PCC Plug & Play is a repository for UI faculty and instructional staff to find and import career assignments and content. To explore topics, best practices, and available course materials, join the Plug & Play Hub.

Each year, over 4,000 UI students attend a PCC career fair. These events are a great opportunity to explore jobs and internships, build connections with employers, and secure interviews. Career fairs are live industry events; some fairs bring more than 150 companies and organizations to our campus. To leave a positive impression of our University and students, faculty are encouraged to emphasize active engagement with employers, rather than attendance alone.

Recommended class activities/assignments

• Invite a participating employer to serve as a guest speaker – please contact Joanna Halsch, Senior Associate Director, Employer Engagement & Events
• Use Handshake to review and research participating Employers
• Attend a “Prepare for the Fair” session (find session types and dates under Upcoming Events)
• Volunteer with fair set-up, check-in, or employer assistance – please contact Joanna Halsch, Senior Associate Director, Employer Engagement & Events

The Pomerantz Career Center does not recommend using selfie photographs to fulfill assignment requirements.

• Handshake is a resource offered by the Pomerantz Career Center. On Handshake, students find and apply to positions, sign-up for interviews, register their internships, and more.
  • Faculty/Staff can request a “test student” account to walk students through the system: Request Access to a "Test Student" Account
  • Faculty/Staff can use an employer account to post student positions in your department.
    • Create an Employer Account here
    • How to Create a Contact & Employer Account Linked to Your Student or Test Student Account

My Career Path recommends career development activities and tracks progress toward career milestones. Students will receive personalized suggestions based on their career interests and plans. Anyone with a HawkID and password can use My Career Path. It’s an easy and non-intimidating way to get started on career development now! 

• Use My Career Path in teaching
  • Use “My Preferences” to reflect on career development, support network, and upcoming plans
  • Use “Suggested Activities” to discover and sort opportunities
  • Use “My Progress” to explore career milestones and set goals
  • Embed My Career Path modules for relevant career advice and engaging deliverables
• Use My Career Path in advising
  • Use “View My Career Communities” to explore search terms for jobs/internships, professional organizations, and resources
  • Encourage students to visit My Career Path to clarify questions and topics prior to meetings
• Use My Career Path in supervision
  • Discuss the My Career Path Student Employment module (training requirement for all new student employees)
  • Use “Suggested Activities” to refer student employees to timely and relevant opportunities
  • Use “My Progress” to discuss how student employment connects to career milestones

Career Peer Advisors are available to present to classes, student organizations and at various campus events. Most presentations are approximately 30 minutes in length and are designed to serve broad audiences. Requests must be completed and submitted 3-4 weeks in advance. 

SUBMIT A REQUEST

• Drop-in resume reviews and support
• HawkShadow
• NACE Career Readiness Competencies
• Recommended Experiential Education Interventions
• Student Employment