What can we do for you?

Career Services is eager to partner with faculty and staff on career-related presentations, workshops, and events.  If you have ideas or questions about working with us, we'd love to chat. Email us at uaa_career@alaska.edu. We look forward to working with you soon! 

• Provide a career development presentation

  If you are interested in having Career Services visit your classroom, department, or club to provide a presentation please book a presentation directly through our Calendly link. If you have additional questions please contact contact the Career Development Coordinator, Mike Detmer. 

  • • • • Overview of Career Services (15 minutes) 
        • Career Fair Overview & Tips (15 minutes) 
        • Resume Basics (30 minutes) 
        • Resume & Cover Letter Basics (45 minutes) 
        • Interviewing Tips (30 minutes) 
        • Career Exploration (30 minutes)  

• Promote exciting job and internship opportunities

  Career Services is eager to work with faculty and staff to help promote exciting and relevant job and internship opportunities to UAA students. We understand that each department fosters unique and purposeful relationships with community organizations. Career Services seeks to support and elevate these relationships by inviting employers to supplement their engagement endeavors through Handshake and career events. 

  Posting jobs and internships

  The University of Alaska Anchorage uses Handshake, a career management platform for recruiting early talent. Employers can create a free account on Handshake, to advertise open jobs and internships, manage job applications, register for career fairs and other recruiting events, direct message students and alumni, and more!

  Community partners interested in learning more about Handshake may visit the employer webpage or you may send them the following message in order to connect them directly to Career Services for more information. 

  Hello, 

  Our University system uses Handshake, a career management platform for recruiting early talent, to post all jobs and internships. Contact uaa_career@alaska.edu today to get started with your free account. Once you join you will be able to recruit students across all three institutions - the University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and University of Alaska Southeast. For even more information about how to recruit with UAA please visit the Career Services, employer webpage. 

  Thank you,

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  Marketing opportunities

  Career Services is happy to promote jobs and internships posted in Handshake in our monthly newsletter, weekly social media stories, or on our physical bulletin boards. Once an organization is connected in Handshake all they need to do is contact us at uaa_career@alaska.edu and provide links to any Handshake job postings they wish to have promoted. 

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  Building brand awareness

  There are a number of ways that organizations can build brand awareness and engage with UAA students and alumni. Career Services invites employers to visit our employer webpage to discover upcoming career fairs and events, table within the Student Union, and sponsorship opportunities. 

  Additionally, employers may email us at uaa_career@alaska.edu to learn more about how to leverage Handshake to promote their organization and connect with qualified candidates. 

• Provide career education materials

  Resource library

  Students may visit the Career Services Resource Library to find resume and cover letter guides and templates, information on how to prepare for an interview, career exploration advice, and more.

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  Career Services YouTube

  If you are not able to bring Career Services in for a classroom visit, but would like to share career education presentations please direct students to our YouTube page where we are continuing to upload top career tips.

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  Career Services Instagram

  Students looking to receive digestible career content along their academic journey are encouraged to follow us on Instagram. Each week we post available job opportunities, career trivia, tips on things like resume, cover letter, interviewing, and professionalism in the workplace. It's a great way to gain career skills over time. 

• Career development opportunities

  Career events & programs

  Career Services hosts career fairs, professional development workshops, and other programs throughout the academic year. A full list of our upcoming events can be found on Handshake, UAA's career management platform.

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  Handshake

  Handshake is the University of Alaska’s career management platform for students and alumni. All enrolled UA students will automatically have a Handshake account. All they need to do is login with their UA username and password. Here are just a few reasons you should encourage your students to log into Handshake today! 

  • • Discover new career opportunities
    • Build a professional profile
    • Find jobs and internships
    • Connect with local and national employers
    • Schedule appointments with Career Services
    • Sign up for events and fairs

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  Career advising appointments

  Career Services provides free career counseling through both virtual and in-person appointments to all UAA students and alumni. Whether you're studying in Anchorage, online, or at a community campus, we invite you to meet with our career advisors! They can talk you through your questions and ideas, help you polish your job applications, and support you as you explore and pursue professional opportunities. 

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  Career education materials

  • • Resource library
    • Career Services YouTube
    • Career Services Instagram

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  Seawolf Career Closet

  The Seawolf Career Closet is a new campus resource that will provide new and gently used professional attire and hygiene items to UAA students free of charge, with the goal of helping students access basic needs and removing any barriers that may prevent them from presenting the best impression possible at job interviews and career fairs. Students can obtain 1 free outfit per semester. To access the closet please make an appointment on Handshake. Simply login with you UA username and password, select 'career center' and then 'appointments'.

  About the closet: 

  • Students can select one complete outfit per semester (4 items)
  • Career Services staff will be onsite to answer questions and help with wardrobe selection
  • Private and secure changing room space will be available
  • Available to all current UAA students

  About the items: 

  • Gently-used clothing items have been donated by staff, alumni, and employer partners
  • We cannot guarantee that clothing has been washed or dry-cleaned prior to donation, or that small imperfections don’t exist
  • We have intentionally procured a variety of items in a wide range of sizes and styles (while supplies last)
  • Items include: Blazers, sweaters, blouses, shirts, dress pants, dresses, skirts, ties, belts, shoes, bags, and more

• Information for your syllabus

  Career Resources: Visit Career Services for free career resources ranging from 1:1 appointments to career fairs. Whether students are in the career exploration stage or looking for a job post-graduation. Connect with Career Services by activating your Handshake account (simply login with your UA username and password) or follow us on Instagram at uaa.careers.

  Seawolf Career Closet: Located in the Career Services office, a resource for all UAA students to find professional clothing, accessories, and hygiene products at no cost. Make an appointment to shop the closet on Handshake. 

 

 

What is Handshake?

Learn more about Handshake

 

Support the Seawolf Career Closet

The Seawolf Career Closet is a new campus resource that will provide new and gently used professional attire and hygiene items to UAA students free of charge, with the goal of helping students access basic needs and removing any barriers that may prevent them from presenting the best impression possible at job interviews and career fairs. The Seawolf Career Closet relies on donations. Please consider the following actions to support the closet. 

• • The Seawolf Career Closet is accepting donations of modern professional attire (within the last 10 years) and accessories in good, clean condition. Donations are limited to one standard size trash bag per person, per week. If you have a larger donation, please reach out by email to see if we are able to accommodate you at this time.
  • Provide a monetary donation.

If you have any questions regarding the Seawolf Career Closet please contact us at uaa_career@alaska.edu. 

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