I hope you're ready for Career Crush Month!

Thu, 31 Mar 2016 12:21:40 -0400

Get excited for Career Crush Month!

Career Crush is an entire month (April) dedicated to undergraduates at all stages, graduate students, international students, commuters, alumni, faculty, and community members.

The topics you’ll see this month include professional development, networking, building career skills, and discovering career options. We help you through events like workshops, one-on-one mentoring with alumni and employers, and even a Spring Career Fair to help you win this challenge!

Why should you play? Build your skills to prepare for the next level (in life). The Career Center is bringing experts from various fields to connect with you. Whether you’re a freshman in your undergraduate career or you’re pursuing your PhD, it’s crucial to learn more about your career options and to connect with people in your field. We’ll help you to gain the skills and opportunities to do so!

Win “Career Crush Loot” for participation in different types of events. The “loot” comes in the form of buttons and if you collect one of each of them you will win a free Career Crush t-shirt. There are also “Bonus Loots” for certain events, including head shots for your LinkedIn page!

Think of UMBC as an RPG game of your life. Each semester is a different level. There are hidden bonuses all throughout the University that you just have to be open enough to find. Career Crush is a hidden bonus. You don’t need it to graduate (beat the game) – but if you do, you will be far more prepared for the sequel: life after graduation.

As a graduate student, I can’t wait to check out all of the great opportunities this month to have some fun while learning some great insight for my career. I highly recommend you do the same! See you out there!