Career Center

It seems like spring semester just started, yet we are not far from spring break. With the feel of time passing quickly comes a sense of urgency to find a summer job, land that internship, apply for full time positions or get ready to apply to graduate school. Many students will find themselves looking for […]

So the Career Fair is next week. You have made time in your day to attend, bought that professional outfit, and fine tuned your resume. What’s next? Well perhaps the most nerve wracking part is next, talking with employers. Do not get too nervous though, you’re here reading this blog post which is a great […]

Finals is a couple of weeks away and we are sure it is a stressful time for all University of Maine students. We hope that you find time to eat some healthy meals and get the rest you need so you can be fully energized to do the best you can on your final exams, […]

This week, the Career Center would like to talk to you about etiquette. We know, we know…that word can be very intimidating to someone—it seems so proper. However, etiquette is really just an umbrella term for a set of all good manners—it is the definition of your respect and consideration for others, and it is […]

We hope that you are recovering from the whirlwind of information and networking you received and engaged in at the Engineering Job Fair. We are estimating that there were just under 1200 students who visited the Engineering Job Fair in hopes of finding a job, an internship, networking, or just gathering information. In addition, we […]

Did you know that every semester employers make recruiting visits to UMaine’s campus in search of potential employees?  Did you also know that you have the opportunity to meet these employers and schedule interviews with the help of the Career Center and CareerLink?  Well now you do!  By visiting the Career Center’s On-Campus Recruiting website […]

The Career Center has countless resources available to all University of Maine students.  This week’s post will be the first in an on-going series examining some of the resources UMaine students can take advantage of.  Keep your eyes out for upcoming posts and feel free to stop by the Career Center to meet with a […]

By: Chip and Joanna Gaines with Mark Dagostino Published: 2016 by W Publishing Most people know Chip and Joanna Gaines as the stars of HGTV’s Fixer Upper. While the show is set to end in 2018, for the past several years viewers have gotten to live alongside the Gaines while they built a business empire […]

Master’s student Bri Fortin recently took some time to connect with the Career Center about her undergraduate experience at UMaine, what she’s doing now and where she’s headed when she graduates next year. Originally from New Hampshire, she was torn between attending her home state school of UNH or traveling north to attend UMaine. When […]

In fall of 2017, Nicholas Lajoie will be entering his senior year in the computer engineering program, with a minor in mathematics. He spent his summer as an intern with Kepware, a software development company in Portland, Maine. With his graduation approaching, Nicholas has been considering what will come next for him and reflecting upon […]

Now hailing from San Diego, CA, University of Maine alumna Allison Sparta recently shared her perspectives on her education at UMaine. Allison currently lives in California, where she works as a marketing coordinator in the marketing department for an insurance agency. Her department is responsible for branding and marketing, recruiting new clients, as well as […]