Transferable Skills: The Key to Landing Your Dream Job

For many people, making a career switch might feel like you’re starting over from scratch. But that’s not true: You have transferable skills. “Most job seekers think the skills they use for their current job only translate for that particular …

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When to Apply for Fall Internships: A Timeline

Fall internships — while not as popular as their summer counterparts — are a great way to get practical work experience, build job skills, network, and learn what career you’re interested in. Their lesser popularity can actually benefit you if …

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5 Tips for Turning Your Internship into a Full-Time Job

Below are five tips that will help you prove that you’re proactive, enthusiastic, skilled, and collegial—which will maximize your chances of securing a full-time offer at the end of your internship.

1. Build strong relationships

Whether it’s your supervisor, coworker, …

By Firsthand
We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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Internships, reimagined: The UK Global Tech Experience is here!

Gatton students,

The Graham Office is THRILLED to announce a game-changing opportunity for building industry work experience while at Gatton: the UK Global Tech Experience.  If you’re looking for ways to build your resume as soon as this Summer, this …

By Josh Taylor
Josh Taylor Senior Director
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Commercial Real Estate Workshop and Pitch Competition

The Graham Office loves the opportunity to partner with Lee Webb as he delivers his signature Commercial Real Estate Workshop and Pitch Competition every semester. Students can register for the Spring 2024 workshop series via Handshake.

Students get to learn …

By Rachel Clark
Rachel Clark Director of Employer Engagement
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15 Accounting Interview Questions and Answers

Accounting interview questions often include knowledge-based and technical questions designed to ensure you have the skills needed to succeed as an accountant. To get you interview-ready, we’ve gathered some of the most common accounting questions and answers for interviews. 

In …

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Curious about Investment Banking?

Maybe you’re interested in investment banking or maybe you aren’t sure what that even means…either way, check out this great overview of what it means, what it takes, and what you need to consider to break in:

https://bankingprep.com/investment-banking-overview/

 

By Sarah Madison
Sarah Madison Director, Graham Office of Career Management
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How to Prepare for the Career Fair (2021 Fall)

How to Prepare for the Career Fair 

By: GPA Staff 

Gatton students have two great opportunities to attend career fairs this fall! First up is the 2021 Fall Accounting Internship & Career Fair on Friday, September 10th. Following, the 2021 Fall Business, Communications, …

By Angie Evilia
Angie Evilia Career Counselor
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Research Companies in Accounting

The Career Fair is coming and the best way to prepare is to conduct research on companies of interest.

The Graham Office staff helped you start this process by grouping the companies based on majors that would be a good …

By Sarah Madison
Sarah Madison Director, Graham Office of Career Management
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5 Ways to Stand Out During an Internship

By: Kelsey Zody

As a first time intern, I want to stand out and make a positive lasting impression. As my internship start date appears to be right around the corner, I find myself anxious about emerging in a sea …

By GPA Team
GPA Team
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