SUMMARY: The Engineering Career and Co-op Center is dedicated to empowering students with the skills, resources, and connections needed to navigate their career journey, from creating their first resume to securing full-time employment.
Your Career Development Journey
Your career development journey begins on day one. At the Career and Co-op Center, we’re here to support you from crafting your first resume to negotiating your full-time job offer package.
Our Vision
From assisting with the very first resume to securing and negotiating full-time employment, we are committed to supporting our students every step of the way in their career journey. We aim to be a hope-centered, inclusive, and innovative career development resource for engineering and computer science students. Our goal is to build a strong sense of self and foster belief in their abilities, equipping students and graduates to approach their careers with optimism, clarity, and resilience, recognizing the unique value they bring to the world. Our success relies on providing vital resources, ensuring meaningful connections, offering valuable guidance, and expanding the employer and alumni network.
Full-Service Support
Our goal is to teach students how to showcase the value they bring to employers and guide them on their career development path. Empowering students to take ownership of every step of their journey is a vital part of what we do
EXPECTATION: Our team will open a magic job drawer and place each student in the perfect job.
REALITY: There is no magic job drawer. Our students EARN co-ops, internships, or full-time jobs through skill development and building real world experience. Our team is here to help students articulate their value.
One-on-One Appointments
We offer personalized support through one-on-one appointments to help with resumes and cover letters, advance job searches for internships, co-ops, and full-time positions, prepare for interviews, and evaluate/negotiate full-time job offers. Students can schedule appointments or utilize Career Peer drop-in appointments.
Career Fairs and Programming
We host career fairs for engineering and computer science students in the fall and the spring during the academic year – our Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair is routinely the largest on the University of Kentucky’s campus. We also facilitate multiple connection points by hosting employers in our Career and Co-op Center. Our wide variety of programming each year focuses on various aspects of the career development journey.
What We’re Proud Of
- Comprehensive Career Support: Providing vital resources and valuable guidance throughout students’ academic journey.
- Meaningful Connections: Ensuring meaningful interactions between students, employers, and alumni to build a robust professional network.
- Inclusive and Innovative Approach: Embracing a hope-centered, inclusive, and innovative approach to career development.