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Career Development Center
The UM Career Development Center provides services,
resources, and assistance to all UM graduates and alumni. We
offer support to job starters and job changers alike.
The UM Career Development Center is happy to offer flexible scheduling for
recent graduates, long-time graduates, and lifelong alumni. We offer
extended sessions, video consultation (Zoom platform), telephone consultation, or e-mail exchange to accommodate individuals who travel long distances or who live out of state.
UM Career Development Center
UM
Alumni Affairs Department

Professional Tools
Career Planning |
For UM graduates and alumni, the Career
Development Center offers professional and comprehensive services to address
career planning issues... Career Counseling, Career Consultation, Career
Coaching, Career Exploration, Career Assessment, Personality Testing, Goal Setting, Decision Making
Job Market Strategies |
The UM Career Development Center provides the
necessary tools and assistance to ensure success in the job market... Job Market Information, Job Search Strategies. Networking Techniques, Prospecting Techniques, Follow Up Strategies, Job Market Campaign, Career Opportunities, Contacts and Referrals
Professional Resources
Resume Resources
Career Planning Information
Career Exploration Resources
Job Market Tools
Skills Employers Value
Special Issues
Grad School Application
Job Loss
Resources

Job Market Tools |
The UM Career Development Center offers
professional help to candidates in the job market... Resume and CV Writing, Resume Review and Critique.
Cover Letter Writing, Interview Skills and Preparation, Interview Coaching, Mock Interviews, Professional Portfolio,
and more.
Professional Tools |
The UM Career Development Center addresses your
professional development needs... Interview Attire, Professional Appearance, Etiquette
and Protocol, Negotiation Skills, Letters of Recommendation, Reference List, Writing Samples, Graduate School Application
Real World Tips for College Grads
Fall Forward, Dream Big,
Take Chances, Change Your Life
Welcome to the Real World
Beyond Specific Skills to a New Way of Thinking
Tim Minchin: Live to Learn
Rules to Follow to Get Ahead in Your Career
Transition Tips for New College Grads
Get Noticed and Get Ahead
Reality of the Real World
Career Success: Tips to Excel in Your Career
Multi Passions |
Multi Callings

How to Find and Live
Your Calling
Tactics for Getting Ahead at Work
Showing Professionalism in the Workplace
Habits of Employees That Get Promoted
Shocking Statistics: Millennial Challenges
Money
Geek: Salary Negotiation Guide
Confused
Millennial: Entering the Workforce
How to Get a Promotion at Work
New Grad to New Job
Fastest Ways to Get Ahead in Your Career
Fall Forward, Dream
Big, Take Chances, Change Your Life
Professional Behavior at
Work
Guide to
Getting a Promotion
SNL: Corporate Nightmare
Song

Real World Resources
Workplace Issues |
We also address the ongoing issues, concerns, and
challenges of the workplace... Professional Development, Advancement and
Promotion, Skills Employers Value, Getting Ahead, Career Transition, Career Crisis, Job Loss
Post Graduation |
Welcoming to the real world! You are on your own
now. As a recent grad, it is now time to begin the challenge of "adulting."
There is an assortment of issues to be faced... Professional Identity, Workplace Success,
Business Etiquette, Work ethic.
Adulting 101
Trends: Things Millennials Refuse to Buy
Adulting: Emotional Maturity
Adulting: Real World 101
Why is
Adulting Trending?
Amazon Books: Adulthood, Real World, Life Skills

Career
Transition | For professionals in transition,
the issues and concerns regarding career change can be critical. For
mature, experienced workers considering a mid-life career transition,
many important factors must be addressed. Are there new directions you
want to explore? Is it time to try new things? Are you seeking a new
challenge? Are you seeking more freedom and independence?
Successful Career Change
Making the Most of Your Mid-Life Career Transition
Unconventional Mid-Life Career Change Tips
What Makes a Successful Mid-Life Career Transition?
Making a Mid-Life Career Change
Simple Steps to Mid-Life Career Change Success
Job Loss
Resources

