University of Georgia Career Center Year in Review: 2024 - 2025

Delivered 189 classroom presentations/college specific events with 4,182 student participants

9,223 career counseling and drop-in appointments for current students and UGA alumni

98 percent of students surveyed would recommend the Career Center. 98 percent were satisfied with their appointment (based on 834 surveys).

9582 total participants in 93 Arch Ready Programs

95% Career Outcomes Rate for the Class of 2024

46 faculty integrated eLC career development modules into their classes impacting 2,259 students

Awarded 600 scholarships for professional attire totaling $120,000

Offered 20 Alumni Webinars with 872 participants

993 unique employers visiting campus to recruit UGA students

Over 264,630 job & internship postings on Handshake

1816 virtual employer events posted through Handshake

28,568 new employer accounts created in Handshake

Facilitated 15 employer Instagram Story Takeovers

663 mentor registrations

2197 student mentee registrations

1930 mentoring relationships formed

681 Mentor Quick Chats

129 faculty enrolled in the Career Everywhere Faculty Program

Matched 194 students to job shadowing opportunities through the Intern For A Day program

184 participants in year-long, cohort-based career success programs

809 students earned an Arch Ready Certificate as a class requirement assigned by faculty

Implemented Iris Professional Photo Booth (Free Service) serving 1,958 Unique Users with 2,215 Total Sessions

Facilitated 18 Career Fairs/Events with 13,641 student participants

1601 Students self-enrolled in Pre-Health Career Development Modules

416 student, faculty, and graduate coordinators enrolled in the Career Development Resources for Graduate & Professional Students eLC modules

Continued to engage and grow the largest following on Instagram among all career centers nationwide to over 16,800 followers

Facilitated 19 mentor events that served 717 alumni

1,041 faculty were recognized by the Class of 2024 as career influencers

59 employers signed up to host students for job shadowing through the Intern For A Day program

Completed 883 alumni appointments (including asynchronous resume reviews)

Increased the Career Center’s LinkedIn page following to over 4,600 followers making it the third most followed Career Center page among SEC/ACC schools

77 graduate students enrolled in asynchronous, job search bootcamp modules

Served 2,766 students through self-enrolled eLC modules

24 mentor program ambassadors served 828+ volunteer hours

Engaged 60 plus employers/mentors in virtual Arch Ready Programs

177 percent increase in engagement with job and internship search platform, Interstride

Career Consultants completed 296 graduate student appointments

33 faculty implemented the Arch Ready Certificate as a course requirement

Provided self-paced job search and graduate school bootcamps serving 314 alumni

100 students attended the Graduate School Career Conference

Delivered 155 student mentor programs that served 18,291 students and involved 1,254 alumni

613 total participants in Pre-Health Arch Ready series

Held 9 group strategy sessions serving 309 alumni

242 students engaged in strategic networking events

81 Career Development Scholarships Awarded

3,206 Graduate Students attended Career Center events, programs, and fairs