Events & Programs

Social Work Career Fair

  • Date: Thursday, April 9th 2026 
  • Time: 12:00pm-4:00pm
    • Lunch will be provided at 12:00pm followed by the fair from 1:00pm-4:00pm
  • Location: Pitt Main Campus-Cathedral of Learning (20th floor, Room 2017)
  • Registration Link: Career Fair

Undergraduate & Graduate Student Career Services Workshop: Job Searching +Salary Negotiation

  • Date: Tuesday, April 14th 2026
  • Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
  • Location: Virtual, Zoom
  • Presenter: Erin Wheeler, M.Ed., Sr. Career Consultant, Pitt Career Center
  • Description: Join us for a Career Services Workshop designed specifically for social work students, covering effective strategies for navigating your job search in the human services field. Learn how to advocate for your worth and confidently negotiate salaries that reflect your education, skills, and passion for making a difference.

Graduate Student Career Services Workshop: Translating Your Skills to Employers

  • Date: Thursday, April 16th 2026
  • Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
  • Location: Virtual, Zoom
  • Presenter:  Karen Chow, PhD, Graduate Career and Professional Development Manager, Office of the Provost
  • Description: In this session, you’ll discover the key skills today’s employers are actively seeking from graduate students learn how to transform your academic and professional experiences into powerful, attention‑grabbing statements,and craft a compelling professional narrative that clearly communicates your value in any networking or career conversation

Mentorship Program 

 Welcome to the Pitt School of Social Work Mentorship Program!

The goal of this program is to create impactful connections between social work students and alumni, through mentorship in career pathway exploration, leadership skill development, professionalism, licensure preparedness, and cultivating professional networks. All current undergraduate or graduate students and recent graduates (within five years of graduation) are eligible to participate as a mentee. Each mentee will be matched with one alumnus based on a combination of factors, including their mentor preferences that were indicated in the program registration application, and overlapping interests and area of specialization.  Please note: Incomplete profiles will not be considered for matching.

Program Timeline: 

  • This is program will be launched in two cycles (Spring Cycle: February 4th-April 1st)
  • The Spring Cycle:
    • Mentee registration period is January 5th-January 26th
    • Mentees and Mentors are notified of their match on January 30th

Mentee Expectations: 

  • Connect with your mentor (i.e. in person, or virtually) at least twice during the program cycle
  • Take initiative in scheduling mentor meetings
  • Establish personal and professional goals

Mentor Expectations: 

  • Provide guidance and assistance through assessment of the mentee's values, interests and skills, general career exploration based on social work practice specialization, or LBSW, LSW or LCSW exam application or exam prep
  • Assist with developing networking skills or in expanding the mentee's professional network
  • Highlight or expose the mentee to opportunities for job shadowing or experiential activities

Helpful Resources for Getting Started: