By Mira Bhimani, SCS Advising Leader Starting a new semester is always great because it gives you a chance to start fresh. Maybe you didn’t do so well last semester and want to redeem yourself, or you did well but now want to challenge yourself by starting a new job or research position. Maybe you are taking hard classes and are scared of your ability to manage them, or you struggle with balancing your academics and other responsibilities. From my own experience, here are some tips that I find useful whenever I start a new semester: Planning and organising...

By: Katie Southon SCS Advising Leader With the first career fair of the semester starts, it can feel like the pressure is on to secure an internship or a job for the summer. To prepare effectively for future career fairs and interviews, it’s important to focus on leveraging your experiences to effectively communicate how you fit the role; even if your experiences don’t align exactly with the job description. If you have previous internship experience, great! You already have experience with the interview process and with industry. Brush up on what you...

By Katie Southon, SCS Advising Leader: Winter break is coming: a blissful four weeks of time to relax, recharge and reset. It’s also the perfect time to catch up on things that often get pushed aside when assignment deadlines and exam dates loom. Here’s four things you can do over break to set yourself up for success in 2022. 1. Apply for summer internships/research Take time over winter break to get ahead for next summer by researching and applying for open positions. Don’t know where to start? Handshake and...

By Rachel Back, SCS Advising Leader: Talking to our alumni is one of my favorite parts about working for the University of Illinois Foundation (UIF). UIF works closely with all three colleges that make up the University of Illinois system- UIC, UIS, and UIUC- to fundraise and receive gifts that ultimately fund the various programs and opportunities for each school. Although their experiences were different than mine, I found their experiences and words of advice to be very insightful. Here are some of the most memorable pieces of advice that our alumni have to offer....