Career Peer Educators (CPEs)
Name: Amanda O'Malley
School:
Major: Political Science- Foreign Affairs
Graduation Year: 2012
Career aspirations at age 7: Lawyer
Career aspirations now: Lawyer, not much has changed
Favorite UCS program/resource: The personality tests, such as the Myers Briggs, are phenomenal.
Most meaningful/career-defining moment: This past summer I was a Resident Assistant with the Junior Statesmen Summer School at Georgetown University. It is a summer program in which highly motivated high school students take summer classes in U.S. Government, Foreign Policy, or Constitutional Law. They also participate in Congressional Workshops in which they debated issues that are currently being addressed in Congress, and heard from Government officials such as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen; Senator of Illinois, Roland Burris; Senator of Arizona, John McCain; and many more influential government officials. This experience was life changing. As an RA I was able to help and encourage 20 girls to follow their passions and pursue their dreams.
How Can Career Peer Educators Help You?
Meet with one of us on a walk-in basis for an overview of UCS’s most referenced online resources, affectionately called the Fab Five (pdf).
- CAVLink
- Career Search
- MyUCS (Vault and Going Global)
- Optimal Resume
- UCAN/Hoosonline (alumni database)
We also present workshops to student groups on Writing Resumes, Choosing Your Major and Making the Most of Job Fairs; simply complete a Program Request Form to get the process rolling.
Read a former CPE's journal detailing her experience securing an externship using UCS resources!
How Can I Become a Career Peer Educator?
Just ask any CPE or read about the application process.
