UAC

Here is some information on what is available to students with disabilities in many different career areas. We are here to asist you in finding opportunities and sending you on your way to a successful career path.

• University of Edinburgh's internship program for disabled students. Information on government jobs and internships for the disabled.
• Federal Employment for the Disabled
• Plan for Employment for People with Disabilities
• Job Access-working with companies, government, and non-profits to employ people with disabilities
• International Exchange for Students with Disabilities
• National Business and Disability Counsil-post a resume, search for jobs, internships, recruitment, etc.
• US mint Internship and Career Opportunities for the Disabled
• The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (all majors)
• Internship Employer and Candidate Data Base
• Internships Abroad
• Online Job Bank

The Counseling and Career Center administers the Discover Career Aptitude Test. This test helps you in several ways:

• Career planning
• Education planning
• Matching one's interests, abilities,
  and values to certain occupations.
• Choosing a career

There are two ways to gain access to the Discover Test:

1. Call the Career and Learning Information Center at 422-2689

2. Come into the Career and Learning Information Center (WSC 2590)

The test is free and takes about an hour to complete. It is only administered on the computer. The UAC can provide accommodations as needed.

eRecruiting is an internet site designed to help students connect to employers and internship opportunities. The link below is highly recommended by the Reach Program and the Career and Counseling Center at BYU.

• Over 100,000 employers and 400,000 jobs and internships opportunities
• Thousands of jobs and internships targeted to college-edicated job seekers
• Monthly newsletters featuring fresh career search content
• Research potential employers
• Publish your resume to thousands of top employers