In The News: Career Services & Workforce Development
In Nevada, some of the most stable jobs in the field have been with the slot suppliers. For those seeking to become game developers, one challenge has been that students under 21 don’t have the opportunity to study a lot of games in the field. In Nevada and many states, the legal gambling age is 21.
To get more engineers to stay in the state after graduation, UNLV received $4 million from the GOED for a program that helps students obtain paid internships with startup and tech companies.
Higher education is an investment, and the Legislature this year approved more than $74 million in budget restorations for the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), according to NSHE’s website.
July 27 marked National Intern Day, a created holiday to recognize and celebrate interns. Super Bowl Host Committee officials add they are currently recruiting for the final round of interns from UNLV that will work the game itself this February.
UNLV will welcome a new set of graduates during its commencement ceremonies on Friday and Saturday at the Thomas and Mack Center. Once those graduates turn their tassels, they will start looking for jobs.
For the first time ever, UNLV is hosting a 4-day hybrid career fair to improve reach with alumni and students.
For many "COVID-19 grads," 2020 was unprecedented year filled with uncertainty after leaving school.
Tech and digital jobs are exploding in the United States according to a Brookings Institute Report, and tech giants are expanding into the fields of education and training to develop a qualified workforce to meet the need.
2021 college graduates are just a few weeks away from tossing their caps and heading into the workforce. Here in the Las Vegas valley, jobs are available. But they may not be what many have worked four years to secure.
Many graduating seniors at UNLV are finishing up the last few days of their final semester.
Students and alumni of UNLV will have a chance to meet more than 100 companies at a spring job fair on Wednesday.
Office of U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto will be hosting a career fair for veterans and their families this weekend.
Senator Cortez Masto's office will partner with the Ê×Ò³| Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» (UNLV) Military and Veteran Services Center, UNLV Career Services, and Work for Warriors Nevada to host this career fair for Nevada veterans and their families. The career fair will feature employers from federal, state and local agencies in industries such as technology, healthcare, engineering, teaching, public safety and government.