The decision to attend graduate school is significant and takes time and planning. Work with your student on preparing for grad school, and encourage him or her to make an appointment with UCS about planning. Each fall, we host the Graduate and Professional School Fair to allow students to explore programs. Subscribe to our Career Events Calendar, and tell your student to take note of important dates.

Students can log in to Handshake to search job opportunities on and off campus.

Let your student know about UCS drop-in hours.

Drop-in hours for quick questions and resume review:

Atlanta Campus: Monday–Friday, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., at 25 Park Place NE, Suite 111
Ask for a resume or cover letter review and any quick questions about your professional path.

Perimeter College Campuses: Use Handshake to make an appointment.

Throughout the year, UCS hosts several career fairs that connect students with employers looking to fill full-time, part-time, internship and co-op positions. Subscribe to our Career Events Calendar, and tell your student to take note of important dates.

Employers are looking for candidates who demonstrate key career competencies. To be a competitive job candidate, your student will need to master:

• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving: Exercise sound reasoning to analyze issues, make decisions and overcome problems. Obtain, interpret and use knowledge, facts, and data in this process. Demonstrate originality and inventiveness.
• Oral/Written Communications: Articulate thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively in written and oral forms to persons inside and outside of the organization. Demonstrate solid public speaking skills. Express ideas effectively.  Write and edit memos letters, and complex technical reports clearly and effectively.
• Teamwork/Collaboration: Build collaborative relationships with colleagues and customers representing diverse cultures, races, ages, genders, religions, lifestyles and viewpoints. Work well within a team structure. Negotiate and manage conflict.
• Digital Technology: Leverage existing digital technologies ethically and efficiently to solve problems, complete tasks and accomplish goals. Demonstrate effective adaptability to new and emerging technologies.
• Leadership: Leverage the strengths of others to achieve common goals and use interpersonal skills to coach and develop others. Assess and manage personal emotions and those of others. Employ empathy to guide and motivate others. Organize, prioritize and delegate work.
• Professionalism/Work Ethic: Demonstrate personal accountability and effective work habits (punctuality, collaborative spirit, effective time management and an understanding of the impact of non-verbal communication on professional work image). Demonstrate integrity and ethical behavior. Act responsibly with the interests of the larger community in mind. Learn from personal mistakes.
• Career Management: Identify and articulate one’s skills, strengths, knowledge and experiences relevant to the position desired and career goals. Identify areas necessary for professional growth. Navigate and explore job options and understand the steps necessary to pursue them. Understand how to self-advocate for opportunities in the workplace.
• Global/Intercultural Fluency: Value, respect and learn from people of diverse cultures, races, ages, genders, sexual orientations and religions. Demonstrates openness, inclusiveness, sensitivity and the ability to interact respectfully with all people.