Career Services for Students
Meet with your Career Services Advisor to discuss career exploration, career development, and career opportunities. To schedule an appointment, search for opportunities, register for events, and network with employers visit .
The University of Akron's networking and job board
Career Exploration
- Explore majors and career paths
- Focus2 online assessment
- Focus2 is a free, online tool to help you define your interests and align them with majors and careers
- First time users: , your access code is "zippy"
- Returning users:
- See how °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ majors and degrees align with top occupations in Ohio
- See how °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ majors and degrees align with in-demand occupations in Ohio
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Career Development
Meet with your Career Services Advisor to discuss:
- Find all Career Guides (Resume Writing, Cover Letter Writing, Job Search, Interviewing, Safeguard Your Career Search, Transferable Skills, LinkedIn Guide, Graduate School Preparation, How to Take a Headshot at Home, and more ) on the (Login Needed)
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- Soft skills and professionalism in the workplace
Career Opportunities
Meet with your Career Services Advisor to discuss:
- networking and job board
- Full-time, part-time and student employment jobs
- Internships, co-ops, and other experiential learning opportunities
- Short-term projects/gigs with Parker Dewey
- Consult with college to determine if eligible for academic internship credit
- Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities College2Careers for °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ Students
- On-Campus Student Employment
- Job search strategies
Career Programming
- View and register for events on
- Career fairs
- Etiquette Experience Event
- JCPenney suit-up event
- "Employer office hours"
- Employer information sessions
- Occupation specific career panels
- Launch to Graduation Events
College2Careers
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) now has an OOD College2Careers counselor onsite at The University of Akron
- Schedule an appointment with the onsite at The University of Akron
- OOD offers the College2Careers partnership with 15 Ohio public colleges and universities for eligible students with disabilities
- Services for eligible students may include career exploration, resume/interview preparation, job search assistance, and rehabilitation technology
- Learn more about the
Career Closet
°µºÚ±¬ÁÏ students can borrow a business jacket for:
- Career fairs, interviews, presentations, networking events, job shadowing opportunities, professional headshots (also available in Career Services), and more
- Business jacket
- Located in Career Services & Student Employment in the Jean Hower Taber Student Union, Room 211
Career Lab
A career focused work and learning space with laptops and trained career assistants
- - internship, co-op, and job searches
- Resume and cover letter reviews
- Mock and virtual interviews
- Focus2 career exploration online assessment
- Register for Career Services events
- Career resource guides
- Schedule an appointment with a Career Services Advisor on
Note: Buchtel College of Arts and Science Career Lab is located at CAS Room 126, hours vary