Career Success
WORKSHOPS
Career Workshops and Employer Engagements
Integrate career development into your curriculum or program by scheduling a workshop or employer engagement. Our team can lead and coordinate interactive classroom discussions, industry panels, networking events, and more to provide your students with practical, durable skills that will help them in and out of the classroom.
Employer Engagements
Classroom Workshops
If you'd like to schedule a career expert , click the link below to submit a request form.
If you'd like to develop a custom workshop, contact our team at careersuccees@utah.edu.
Note: Workshop requests are limited to current University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with 10 or more expected participants.
Employer Engagements
In every field from the arts and sciences, to tech, health, and engineering, we help identify working professionals to build student interest, share skills, and enhance career readiness.
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Work with our team to find classroom speakers who share real-world experience relevant to your curriculum and student interests. Guests illustrate and enhance connections to the durable skills you highlight in class.
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Bring your meetings to life with connections to recent alumni and working professionals. Learn tips from their experiences and insights like: how to get started in a new field, changes in the world of work, what advice they would share to their younger selves.
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Companies are eager to demonstrate what’s unique about their products and services, marketing strategies, and opportunities for careers. Schedule an info session for your students to learn more of what’s available to them.
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A real highlight for many classrooms, departments, or organizations. Work with us to bring together a panel of experts to share their insights and advice on a topic of your choice.
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Schedule a networking event to help your students connect with employers and others in their prospective industry.
Classroom Workshops
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U Career Success
15 minutes
This quick intro workshop teaches students about the services and resources U Career Success offers, and prepares them to find our office and contact career coaches when they're ready to get help on their career journey.
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Discover Your Path: A Career Exploration Workshop
50 minutes
This interactive workshop guides students through the career exploration process to help them uncover options that align with their interests, skills, and goals. This workshop will use the Holland Code Interest Assessment to help students identify career fields that are suited to their unique personality and preferences. Students will also learn to leverage tools like O*Net, "What Can I Do With This Major?", and other valuable resources to research career options, required qualifications, and industry trends.
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50 minutes
Mastering the Job Search: Strategies for Success
This workshop provides students with essential strategies and tools to make job searching efficient and effective. This workshop covers defining goals, updating resumes, best practices for job searching, timelines for applying, the general application process, and platforms and resources to aid in the job search.
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50 minutes
Gaining Experience: Internships and Experiential Learning
This workshop focuses on the value of internships and other experiential learning opportunities that can help students stand out to employers. The workshop covers a variety of ways to get experience, tips on choosing the right internship, and resources for finding opportunities.
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Building Connections: Networking and Informational Interviews for Career Success
50 minutes
Networking is a powerful tool for career development, but it can feel intimidating if you’re not sure where to start. This workshop will help you demystify the networking process and equip you with the skills to build meaningful professional connections. Topics include:
- What is Networking? Learn what networking entails, its benefits for career growth, and how it can open doors to new opportunities.
- Where to Network: Discover the best places to connect with professionals, including events, social media platforms, and everyday settings.
- How to Network Effectively: Gain practical tips on starting conversations, maintaining relationships, and leveraging your network for career advancement.
- Hands-On Practice: Develop and refine your elevator pitch and participate in mock informational interviews to build confidence in real-world settings.
By the end of this workshop, you’ll feel prepared to approach networking with confidence and use it as a tool for achieving your career goals.
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Navigating the Path to Graduate School: A Comprehensive Guide
50 minutes
This workshop is designed to guide prospective students through the decision-making and application process to help them determine if advanced education is the right step. The workshop covers types of graduate schools and programs and tips on the grad school application process.
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Designing Your Life at the U
50 minutes
In this interactive workshop, students learn how to apply design thinking principles to your life and career. This workshop focuses on helping students uncover what matters most to them, brainstorm possibilities for the future, and craft a personalized action plan to make those possibilities a reality.
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Maximizing LinkedIn: Building Your Professional Presence
50 minutes
This workshop teaches students how to optimize their LinkedIn profiles and leverage the platform for networking and career growth. It will cover profile sections, strategies for connecting, and tips for building a network.
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Crafting an Impactful Resume: Strategies for Success
50 minutes
This workshop provides participants with the tools and knowledge needed to create a professional, well-crafted resume that stands out in today's competitive job market. It will include tips for formatting resumes, advice for tailoring a resume to a specific job opportunity, and insight into Applicant Tracking Systems.
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Crafting a Winning Cover Letter
50 minutes
This workshop gives students the tools and insights to write a compelling cover letter that grabs employers' attention. T
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Career Fair Success: How to Prepare and Stand Out
50 minutes
This workshop helps students navigate career fairs with confidence. It will cover researching companies, materials to bring to a fair, practicing a pitch, following up with employers, and more.
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Ace the Interview: Strategies for Success
50 minutes
This workshop will guide students through every stage of the interview process to help them present themselves confidently and professionally. It will cover interview preparation, different types of interviews, help crafting questions to ask an interviewer, and tips for following up after interviews.
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Negotiation
3 hours
This workshop helps students learn how to research and prepare for negotiation, develop a negotiation strategy, and fine-tune communication during the process. It will also cover Best Alternative To No Agreement (BATNA).
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90 minutes
This workshop helps students assess their unique strengths and learn how those strengths can be applied in and out of the workplace.
Note: There is a cost associated with this workshop.