The university sent out an email announcing the “Career Hub” on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The new website will be a central location for students, staff, faculty and community members to check out the career resources the university has to offer.
The Career Hub was recommended by former Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz’s Student Career & Life Skills Working Group, which was made up of internal and external committees that included a variety of people, including students, staff, faculty, parents, career experts and employers. The Career Hub was part of the Working Group’s recommendations to Vice Chancellor for Career Development James Baricelli. Last November, a small committee was formed to create a website.
Elizabeth Rieker, an external member of the chancellor’s working group and a UNC alumna and parent, said the group surveyed students about UNC’s career services at the start of the 2023-24 academic year, receiving more than 200 responses in the process.
She said her research revealed that there were many departments of career resources, but students were frustrated because they didn’t know how to find them.
“We know that students need easy access to resources and things that are always available to them, not just a building to go to when they need help building their resume,” Rieker said.
The website has sections for undergraduates, graduate students, alumni and employers. The website also has an events section that showcases career-related seminars that run throughout the semester.
Within three days of the career hub’s launch, the website had received approximately 2,250 views, according to the commission.
Mindy Storey, vice chancellor for student leadership, said the website features information from all 34 career units on campus, including the university’s career services and campus partners. A search in the “Find a Career Office” section takes students to resource and appointment pages. It also allows recruiters and alumni to be the first to post job opportunities that match students’ interests.
“Some students just don’t realize what’s available to them,” Storey said. “Our hope is that each student will understand how many resources are available to them and go where they’re most comfortable.”
