Welcome to Career Services

Director: Ms. Laura Hughes

Counseling, Testing and Career Services
1514 Scogin Drive - Harris Hall, Second Floor
P.O. Box 3458
Monticello, AR 71656
870-460-1454
870-460-1354 (fax)

On this site you will find services that can help you improve your opportunity to acquire a job you enjoy.

Our Mission

Career Services encourages the discovery and refinement of students' work values, interests and skills, and their relationship to academic and career planning. With Career Services resources, professional knowledge, and support, students become responsible for their transition to productive academic endeavors and satisfying employment. This mission is accomplished through collaboration with students, faculty, staff, employers, the general public, and the use of state of the art technology.

About Us

UAM Career Services is a comprehensive career counseling and
resource center dedicated to empowering students as active participants in their own career development. Through career exploration and experiential opportunities, students are motivated to expand their knowledge of themselves and the world of work in a dynamic global community.

Specific services and resources include: Focus, a computerized career exploration program; the Self-Directed Search, an interest inventory; MBTI, a personality assessment; MonsterTRAK, a web resume registration and job search service; credentials files; internship resources; workshops on a wide range of topics from choosing an academic major to job search strategies; a career resource library; job listings for both part-time and full-time positions and internships; on-campus recruiting; annual events such as a Career and Education Fair and a homepage on the World Wide Web with a directory of helpful career and employment sites. Students can also receive assistance with developing their career goals, writing resumes and cover letters, learning job search strategies, and developing their interviewing skills.

Career Services is located in the Harris Hall room 201. We offer daily walk-in hours for students that have quick questions about resumes, job searching, cover letters, and more. Students may also schedule appointments if more time is needed to discuss their career development.

Resources

In addition to the job listings and job bulletins, the Career Resource Center contains a variety of; publications to assist students in their career research. Included in the collection are: employer directories, job search self-help books, information on graduate schools, professional journals, and corporate information on various companies.

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