Sharks, Trail Mix, Good Advice: All Helped New Grad Jackson Guay Find A Career with a Purpose


When recent graduate Jackson Guay ’22 spent an extended semester studying in New Zealand, some of the travel highlights included speedboat tours, white-water rafting, and bungee jumping off a bridge and plunging 141-feet, head-first, into the water.
But his favorite adventure was cage-diving, surrounded by a school of five Great White Sharks, off the coast of Bluff, New Zealand.Continue Reading
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Entrepreneurship & Innovation Policy Research Seminar
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Policy Research Seminar
Wednesday, June 29th, 2022
11:00 AM - 11:55 AM
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Are you interested in entrepreneurship and innovation policy? The Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation co-organizes the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Virtual Research Seminar Series! Join the mailing list for seminar announcements here: https://mailchi.mp/3d0399d764f5/eip-virtual-research-seminar
Governments around the world enact policies that affect technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. An increasing number of scholars are investigating these topics, which has implications on policy design and program implementation. Yet, scholars lack a forum for presenting their work. This virtual seminar series will fill this gap—bringing together the insights from academia and policy application—thereby increasing our understanding of policy issues and build a forum for expressing these ideas and a supportive community to nourish them.
The next seminar will be on June 29: from 11:00 am to 11:55 am ET. Supradeep Dutta and Jenna Rodrigues will present, "Government Funding Innovation Amid Uncertainty: The Case of COVID-19 and NIH SBIR Grant Selection" (with Timothy B Folta)
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Husky to Hire: The Résumé (Pre-Recorded)
Husky to Hire: The Résumé (Pre-Recorded)
Wednesday, June 29th, 2022
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
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Wondering how you can improve your résumé? Or perhaps you’re a bit stuck on how to get started? Have no fear, the Center for Career Development is here! This webinar will cover basic résumé formatting guidelines, résumé sections, and how to write bullet point statements.
If you require an accommodation to participate in this webinar, please contact the Center for Career Development at career@uconn.edu.
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Husky to Hire: The Cover Letter (Pre-Recorded)
Husky to Hire: The Cover Letter (Pre-Recorded)
Thursday, July 7th, 2022
05:00 PM - 05:20 PM
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A cover letter is often a required document for a job, internship, or co-op application. Do you know how to use it to showcase why you are a great fit for the position? This webinar will review what a cover letter is, how to write each section within it, and how to tailor your cover letter for a specific position.
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Husky To Hire: The Job Search
Husky To Hire: The Job Search
Friday, July 8th, 2022
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Conducting a modern day job search can be an overwhelming process. Too often potential candidates are directing the majority of their job search to the least effective methods. In this webinar you will learn crucial elements to focus your search on strategies that work! Learn how to leverage resources and UConn services already at your fingertips to help you develop your own comprehensive search plan.
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Husky to Hire: The Interview (Pre-Recorded)
Husky to Hire: The Interview (Pre-Recorded)
Tuesday, July 12th, 2022
07:00 PM - 07:30 PM
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The résumé, cover letter, and application all serve the purpose of getting you the interview, and the interview is your chance to actually get the job. In this webinar you'll learn about what to expect in an interview and how to prepare to answer standard and complex questions in a professional way that makes you stand out and land the job, internship, or experience you are seeking.
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