What is the Vocatio Center?
Our purpose is to help students understand more clearly who God has uniquely created them to be and to assist them in discovering opportunities to live out their calling in service to others.
Career & Calling Services
Feeling overwhelmed by all the options out there? Let us partner with you as you explore and identify your God-given gifts, and discover opportunities to engage them. Here are just a few of the services we offer students and alumni:
- Résumé and cover letter assistance
- Interview preparation
- Career coaching/counseling
- Internship assistance
- External job searches
- Career exploration and calling/vocation resources
Resources for Employers
Employers, we invite you to consider Union students and alumni for employment and internship possibilities. Union University has been recognized nationally for providing a quality liberal arts education and our graduates demonstrate this. If you have any questions, contact Lynn Binkley at lbinkley@uu.edu or call directly at 731-661-5316.
Post Opportunties on Handshake
Handshake allows you to engage with students in new ways! Post full-time, part-time, and internship opportunities for students and alumni to increase visibility and collect applications.
Sign up to attend an event
We would love for you to engage with our students at events throughout the year such as our Summer Camp Fair, Bulldog Career Fair, McAfee School of Business fall event and others…
Local Odd Jobs
Looking to connect with students regarding tutoring, childcare, or other local odd jobs? Submit the Odd Job Request form for your position to be reviewed and posted for our students. We cannot guarantee you students, but we are happy to share opportunities.
Expand Internship Opportunities
Whether you have an existing internship to share, or would like to develop a robust opportunity to develop students in your field, we are here to help!
Schedule a Visit
Whether you choose to set up a table, connect with an academic department, or connect with a specific student organization, we invite you to come to campus and meet our students!
Job Postings
Handshake
Find part-time, full-time, internship, and even volunteer opportunities both on and off-campus
Church Jobs
Find jobs available at churches maintained by the School of Theology & Missions
On-Campus Employment
Find student worker jobs from across campus
Local Odd Jobs
Looking to connect with students regarding tutoring, childcare, or other local odd jobs? Submit the Odd Job Request form for your position to be reviewed and posted for our students. We cannot guarantee you students, but we are happy to share opportunities.
Student Destinations After Graduation
Union University carefully monitors undergraduate career outcomes rates through the NACE First Destination Survey, which tracks student placement within the first 6 months after graduation. The institution’s goal for traditional undergraduates is a career outcomes rate of 97%. The institution’s goal for non-traditional undergraduates is a career outcomes rate of 92%.
Resources for Other Audiences
Meet the Staff
Lynn Binkley
Assistant Director for Employer Relations, Vocatio Center
Lynn Binkley
Assistant Director for Employer Relations, Vocatio Center
Corrie Cadden
Assistant Director for First-Gen and International Student Engagement, Vocatio Center
Corrie Cadden
Assistant Director for First-Gen and International Student Engagement, Vocatio Center
Emily Key
Assistant Director for Student Engagement, Vocatio Center
Emily Key
Assistant Director for Student Engagement, Vocatio Center
Veronica Perry
Director for the Vocatio Center for Life Calling and Career
Veronica Perry
Director for the Vocatio Center for Life Calling and Career
On-Campus Employment
Interested in working on campus? Campus offices and departments are now hiring! Check out Handshake to view current openings and to apply. Over 300 students work on campus each year in roles ranging from food service to research and lab assistants to tutors and student ambassadors and more. Job openings are posted year round, and hiring timelines vary per department/office.
How to Apply
- Complete your FAFSA each year
- Create a résumé and upload it to Handshake
- Search on-campus job postings and submit your résumé* to apply.
*some job postings may request additional items such as a cover letter, unofficial transcript, and/or writing samples.
Hiring Process
Each campus office/department will have different timelines for making hiring decisions. Some supervisors will conduct very formal interviews, while others may opt for more informal conversations. Regardless, always treat any interaction with a potential employer as an interview. The office/department will notify you if you’ve been selected for hire.
Timecards and Pay Periods
Students record their work hours on selfservice.uu.edu and are paid on a biweekly basis via Direct Deposit.
Employment Onboarding
If you’ve been selected for hire, you’ll receive a job offer via email and, once you respond, you will receive information about completing four employment forms online as well as instructions for scheduling your I-9 verification. I-9 verification is a short, in-person meeting where you are required to provide authentic identification document(s) for employment verification. View acceptable identification documents here.
For international students with an F-1 visa, once you have been offered a job, your next step is to obtain a Social Security Number, and this must be done prior to starting work. You will receive information about the required employment forms online and Sprintax Calculus account set up.
Once you have completed all of the onboarding steps, you and your supervisor will receive an email confirmation clearing you to begin work.