Career Services
2nd Floor Wilder Hall; (608) 785-8514
career@uwlax.edu
www.uwlax.edu/careerservices
The Career Services Office assists students in finding meaningful careers. The following services are available to assist in this process.
Career Events. Each year Career Services coordinates several major career exploration events that allow students to meet employers on an informal basis to discuss career options, internship positions, and employment opportunities.
Online Services. From the Career Services' home page, students can view and apply for regularly updated internships and jobs, sign up for on-campus interviews and upload resumes for employers to view on line. The home page also provides a complete schedule of Career Services sponsored career fairs, events and workshops, extensive "how to" information for resume writing, cover letter writing and interviewing, links to the top job Web sites and major employer home pages, graduate and professional school information, links to career guidance information and an annually updated report on employment information of recent UWL graduates.
Workshops. Titles and subject matter of the regularly scheduled workshops include the following: Preparing a Resume; Job Interview Techniques; Introduction to Cooperative Education and Internships and Job Search Strategies.
On-Campus Interviewing. Employers from business, industry, government, and education visit the campus to interview students for employment opportunities.
Cooperative Education and Internship Program. Internships help students integrate classroom with practical experience through experiences related to their academic and occupational goals. These experiences, for which a student can receive credit, include working for regional, national, and international businesses, government agencies, and community organizations.
Normally, internships involve one academic period (summer or semester) in full or part-time field assignments. Cooperative education alternates classroom study with work, i.e. work a semester, study a semester and work a summer or spend part of the day on a field assignment and part of the day in class.
To participate in the Cooperative Education and Internship Program, students must meet grade point average and course prerequisites. Students must be at their internship site during the academic term for which they are registered for academic credit. Students should contact the Career Services Office during their sophomore year to learn more.
Departmental internships also are offered. See Internships for a list of the departments.