Military and Veteran Students

Welcome!

The Career Development Center offers a wide variety of services and resources to assist military and veteran students in working toward their career goals.

Check out the UIS Department of Military and Veteran Affairs to learn about your .

Career Counseling

Career counseling offers the convenience of being able to work with a career counselor regardless of your location. We communicate in person and using technology devices such as Zoom, phone and e-mail. Review the career counseling page for all the various career topics we can assist you with!

How to Schedule a Career Counseling Appointment

  • Login to UIS CareerConnect (password required)
  • Select Career Center in the upper-right corner of your screen or below the banner image on your homepage
  • Select Appointments from your Career Center's page, located below UIS name
  • Select the Schedule a New Appointment button in the upper-left of the page
  • Choose the appropriate Department
    • Career Development
    • Office of Engaged Learning, or
    • Student Employment (if approved)
  • Use the Category, Type, Staff Member, and Appointment Medium menus to change selections and choose from available appointment options
  • Select the date to display the available times, then click on a time that works for you from the list that appears under the date
  • Type a message of what you want help with
  • Choose Request button to submit an appointment
  • Look for an email confirming appointment in your UIS webmail

Alumni, if you have not yet met with a career counselor, call our office at (217) 206-6508. We鈥檒l assign you a counselor based on your needs and current goals. Then, you can schedule your appointment in UIS CareerConnect.

Document Critique (Career Suite Drop-In)

The Career Center offers open hours for students to connect to get help with their career documents, such as resumes, cover letters, and personal statements.

Career Suite Program 鈥� schedule and contact information

Remote Career Fair Participation

How? Register as an 鈥淥nline Participant鈥�

  • Login to UIS CareerConnect (password required).
  • Click on the Events tab at the left of your screen.
  • Select the appropriate Career Fair (Online Participants) event.
  • Click the RSVP button and review the instructions.

Explore Majors (Career Pathfinder & FOCUS 2)

  •  Explore Career Pathfinder to connect to individual field of studies at UIS.
  •  Complete FOCUS 2, a self-directed, easy to use, online career planning system, with assessments including areas associated with interests, skills, personality and values.
    • Access Focus 2: use your UIS webmail to create an account.

Create Documents (SkillsFirst)

  • Use SkillsFirst modules to draft a resume and cover letter.
  • Learn more about SkillsFirst once logged in by using the black "Support" tab on homepage to view training tutorials

 Job, Internship, Program, & Training Resources

CareerConnect

  • Learn more about CareerConnect system and review student access dates.
  • GoinGlobal  鈥� Choose individual tabs for Jobs, Remote Jobs, and Internships. Fill in Keywords Occupation (optional) and choose Country and City (optional). Click Search icon. There is also an Advance Search option. Learn more about Finding Jobs and user guides for GoinGlobal.

Military & Veteran State Programs & Training Services

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The following is a brief list of WIOA partners and training services available to our Military Service Members and Spouses:

  • Individualized Career Planning Assistance
  • One-on-one assistance provided to Disabled Veterans
  • Unemployment Services
  • Illinois Job Link

  • Family & Community Services
  • Mental Health
  • Rehabilitation Services
  • Substance Abuse

  • Apprenticeships (Employers & Job Seekers)
  • Layoffs and Closing Guidance
  • Entrepreneurship and small-business guidance
  • Invest Illinois Venture Fund
  • Veteran鈥檚 Priority of Service at American Job Centers

Military & Veteran Federal Programs & Training Services

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  •  from the Department of Labor

Find Federal Jobs

  •  steps to apply for a job on USAJOBS, federal government鈥檚 jobs portal.
  •  offers guidance on veterans鈥� preference in federal hiring.