Career Resource Center
We know you're enhancing your education to fuel your career. That matters to us, too. We're here to help.
The UIC College of Nursing considers it a priority to assist students with job search preparation, professional development and networking. Some of the services offered are listed below.
Current students: Find more career resources in CollegeInsider.
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Mock interviews with nurse managers/recruiters
Offered: Fall and spring semesters
Students have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with nurse managers and HR recruiters from local hospitals. Last year, mock interviewers came from:
- Advocate Health Care
- UI Health (University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System)
- Northwestern Medicine
- Presence Health
- Cook County Health and Hospitals System
- Infant Welfare Society of Chicago
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What an amazing opportunity to practice interviewing skills and work out anxieties in a safe environment! I feel more prepared as I start the job search process.
| MS '18
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Professional nurse manager panel
Offered: Spring semester
At this popular event, nurse managers share job search strategies and tips on how to succeed in the field. In 2018, panelists came from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital and University of Illinois Hospital.
Job and internship fairs
Offered: Fall and spring semesters
Good old-fashioned job fairs! Employers and recruiters come to the Chicago campus with information on employment opportunities. Recently, these organizations have been represented at our fairs:
- Advocate Health Care
- Aerotek
- Almost Home – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
- Chicago Family Health Center
- Cook County Health and Hospitals System
- Metropolitan Correctional Center
- Fresenius Medical Care
- Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
- JourneyCare, Inc.
- Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly
- MCC Healthcare Services
- NorthShore University Health System
- Northwestern Medicine
- Oakton Community College
- Randstad Life Sciences
- Roseland Community Hospital
- Rush University Medical Center
- Saint Anthony Hospital
- Season’s Hospice and Palliative Care
- Thresholds: Bright Futures for People with Mental Illness
- Unity Hospice of Chicagoland
- United States Navy
- UI Health
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Resume workshops
Offered: Fall and spring semester
HR recruiters provide detailed explanations, as well step-by-step processes, for creating an effective resume.
One-on-one resume editing
Offered: Year-round
Students can meet with the assistant director of student affairs, who will review and give presonalized feedback on resume and cover letters.
Career exploration and advice
Offered: Year-round
Networking and mentoring
Offered: Year-round