Work/Life Balance | For ambitious
college graduates seeking their professional identity, there are a number
of challenges facing them. The integration and balance of office
life and home life is chief among the concerns for first-time employees in
a professional setting. Issues for young professionals include . . .
Time Management, Stress Management, Etiquette, Protocol, Personal Finance,
Healthy Lifestyle, Fitness, Diet, Lifestyle Balance, Wellness.
Real World Issues
Work/Life Balance
Lifestyle and Wellness
Integration of Work
and Life
New Grad Tips
Career
Planning Information
Job Market Tools
Resume Resources
Career
Exploration Resources
Healthy
Lifestyle Tips
Time Management
Getting Enough Sleep
Stress Management

Lowering Your Stress
Stress/Mental Health
Diet/Weight Management
Be Careful With
Alcohol
Fitness/Exercise
Getting Proper
Exercise
Professional Etiquette
Social Etiquette Rules
Accepting Criticism in a Positive Way
Getting Ahead in Your
Career
Workplace Issues
Career Crisis
Changing Course
Successful Career Change
Job Loss Resources

Time Management
Time
Management Skills
Time Management Tips for
Achieving Your Goals
Time Management: Be More Productive
Ways to Improve Your Time Management Skills
Time Management Information
Tips for Effective Time Management
Time Management Tips for College Students
Restaurant Etiquette
Things That Definitely Annoy Your Waiter
Waiters Reveal Annoying Things That Customers Do
Most Annoying Things Customers Do in a Restaurant
Restaurant Servers Talk About Rude Customers
Inappropriate Things Restaurant Customers Do

Financial Tips
Cost of Living
Personal Finance Tips
How Much Money You Need to Earn to Get By
How Debt Works
Rent and Hourly Wage
Money
Geek: Salary Negotiation Guide
Valuable Financial Tips for College Students
Straightforward Money-Saving Tips for College Students
New College Students: Financial Tips
First Time Renter Guide
Financial
Planning
Financial Tips for College Grads
Managing Your Money as a College Student
Parent Guide: Personal Finance Tips for College Students
Colleges Students and Grads: Financial Literacy
Credit Guide for College Grads
College Grad's Guide to Getting Credit
Personal Finance Tips for College Grads
College Grad's Financial Guide
Things People Foolishly Waste Money On

Career Crisis
Identifying and Capitalizing on a Mid-Career Crisis
Preparing for a Corporate Layoff
Career Crisis
Facing Your
Mid-Career Crisis
Dealing With a Mid Life Career Crisis
How to Be Happy at Work
Fall Forward, Dream Big,
Take Chances, Change Your Life
How to Make the Most of a Dead End Job
When the Mid-Life Career Crisis Hits
Good Reasons to Quit Your Job
Feeling
Stuck: Changing Career Paths Midlife
Breaking Into a New Career
Signs of a Midlife Crisis
Work Related Stress and Burnout
How to Leave a Toxic Workplace
How to Avoid a
Mid Life Career Crisis
Signs You Should Quit Your Job
Job Loss
Resources

Videos:
Workplace Issues
Mistakes I Made at
My First Job
College Habits That
Don't Fly in the Workplace
What I Wish I Knew
Before I Started My Career
Find Your Passion
How to Find and Live
Your Calling
Warning Signs You
Should Get a New Job
How to Know Your
Life Purpose
Design Your Life
Don't Find a Job,
Find a Mission
Do What You Like,
Like What You Do
How to Change
Careers When You're Lost
Change Your Career,
Step Into Your Strengths
The Job Hunt is Dead
Unconventional
Career Advice
Our Definition of
Failure is All Wrong
Finding the Work You
Love
Beyond Specific Skills to a New Way of Thinking
Multi Passions |
Multi Callings
How to Make Your
Life a Success
Consider a Change in
Career
Changing the World
Starts with You
How Successful
People Think
What Skills Lead to
Success
Skills for the
Future Workforce
Strengthening Your
Soft Skills
What Are You Going
to Do with What You Have?
Redefining Happiness
Stop Wishing, Start
Doing
Fall Forward, Dream
Big, Take Chances, Change Your Life
Life Lessons
Doing Good for
Others
Career Development Center
University of Montevallo
Station 6262 | Montevallo, Alabama 35115
Farmer Hall, Second Floor
205-665-6262 | career@montevallo.edu
Call to Schedule an Appointment
205-665-6262
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