Summer Wellness Series, Hosted by Career Services

Feeling Stuck or Stressed About Your Career? We’ve Got You.

Let’s face it: figuring out your career path can be overwhelming. From job search stress to imposter syndrome, the journey isn’t always smooth. That’s why UCF Career Services, in collaboration …

By Erin Grainger, CMCS
Erin Grainger, CMCS Assistant Director
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Forging Career Connections: UCF at the 2025 Florida ACE Conference

A team of eight from UCF Career Services proudly participated in the 2025 Florida Association of Colleges and Employers (Florida ACE) Conference, held in Orlando, Florida from June 11–13, 2025. This year’s conference theme, “60 Years of Excellence: Shaping the …

By Alexandra Minnick, LCSW
Alexandra Minnick, LCSW Assistant Director
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How UCF Career Services is Elevating On-Campus Student Employment Through Work+

At the University of Central Florida, on-campus jobs are more than a paycheck for students — they’re a launchpad for key career skills.

In today’s job market, according to the National Association of College and Employers (NACE) Job Outlook 2025 survey,

By Shelby Melfi
Shelby Melfi Academic Program Manager
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Summer Success Starts with Career Services

 Summer break doesn’t have to mean a break from your goals: especially when UCF Career Services is here to help you prepare for your future while you soak up the sun. Whether you’re chilling at home, working a part-time job, …

By Erin Grainger, CMCS
Erin Grainger, CMCS Assistant Director
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Leveraging Curriculum to Support Career Readiness: Highlights from the Faculty Showcase

During this year’s Summer Institute (https://fctl.ucf.edu/programs/summer-conference/) organized by the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, Dr. Sharon Woodill, Associate Lecturer from the Interdisciplinary Studies Program in the College of Undergraduate Studies and Faculty Fellow for Career Services, and Emily Flositz, …

By Emily Flositz
Emily Flositz Career Development Training Specialist
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Classroom to Careers: Empowering Students Through Career Readiness and Faculty Innovation

As the future of work evolves, so must the way we prepare students for it. This year’s 2025 UCF Summer Faculty Development Institute marks a pivotal shift in how we integrate career readiness into higher education. The “Classroom to Careers” …

By Emily Flositz
Emily Flositz Career Development Training Specialist
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Skills-Based Hiring: What Employers Really Want from New Grads

The job market is changing. Increasingly, employers are looking beyond traditional hiring practices like GPAs or job titles and focusing instead on skills-based recruitment—evaluating what candidates can do, not just where they’ve been.

At a recent employer panel hosted …

By Emily Flositz
Emily Flositz Career Development Training Specialist
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Don’t Meet All The Job Description Requirements? Why You Should Apply Anyway

Whether you are a recent college graduate or simply looking to find a new job, no one really enjoys the job search. Even when the opportunity pops up to apply to your dream job, there’s still some reluctance. The truth …

By CareerShift
Job hunting & career management solutions
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What industries will hire the most hospitality workers in 2025?

As we’ve been discovering through other articles we’ve published over the past couple of weeks, it can be surprising as to which industries are poised to hire the most people in a particular occupational field. Today, we look at which …

By College Recruiter
College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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15 tips for fine arts majors who are mapping their careers

Career mapping is the process of strategically planning your professional journey by identifying potential career paths, the skills you’ll need, and the steps to achieve your long-term goals. For fine arts majors, career mapping is especially important because the field …

By College Recruiter
College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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