Career Development


Career Services & Experiential Learning


Career Services has numerous resources and services to offer as you search for the right major or prepare for your job search. It’s never too early or too late to work on your professional development plan. The more time you invest in this process, the more likely you are to achieve your goals.

Experiential Learning helps students gain experience outside the classroom. This helps students develop knowledge, skills, and values from direct experiences, including internships, co-ops, service-learning, and job shadowing.  

Scheduling an Appointment


Log in to Handshake (via the “Career Center” tab) to book in-person sessions at the Downtown campus or virtual appointments via Zoom/phone.

Core Services Offered


  • Resume & Cover Letter Support
    • Writing and Review: Craft compelling resumes and letters without stress

    • LinkedIn Profile: Build or refine your LinkedIn presence; get personalized critiques

  • Practice Interviews: Conduct mock interviews with immediate, actionable feedback

  • Career Planning & Job Strategies: Explore career interests, job market insights, and proactive searching techniques

  • Graduate & Professional School Prep: Guidance on application timelines, tests, essays, and decision-making

 

Handshake


In Handshake, you have access to apply for thousands of internships, jobs, and other opportunities. You can easily RSVP for events or sign up for an on-campus interview. You can also store your resume, cover letter, and other documents to use for each application. Handshake is customizable to your needs. By entering your career interests, you can see relevant positions that matter most to you.

  • Job – a paid, part-time or full-time professional position that may be hourly or salaried.
  • Internship – a single semester, major-related, paid or unpaid opportunity that may be used for academic credit. Only open to current students
  • Co-op – a multi-semester, major-related, paid position. At UCF, there are two types of co-ops. An ‘EL Signature Co-op’ where academic registration is required, and others that are not. Only open to current students.
  • Volunteer – unpaid, non-credit, part-time, or temporary position. May also include job shadowing opportunities.

 

Accessing Handshake


To get started, log in here.

To log in, use your NID and password. If you do not remember or have access to your NID, please visit the NID Look Up page. From there, you can reset your NID password if you need to.

Final step: Complete your profile, and include information that you would like to be visible to employers.

 

Phone Mon-Fri: 8am - 5pm (by appointment)
Location UnionWest at Creative Village, Room 200

Meet the Team

Yonitha Berryhill

Career Services, Employer Relations Coordinator

Yonitha.Berryhill@ucf.edu

Lashay Vazquez

Experiential Learning, Instructional Specialist

Lashay.Vazquez@ucf.edu