.
2. Syllabus Support
- Graduating students often do not know how to connect what they have learned in the classroom, or in other areas of their college experience to the workforce. Because of this, many employers have negatively skewed perception of the actual career readiness of our students. CDCE recognized this and has developed the Argo2Pro: Career Readiness Program as a resource to help your students be more prepared and have greater confidence when the graduate. Since faculty are typically the first person a student will go to for career advice, your support and involvement is critical to their success. One thing that CDCE can do, is help you to map the learning outcomes on your syllabi to the Career Readiness Competencies that are most appropriate. For more information on the Argo2Pro: Career Readiness program or to request help in mapping your syllabi, visit www.uwf.edu/argo2pro, or contact your college’s CDCE liaison.
Whether your course meets face to face or online, we even have language ready for you to add directly to your syllabus, canvas shell, or both.
CDCE Overview:
Career Development & Community Engagement (CDCE) offers resume reviews, assistance with your job or internship search, interviewing tips, and many other strategies to become career ready. For more information, check out Handshake (uwf.joinhandshake.com), visit uwf.edu/career or call 850-474-2254.
Fall 2020 Appointments and Drop-ins will only be available virtually (online video or over the phone), please contact career@uwf.edu if you have any questions.
- Scheduled Appointments are available Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Drop-In Assistance (no-appointment needed) is available Monday-Thursday from 10:00 a.m.– 9:00 p.m.
- Keep an eye out for the monthly career news from CDCE for important program and event announcements.
Resume Assignment:
Students should prepare a resume, applying what they learned from the Career Development and Community Engagement (CDCE) presentation or Canvas Modules. Career coaches from CDCE will grade students' resumes based on content, formatting, and quality of writing. Prior to submitting the resume assignment, students may consider requesting an appointment with a career coach to review their resumes.
- Options for requesting an appointment with CDCE, include: (1) on-demand drop-in appointments, and (2) scheduled appointments. Instructions for accessing both can be found: uwf.edu/career.
- Please contact CDCE at career@uwf.edu with any questions pertaining to resumes or scheduling your appointment.
Mock Interview Assignment:
Students will be required to complete a mock interview assignment with a career coach from CDCE. Students will practice their interview skills and learn about best practices for sharing compelling, competitive responses and exhibiting professionalism in an interview setting. All mock interviews must be scheduled at least one business day in advance. Instructions for scheduling a mock interview can be found: uwf.edu/career.
- When preparing for your mock interview appointment, use Handshake or a job search website like LinkedIn or Indeed to identify a job listing that you find interesting. Share the job listing and your resume with your career coach prior to your appointment. The career coach will create a custom list of questions for that job opening. Students should also prepare to wear professional attire.
Please contact CDCE at career@uwf.edu with any questions pertaining to mock interviews or scheduling your appointment.