Career Services

Welcome to Curry Career Services available to all students in Curry degree programs seeking positions in K-12 education. Interested in finding a K-12 education job as a teacher, counselor, SLP, or administrator? Check out our k-12 job search handbook and attend Educators’ Expo, our annual job and interviewing fair.

SAVE THE DATE: Educators' Expo 2013 will be FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013

UVA Educators' Expo 2013 k-12 Education Job & Interviewing Fair: Employer Registration will open in July 2012!

  • Thursday, March 22, 2013: 9am-5pm
  • UVA's Newcomb Hall, Charlottesville, VA (Ballroom and adjacent rooms)
  • This annual k-12 education job and interviewing fair is open to all candidates/students (including those with no affiliation with UVA) interested in k-12 positions in Teaching, Counseling, Speech Language Pathology (SLP) or Administration: Free admission and no advance registration. All majors & degrees sought (not just certified candidates); and math, science & Spanish majors highly encouraged to attend.
  • Employers: Register for Educators' Expo:  (Registration is online via CAVLink again this year). After your registration has been submitted and approved, you will receive an automatic email confirmation with an invoice and additional information attached. If you have any questions or problems while registering, please contact Hilary Kerner at 434-924-0738 or kerner@virginia.edu)
  • Students/alumni/candidates: Registration is onsite the day of the event only and there is no fee.

 Employers: Post a Job, Internship or Summer Opportunity

Student Walk-in Hours: 3:30-5pm every Tuesday (while classes are in session during the academic year) in Bavaro 218C. Questions about resumes, CV’s, cover letters, job fair prep (for Educators' Expo), internships, job search, interviewing, graduate school? Not sure where to start? Stop by and receive one-on-one assistance for up to 15 minutes....

Student Resume Assistance: Take advantage of walk-in hours and Education Resume Marathon (see above). Additionally, you can access University Career Services' walk-in hours for resume critiques, every Monday-Friday 1pm-3pm during the semester. Also, check out CareerShift's "Resume Wizard" available through the University Career Services (UCS) website.  It is a good tool to help you create your first resume.

CAVLink: Looking for a job or internship?
Register on CAV-Link (if you haven’t already done so), and upload your resume! To set up your student account and profile NOW, go to: http://www.career.virginia.edu/students/programs/cavlink/ !

On-Grounds Interviewing (OGI)
If you have already attended an OGI Orientation then you are all set to start submitting your resume for organizations and companies that come here to interview you. If you have not yet attended an orientation and you want to participate in OGI, then you must complete the orientation that is now available online:

Curry students seeking work outside of K-12 education in research, clinical, or the non-profit sector, or those that have questions about future higher education opportunities should start their search with Curry’s Career Services office, but may decide to tap into the broader U.Va. career services offerings.

University Career Services (UCS) offers both counseling appointments and walk-in hours to all students at U.Va. (except those in the Darden, Law and Medical schools, which have their own student and career services). General walk-ins last about 15 minutes and are intended for quick resume and cover letter critiques. For additional questions and assistance, students will be encouraged to make an appointment for a later date. Sorry, we do not offer same-day 45 minute appointments.

Unless otherwise indicated, all UCS counseling is held in Bryant Hall at Scott Stadium. Appointments are offered throughout the year, Monday through Friday. Call 924-8900 or drop by UCS to schedule a time.

Visit these helpful links for more information and advice:

  • CAVLink - U.Va.‘s main job listing service
  • Hoosonline - U.Va.‘s networking resources - check out Career Resources/UCAN & the NEW Social Network
  • Alumni Clubs - network through social events when visiting the geographic area
  • Interfolio - U.Va.‘s partner to help with managing letters of recommendation
  • University Career Services - U.Va.’s central career services office; be sure to set up a MyUCS account to access job listings purchased by UCS

 

Annual Fall Education Resume Marathon a success: November  8, 2011 (Election Day); 3-6pm in Grand Hall, Bavaro Hall.  Many thanks to our 10 recruiters from: Albemarle Co. VA Public Schools, Baltimore Co. MD Public Schools, Chesapeake VA Public Schools, St. Anne's-Belfield School (private & independent school), Southern Teachers Agency (private & independent school recruiting agency & our generous sponsor), and Stafford Co. VA Public Schools who individually critiqued 70+ resumes and helped make this event such a success. Students received one/or more 15-20 minute resume critique/s (planning on approx. 30minutes/critique). Free PIZZA and drinks sponsored by Southern Teachers’ Agency. Education Recruiters were on hand to give their quick suggestions on improving students' resumes for this ANNUAL CURRY EVENT. We hope to see you at next years' event on Election Day, 2012!