About Career Services

Career Services offers students and alumni a wide variety of services and resources to aid in career planning and job search success.

Career Services offers resources for students in all four phases of the career development process: 1) Self-Assessment 2) Career Exploration 3) Developing career skills necessary for success and 4) Completing a successful job search.

Click here for a career development checklist that will help you to plan your career activities at the Rosen College.

Below is a list of the comprehensive services we provide

Individual Career Assistance

• Career Services offers individual appointments for all students. We help students establish career goals, and develop strategies for achieving your career objectives successfully.

We offer self-assessment instruments, print and online resources and directories for career research, résumé/cover letter assistance, interview coaching, networking advice, and help with job searches.

Career Development

• Career Development Workshops are presented on many career related topics, including resume writing, cover letters, interviewing skills, networking, business etiquette, and job search skills. Click here to view this semester’s schedule of events.

• The Strong Interest Inventory® is a survey of self-reported interest and skills. The survey will help you understand how your interests and skills relate to the occupational world. This information will be helpful as you decide what courses to take as well as what summer position may be a good next step in your career development.

• The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is an assessment that helps you learn about your personality, which will assist you in identifying preferred occupations and work environments. Career Services will review the results with you.

• Career Guides are comprehensive guides to career development for hospitality students. These guides include advice on: cover letters, resumes, networking, interviewing skills, career research, and career fair success.

Job Search Resources

• On-Campus Recruiting brings companies from various industry segments to campus to interview students for permanent, post-graduate positions. Graduating seniors are required to attend an orientation to attend an introduction to on-campus recruiting seminar, or see Dave Jenks individually in the Career Services office.

• Company Information Sessions Company representatives visit campus to provide details about their companies and career opportunities within their organizations. Information sessions are often held prior to interviews, and provide excellent networking opportunities for students. Any student wishing to interview with a company is highly encouraged to attend company information sessions.

• Employer information tables provide a great opportunity to meet informally with representatives to discuss career options and learn more about the company.

• Hospitality Career Expos Held each October and February, our hospitality career expos bring over 65 hospitality companies to the Rosen College campus. This is an ideal venue for all students to interact with recruiters, learn about the industry, discover employment opportunities, and understand company cultures.

• Permanent and Summer Jobs Opportunities received from employers who are not able to come to campus to recruit. Students respond directly to employers.

• Online job search directory
Career Services has compiled a listing of job websites and job hotlines for national as well as local employers.

Career Development programming---include special career preparation events including practice interviews with industry professionals, etiquette luncheons and dinners, career conferences, and career information panels, receptions with employers.

• Hospitality Career Library Career Services maintains a career library with books and materials specific to the hospitality field. Click here to view a listing of career books in our library.

In addition to the resources and services available to you at Career Services, the UCF Career Services and Experiential Learning office on UCF’s main campus provides services to all Rosen College students.

Career Services at the UCF Main Campus offers on-campus interviewing for non-hospitality industries such as financial services, marketing, and business management and much more. If you are interested in these diverse industries, your KnightLink username and password will help you locate opportunities in these fields who are recruiting through Career Services. Career Services also holds many career fairs and events (see Events section of their homepage to find out what’s happening on campus)

Contact:Career Services
E-mail: djenks@mail.ucf.edu
Phone: 407-903-8077
Fax: 407-903-8104