Career Center in Becker Hall
LinkedIn Learning is an online education platform offering thousands of video courses in software, creative, and business skills (including Excel) free through Union College. This platform is a great way to help you strengthen your skills and knowledge outside of the classroom.
Forage is an open access platform designed to unlock exciting careers for students by connecting them with our company-endorsed Virtual Work Experience Programs. Virtual Work Experience Programs are online programs built and endorsed by leading companies. They contain a series of resources and tasks designed to simulate the real-world experience of starting a career.
Envestnet on Campus - A free, self-paced eLearning program geared toward students considering a career in Wealth & Asset Management and similar fields! The program encompasses 5-7 hours and is offered multiple times over the course of the year. Search Handshake or contact the Career Center for the next offering (careercenter@union.edu).
Parker Dewey - Micro-internships, or short-term, professional, remote projects/assignments, come from a variety of industries and disciplines. From working directly with an entrepreneur to supporting a large enterprise, you’ll have the opportunity to explore different roles and company cultures.
Handshake AI Fellowship The Handshake AI Fellowship is a program facilitated by Handshake that connects students and professionals with paid, project-based AI opportunities to help train and improve cutting edge AI—no AI experience required.
Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) - A self-paced ten-hour e-learning course that provides an interactive introduction to both the financial markets and the Bloomberg Terminal. For students in particular, BMC can be a helpful credential in job applications, offering a certificate of completion that can be mentioned on résumés. Union College students, faculty, and staff can take the course free of charge on the Bloomberg Terminal station in Schaffer Library.
Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge - The Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge (MECC) is a program designed for college and university students to enhance their Excel proficiency through global challenges and competitions. It provides a platform where students can test Excel modeling and logical thinking skills through case studies, real-world problem solving and data analysis.
Excel training resources: LinkedIn Learning, Forage simulations, Economics Department Classes including: Eco 364 (Business Analytics), ECO 242 (Macroeconomic Theory and Policy) and ECO 355 (Monetary Economics).
