Career Counseling with ReadyMinds

ReadyMinds, our online career counseling service, is now available to all UI&U learners free of charge. Now all enrolled learners - undergrad, master's, or doctoral - have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with ReadyMind's National Certified Career Counselors. Visit ReadyMinds today to begin working with counselors on your degree plan and for help fulfilling your personal and professional goals.

Career Counseling Q&A:

Q: Are you experiencing challenges applying your interests and skills to a solid career path?

ReadyMinds Counselors are very experienced in helping people examine and relate your interests, skills and values to appropriate careers. Our tools include a uniquely designed online assessment technique, which is very effective even when you are somewhat unsure about what you are looking for with respect to career planning.

Q: Is telecounseling effective?

Research indicates that telecounseling can be very effective, especially with a professionally trained career counselor. In addition to providing convenience and greater time flexibility, telecounseling tends to be more structured than face-to-face counseling. As a result, the counselor and client may be more focused and specific as they deal with issues and concerns.

Q: How does someone with a busy schedule or a job as well as rigorous course work find time to utilize your services?

ReadyMinds Counselors are dedicated to working around your busy schedule. That is why our counselors are available in the evening, on weekends and during vacations. You can receive your counseling when it is convenient for you!

Features and Benefits

The ReadyMinds Program offers convenience, structure, and a systematic plan of action for reassessing and/or confirming your career direction and goals.

• Personalized, objective, confidential career counseling – when and where it is convenient for you
• Online assessments that will assist you in defining values, skills and interests as they relate to your career plans
• Telephone and online counseling services, inclusive of resume review, interviewing skills, and techniques to assist your navigation through the overwhelming information available on careers and job searching
• Interactive relationship with a professionally trained, National Certified Counselor, who is prepared to address your individual career needs, and devotes numerous hours of research and preparation to assist you
• Access to your assigned counselor for an extended period of time, during which e-mails & private messaging can be exchanged and immediate questions can be addressed
• A comprehensive summary of your counseling sessions along with resources enabling you to efficiently pursue your career goals

Register Today!

To learn more and to register today, visit ReadyMinds. On the following screen, you will need to log in with your MyUnion ID and password. Then simply click on the link for Readyminds and begin your registration process.

If you have any questions about the process, please contact Victor Gray, UI&U's career counselor, at victor.gray@myunion.edu or (800) 861-6400, ext. 1241.