{"id":128303,"date":"2020-11-03T15:42:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T22:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=128303"},"modified":"2022-02-04T10:09:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T17:09:40","slug":"students-invited-to-first-ever-virtual-statewide-university-career-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=128303","title":{"rendered":"Students invited to first-ever virtual, statewide university career fair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AdobeStock_208911586-scaled.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AdobeStock_208911586-750x500.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-128307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AdobeStock_208911586-750x500.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AdobeStock_208911586-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AdobeStock_208911586-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AdobeStock_208911586-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UCCS joins 12 universities to co-host the first-ever statewide, virtual career fair specifically for Colorado university students: the inaugural <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Colorado Universities Partnered Virtual Career and Internship Fair (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/uccs.joinhandshake.com\/career_fairs\/16904?ref=events-search\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado Universities Partnered Virtual Career and Internship Fair<\/a>. The event will take place Thursday, Nov. 12 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (MST). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The virtual job fair aims to provide Colorado students and recent alumni with career and internship opportunities across the state, nation and globe. Over 120 employers will be represented, offering positions in industries from finance and management to healthcare, nonprofit and outdoor industry fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the event, UCCS students will be able to sign up for 10-minute one-on-one video chat sessions with employers looking for talented future team members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Companies will also be hosting 30-minute group sessions. During group sessions, students can jump on a video info session call with their peers to learn more about company culture and the types of roles they are hiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students, make sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/uccs.joinhandshake.com\/career_fairs\/16904?ref=events-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"register  (opens in a new tab)\">register <\/a>for the fair and sign up for as many sessions as you like. Check out the list of attending employers on Handshake \u2013&nbsp;and check the Handshake event regularly, as employers will continue to have sessions opening up daily, even throughout the day of the fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Excited to start prepping for the fair? See these helpful\nlinks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Schedule a virtual session with the Career Center\u2028 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/career.uccs.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Schedule a virtual appointment with the Career Center<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Handshake\u2019s Guide to Attending a Virtual Fair (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/support.joinhandshake.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360049934274-Handshake-s-Guide-to-Attending-a-Virtual-Fair\" target=\"_blank\">Read Handshake\u2019s Guide to Attending a Virtual Fair<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"10 Tips for Preparing to Attend a Virtual Career Fair (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.joinhandshake.com\/students\/attending-a-virtual-career-fair-here-are-10-tips-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check out 10 Tips for Preparing to Attend a Virtual Career Fair<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Handshake\u2019s recorded workshop on How to Rock a Virtual Fair (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.joinhandshake.com\/students\/virtual-fairs-training-session-recording\/\" target=\"_blank\">Watch Handshake\u2019s recorded workshop on How to Rock a Virtual Fair<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>UCCS students are invited to explore career and internship opportunities offered by over 120 employers at the  inaugural Colorado Universities Partnered Virtual Career and Internship Fair. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=128303\" title=\"Students invited to first-ever virtual, statewide university career fair\">(More)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":128307,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,49,12,417,14],"tags":[51,357,368,63,60,323],"class_list":["post-128303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-campus-announcements","category-events","category-strategic-plan","category-upcoming-events","tag-featured","tag-retention-graduation","tag-student-affairs","tag-student-life","tag-student-success","tag-career-center"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AdobeStock_208911586-scaled.jpeg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1mBpJ-xnp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=128303"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":128317,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128303\/revisions\/128317"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/128307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=128303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=128303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=128303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}