Topics > Career
Selling Your Skills
Well-planned interview key to landing job offer
A well-constructed resumé and cover letter, together with targeted networking and meticulous follow-up, can open doors for a job interview. But how you handle the interview is the key
Tips from Alumni Career Services
Transitioning from staff member to manager
A promotion into a supervisory position presents a new set of challenges. You are now responsible for your own productivity and that of your staff. Here are some tips
Bridging Generation Gaps
Depending on when they were born, today’s workers can be vastly different
For the first time in history, there are four different generations in the U.S. workplace—each shaped and defined by specific perspectives, values, attitudes toward work and needs
Planning Your “Bonus Years”
Carter Hunter Hopkins
Wherever you are on your career path, you have the opportunity to begin planning for a “retirement career” that will become the ultimate goal and capstone of your work life.
HIGHLIGHTS
Can Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment Prevent Crime?
Why U.Va. students are teaching Russian literature at a juvenile correctional center
Eyes on the Olympics
U.Va. athletes play vital role in Team USA’s path to No. 1
What’s Up, Doc?
The human body is a complex machine of about 10 trillion interconnected cells. Researchers at the U.Va. Health System are working with new technology to keep everything from our brains to our blood sugar in good shape.
Spirit of Adventure
Two documentaries portray challenging journeys and the importance of family
Over Seven Billion Served
Last October, the 7 billionth person on the planet was born. Professors explain the dynamics of the population boom and demographic transition.
Where We Study
When finals are approaching at U.Va., the air seems charged with anticipation as students take to the libraries and cafés en masse and energy drinks fly off the shelves.
Theater as You’ve Never Seen It Before
Set designer Lisi Stoessel (Col '06, Grad '08) creates fantastical places.
Lady Gaga Recruits U.Va. Bullying Expert
Lady Gaga's lofty goal and a Foundation stacked with experts well-suited to help achieve it.
What Can the New Frog in Town Tell Us About Our Eyes?
A biology student explains a U.Va. professor's new experimental animal
Jefferson’s Secret Bible
In the twilight of his life, Jefferson began exploring his faith and deepening his understanding of the Bible and Christianity.
A New Kind of Leader
The Batten School was created to develop 'challengers of the status quo.'
Body Builder
Mike Curtis helps athletes recover from injuries and maintain peak form
New & Notable
Listen to six innovative albums by 15 must-hear alumni musicians.
Wrapped in Mystery
A guide to U.Va.'s student societies.
1976: A Royal Visit
On July 10, Queen Elizabeth toured the Academical Village, where 18,000 people watched her stroll down the Lawn.
