Welcome to Nursing Career Services!
I look forward to getting to know all of you in my capacity as your Career Advisor. I’m available to help you with any of the following:
- Discovering what area of nursing you want to go into
- Finding a summer externship or internship
- Preparing job search correspondence including resumes, Curriculum Vitas (for students with advanced degrees), cover letters, thank-you letters, and letters of acceptance.
- Gaining skills in interviewing
- Deciding among your many job offers!
- Negotiating your salary, benefits, etc.
Feel free to schedule an appointment or stop by during walk-ins! View walk-in and appointment times/locations. You may also want to sign up for my nursing listserv to receive info through e-mail.
I look forward to meeting you!
Holly Heilberg
Nursing School Career Advisor
hollyh@virginia.edu
(434) 924-7912
Helpful Resources
- Nursing Information Listserv
- Helpful Tips Year-by-Year
- RN to BSN (Powerpoint)
- PhD Students (Powerpoint)
- Graduate Arts & Sciences Career Services
- Summer Opportunities for Nursing Students
- UCS Handouts —cover a broad range of topics, from analyzing your work preferences to researching employers to writing resumes!
- Job Resources
- Create a MyUCS account — A listing of password-protected career services
- CAVLink (online job postings - available July 1)
- UCAN (HoosOnline) — A database of alumni who can help with your career-related questions
- Web Resources
Important Events
- Diversity Career Day
- Nursing Leadership Forum — Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007
- Preparing for Nursing Career Day — Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007
- Nursing Career Day — Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007
