Welcome to University Career Services
The mission of University Career Services is to foster excellence in career development, preparation, and professional opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students and alumni by providing comprehensive services and programming and by promoting strong partnerships with employers, academic departments, and the university community.
You can find details and information on all of our upcoming events and workshops.
Announcements
- Attention Seniors: Get your foot in the door at top communications firms in New York by applying to participate in New York Recruiting Day, sponsored by the NYRA. Visit our webpage for more information.
- Did you miss SummerFest 2012? Information shared by participants can now be found from the SummerFest webpage.
- Northwestern Undergrads: Anticipating an Unpaid Internship in your future? Learn about the Summer Internship Grant Program SIGP today.
Locations & Hours
Main Office:
620 Lincoln Street, Evanston, IL
Office Hours: 8:30am – 5:00pm Monday through Friday (Year round)
Walk-In Hours: 11:00am – 3:00pm Tuesdays & Wednesdays
Career Lab for Walk-ins Only:
Main Library, Core Reserves Section, 2nd Floor, Evanston, IL
Walk-In Hours: 11:00am – 3:00pm Thursdays & Fridays
Walk-in Hours
Walk-ins appointments are 15 minutes in length and begin Tuesday, January 3rd and end Friday, March 9th for Winter Quarter. The last appointment taken will be at 2:45pm so please plan accordingly. Walk-ins can be used for quick questions, resume reviews, cover letter reviews or to find out more about UCS and our services by Northwestern Undergradate and Graduate Students.
How to Make an Appointment
Please call 847-491-3700 during normal business hours to schedule an appointment with a UCS Staff Member. Appointment times range from 45 minutes to 1 hour in length. Our front desk staff will assist in determining who on staff will best meet your career needs. Be prepared to answer a few questions and to give your name, email address, phone number, major/program of study, year in school and reason for the appointment.
Register with UCS through CareerCat
Career Cat is our online internship/job search system and provides students, alumni and employers access to apply or post full-time, internship, part-time and summer employment opportunities. By registering for CareerCat you will also be connected to UCS events, career fairs and receive our weekly email.
Northwestern Students Access: CareerCat - Access using your netID & password (Note: Avoid using Firefox as your browser to access CareerCat)
Northwestern Alumni Access: CareerCat
Employer Access: CareerCat
Attend Our Workshops & Events
UCS offers workshops on a variety of topics related to your career development, as well as hosts information sessions, networking events and career fairs. For the most current listing of events please go to Planit Purple and please mark your calendars.
Meet the Staff
Meet each member of our friendly and helpful staff on our Meet the Staff page!
Success Stories
University Career Services would like to know when you experience success in your career search: a job, an internship or a new career opportunity and how UCS assisted in your success. Share your story and possibly be featured on our website.
Learn about Alexa and Blair, their success and how UCS helped.
Explore the UCS Website
Be sure to get to know all of the UCS services and advice by visiting the following sections of our website: