Career Bits
A weekly briefing on resources, hiring trends, and career center activities from the Charlotte University Career Center.
Episodes
Compass Group's Thuy Tran shares insight and advice for any student preparing for an internship.
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Learn more about opportunities at Compass Group
Transfer student and Charlotte native Jesus Barrera Mejia shares his experiences and offers advice for students balancing work and school.
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Meet the team of Charlotte students who won the #ReinventTheWheel Hackathon sponsored by Torqata and ATD.
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Sakshi Gupta : sgupta46@uncc.edu https://www.linkedin.com/in/sakshigupta89/
Akhilesh Pothuri : apothuri@uncc.edu https://www.linkedin.com/in/akhilesh-pothuri/
Alumni and local Business Owner Sheena Pickett stops by to share her experiences as an entrepreneur and master networker.
Charlotte Alum Adrienne Threat shares the incredible story behind Hope Vibes, Inc., which develops creative exit strategies to end homelessness through direct relief, research, innovation, advocacy and systemic disruption.
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Learn more about Hope Vibes
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Interview with 2021 Alum Chris Wall who talks about his experiences as an undergrad and the benefits of rotational programs as a career launching point.
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Current Charlotte student Sophie Tanker stops by to talk about her unique summer internship experience and share advice with other internship seekers.
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Jay offers some tactics for effective salary negotiations.
Negotiations Page: https://career.charlotte.edu/students/salary-negotiation
Sponsored by:
Spectrum
Enterprise
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Vanguard
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Lee Ann Tourigny stops by the podcast to talk about National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) and the Career Center's related activities.
Follow the Career Center's NDEAM Events: https://hireaniner.charlotte.edu/events/
Connect with Lee Ann: ltourign@uncc.edu
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Jay talked with Charlotte Engineering alum, Pedro Regalado, who shares his insight and advice for future engineers.
Connect with Pedro on LinkedIn and pedroregalado12@gmail.com
Engineering-Manufacturing-Energy Career Community Week
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The Career Center's Lori Brasile stops by to talk about Technology-Data-Analytics Career Community Week.
Technology-Data-Analytics Career Community Week
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Tips and information for navigating the Fall 2022 Career Fair.
Career Fair: https://careerfairs.charlotte.edu/details_student.php?fair=107
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Our Business-Financial Services-Logistics Career Community Week is September 12-16. Jessie Simonik from the Career Center stops by to talk about all the exciting events we have planned and how you can take part.
BFSL CC Week: https://career.charlotte.edu/bfsl-community-week
Treks: https://career.charlotte.edu/treks
Connect with Jessie on LinkedIn or Email
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2022 Alum Kat Breischaft talks about how to ask questions, effectively network, and build your competencies as you work towards your career goals. As an HR professional, Kat also offers advice on how to best market yourself to potential employers.
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Career Center Upcoming Events https://hireaniner.charlotte.edu/events/
Episode sponsored by Novant Health, US Bank, and Sherwin Williams.
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Alum Kelly Little joins us to talk about how Charlotte shaped his college experience and life as well as offer tips to students on how they can connect with the Charlotte Family.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-little/
Urban Institute for Strengthening Families
https://urbaninstituteforstrengtheningfamilies.com/
Career Center Upcoming Events
https://hireaniner.charlotte.edu/events/
Welcome back to a new semester! The Career Center is here to as your consultants and guides as you take BIG steps towards discovering and working towards your purposefully designed career path.
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We are taking a break on the podcast this summer. Please enjoy our back catalog of episodes full of great material. We will resume new shows at the start of the Fall 2022 Semester. Have a restful and productive summer!
Alumna Tatiana Pisarski shares her career story and provides tips on networking for current students, new graduates, and other alums.
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Slavic Business Association
Alumna Jasmine Williams shares insights into how important time management is from her time as a student to her career in accounting to her current pursuits in career development and education.
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Nate Foster, a graduate student in Spanish, talks about how his passion for a different language and culture led him to choose his career path.
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