Request a Presentation
Thank you for your interest in Career Services! Our professional staff is available to make presentations on a variety of career-related topics.
Presentations can vary in length from 10 minutes to 1 ½ hours, dependent on your needs. Submitting requests at least two weeks in advance is greatly appreciated. Once submitted, a Career Services staff member will contact you to schedule and finalize details.
Available Presentation Topics
Designed for faculty, instructors, or student groups who want to do something but cannot find an hour in their schedule for a longer presentation. Possible topics include: 10 Tips for Preparing for the Career Fair, 10 Reasons to Utilize Career Services Resources, 10 Tips on Resumes, Learn How to Successfully Navigate Handshake or LinkedIn in 10 Minutes, 10 Tips for Successful Interviews, or 10 Tips for the Modern Job/Internship Search.
Timeframe Options: 10 minutes
Students will learn tangible tips and resources for exploring their career possibilities, how specific majors can connect to career opportunities, and how to articulate the value of their degree and educational experiences to employers. This session can be tailored towards specific majors, or in exploring majors in general.
Timeframe Options: 30-50 minutes
This session is designed to discuss resume formation, content, context, and style, and help students learn about the value of targeted resumes to employers, specific fields/industries, and graduate programs. This session can also include information on how to add and talk about academic courses to their resume/CV.
(Option: include cover letter - 50 min).
Timeframe Options: 30-50 minutes or 10 Tips in 10 Minutes
This session explores the art of creating a cover letter that tells employers why you are the candidate of choice, why you want to work for them, and the value you offer. Styles include job/internship applications, prospecting, follow-up and thank-you letters, and letters of declination.
Timeframe Options: 30-50 minutes or 10 Tips in 10 Minutes
What are the steps to a successful modern-day search? This session will help students identify how to organize their search for effective results – networking, the hidden job market, applicable search engines, how to analyze and interpret job descriptions, as well as providing advice on specific industries/fields. .
Timeframe Options: 30-50 minutes or 10 Tips in 10 Minutes
This session will help students identify and practice effective strategies for a successful internship or job interviews, including an overview to behavioral-based interviews and adapting for different interview formats and settings.
Timeframe Options: 30-50 minutes or 10 Tips in 10 Minutes
In this session, students will explore the practical and imperative purpose of networking for professional development, and help them identify and build their network through informational interviewing, job shadowing, social media platforms such as LinkedIn, and formal and informal career events.
Timeframe Options: 30-50 minutes or 10 Tips in 10 Minutes
Gain insight into the powerful career exploration, networking, and job search capabilities LinkedIn has to offer, including the easiest way to connect with other Vandal alumni across the world. Then, learn about how Handshake, U of I’s career engagement platform, connects students and alumni with employers and the jobs and internships for which they are actively recruiting Vandals.
Timeframe Options: 30-60 minutes or 10 Tips in 10 Minutes