At UA-PTC, student career success thrives through a strong partnership
between our faculty, staff, students, and Career Services. Faculty and Staff are
particularly vital to our ability to deliver effective career coaching and
employment opportunities, given their direct and frequent interaction with
students. This collaboration ultimately boosts student retention, builds student
confidence, creates valuable community networking opportunities, and helps
ensure our graduates achieve greater success.
WHAT WE DO
- Career Exploration and Advising - Assessments, Counseling, 4-Year
College Transfer Pathways, etc.
- Career Readiness Tools and Resources - Skills Workshops, Microcredentials, Online Resource Library, Online Professionalism, etc.
- Assistance Crafting Professional Documents - Resumes, Cover Letters,
References, Thank You Letter, etc.
- Employer Connections and Events - Career Fairs, Tabling, Mentor and
Internship Referral, LinkedIn/Portfolio Development, etc.
- Interview Preparation - Mock Interviews, Strategies, and Feedback,
Career Closet, etc.
- Job Searching and Application Fundamentals - Employment Platforms,
Search Strategies, and Application Assistance
CAREER READINESS IN THE CLASSROOM
Bring valuable career readiness insights directly to your students by
integrating Career Services workshops into your classroom. We offer engaging
45-minute sessions covering vital topics like emotional intelligence, resumes
and cover letters, and interview preparation, designed to enhance key career
readiness competencies. To ensure optimal planning and approval, workshop
requests require a minimum of three weeks' notice and are subject to current
scheduling availability. For the best chance of securing your preferred session,
we highly recommend scheduling one semester in advance.
Classroom Workshops
We offer both in-class presentations and virtual workshop options by request.
- Decoding Digital Job Boards offers a practical overview of the job search
process, covering essential steps from identifying opportunities to following up
after interviews.
- ATS-Crushing Resumes and Cover Letters offers insight on how to optimize your
resume and cover letter to "crush" Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and get your
application noticed by recruiters.
- Ace the Interview provides a comprehensive guide to interview success,
covering proper etiquette, effective communication strategies, and techniques
for handling various interview formats.
- Connect & Protect Your Professional Online Presence shares strategies on how
to network effectively across social media while safeguarding your online
reputation.
- AI: Work Smarter, Not Harder demonstrates ways to use AI in the workplace to
increase productivity and lighten your workload.
- Pitch Perfect Networking shares the essentials of effective networking and
crafting a concise, impactful elevator pitch in just one hour.
- Build Your Career Fair Playbook shares ways to develop your own personalized
"playbook" for success, covering essential etiquette and effective follow-up
techniques to impress potential employers.
- Unlocking Your EQ offers a foundational understanding of Daniel Goleman’s
four domains of emotional intelligence and provides suggestions on building up
this essential workplace (and life) skill.
COMING SOON:
Unlearning Urgency Through Rhythm, Reflection, and Rest - This
workshop guides participants to explore the roots of modern overwhelm, offering
practical strategies to "unlearn urgency" by embracing the power of natural
rhythms, intentional reflection, and restorative rest for sustainable
well-being.
REQUEST A WORKSHOP
EXPAND OUR EMPLOYER NETWORK
If you know employers looking to hire skilled UA–PTC talent—including
concurrent enrollment students, traditional college students, adult learners,
and alumni—please share their contact information with Career Services. We are
continually seeking new opportunities to connect our students and graduates with
valuable employment prospects. Please contact us at (501) 812-2826 or
[email protected].
