Professional Development
Encourage the student-athletes to develop and pursue career and life goals.
Major Exploration
Our goal is to provide opportunities for our student-athletes to look into various majors, their requirements, and possible career opportunities. We encourage student-athletes to keep their interest and goals in mind while exploring the plethora of options that are available.
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Networking Knights
The purpose of the event is to introduce the student-athletes to the networking aspect of the business world. Business professionals come and teach the student-athletes the art of networking and the proper way to facilitate communication. All seniors are required to attend if they are not in competition. |
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Professional Career Panels
Career Panels are designed to provide a forum to meet and discuss career and employment requirements and opportunities with student-athletes who are looking to start their professional careers in the near future. |
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Resume Writing Workshops
The PRIDE staff provides opportunities for student-athletes to learn and apply the logistics of creating an appealing and effective resume. One-on-one sessions are available and Resume Creation Packets are provided to aid in the process. |
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KnightLink
Through KnightLink, students can search for part-time and full-time jobs, post resumes for full-time employment, obtain employer information and access on-campus interviewing and recruiting events. This is a FREE service for UCF students and recent graduates. |
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Career Athletes
Career Athletes is the premium destination for current/alumni student-athletes to create professional connections with employers, mentors, and other current or former student-athletes across the country. It is free for the student-athletes, serves as a LinkedIn and Career Builder combined, and provides Career Management Tools. |
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Mock Interviews
Mock interviews are designed to prepare the student-athletes for the real world interviewing process through interview simulations. Student-athletes are interviewed by members of the athletic department's Senior Management Staff and are provided with feedback forms to help them become more effective in the real and non-verbal interview portions as well as providing resume critiques. |
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Shadowing Program
Tour student-athletes are partnered with someone in their field of study to shadow and gain valuable experiences during their free time.
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Graduate Book
The graduate book is a book that is compiled of resumes of our student-athletes that have graduates, and is given to various companies. |
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