Carol Sharick

Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Carol Sharick leads the SBS career team and oversees SBS career programming, advises SBS undergrads in all majors, runs the SBS Shadows program, and much more.

Meet with Carol for advanced resume and cover letter review, interview prep, networking, and career exploration, planning and strategy.

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Dell Technologies Reveals 5-Step Process to Land a Job (Event Review)

You’ve heard resume and interview tips from friends, you’ve heard them from teachers, and you might have even heard them from people who claim to be job acquisition experts. But there is one particular group of people who will be …

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Looking to build skills this summer? Try these fantastic Job Simulations we’re offering via Forage & uConnect.

There is often a gap between the classroom and the world of work. Forage helps bridge that gap by offering top employers a platform to provide real-world job simulations for students.  Explore different types of jobs, find your career fit …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Ambivalence – It’s normal in a new internship or job!

Have you started a new job or internship that you were excited about?  Are you starting to be less excited?  Maybe feeling disillusioned?  It wasn’t what you expected, maybe you don’t know how to do some things and that feels …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Congratulations to the Inaugural Class of PR Concentration Graduates!

Ten students are set to be UMass Journalism’s inaugural class of PR concentration graduates

Read about them here.

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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50 Best Consulting Firms to Work For in 2022

Today, we're excited to release our annual ranking of the Best Consulting Firms to Work For in North America. Our Consulting Rankings highlight the best firms in dozens of categories and include the overall Top 50, the Most Prestigious Consulting Firms, …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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How International Students Can Improve Their Chances of Getting H-1B Visas

With this year’s H-1B visa registration season well underway, we spoke with International Student Career Expert Marcelo Barros about what international students should be doing now, common mistakes students make when searching for U.S. employment, and what we can expect …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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What Does an SEO Specialist Do All Day?

SEO specialists are essential to just about every business today. As a result, they’re in very high demand. So, if you’re looking to switch careers or just starting out your career search, you’d be missing out if you didn’t give …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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Good news for college seniors: The job market is booming – NPR Morning Edition

College graduates are entering a hot labor market with national data showing employers are significantly boosting recruitment. Many seniors are accepting job offers months before they graduate.

A MARTINEZ, HOST:

All right. Just about to graduate from college and looking …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Aspiring Creatives: Show Your Stuff at Portfolio Night, hosted by Arnold Worldwide in Boston on June 2

After a two-year hiatus, The One Club’s Portfolio Night is back, and Arnold is hosting in-person on Thursday June 2nd from 5 – 9 p.m. at our Boston office @ 10 Summer Street.

Portfolio Night is an opportunity for aspiring Copywriters and …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Advertising and PR jobs and internships continue to be posted every day

‘Tis the season for the communications industry to be doing their hiring!

If you have been frustrated with your search, never fear – this is the regular hiring cycle for agencies in the media, communications and PR realm to do …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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