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| February 2025 | Career Center |
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I am thrilled to share that we hosted a successful second annual Career Clarity Retreat on January 4-5 at the beautiful Vallombrosa Center in Menlo Park. Twenty-six students participated and enjoyed a weekend full of reflection and discernment activities expertly facilitated by Vania Tong, Myriam Bartz, Bich Nguyen-Hamilton and Victor Lemus with support from Anna Fleming and Ellen Kim.
What students are saying: "I think I will no longer be as stressed as I was during periods of change. Beforehand, I dreaded change & transition, but by understanding it's inevitable & not the end of the world has let me open up and be willing to seek other things as well. Just because option A is done doesn't mean I'm done." — "I felt extremely supported by everyone on this retreat, but more specifically the other student attendees. ... Their insight and wisdom made me really excited to continue growing into myself and really water my own flowers" — Like last year, we collaborated with both Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and Campus Ministry with an agenda focused on giving students tools and strategies to navigate feelings of stress, anxiety, and ambiguity when thinking about their career and their future. The retreat also included a panel discussion with distinguished Santa Clara alumni Molly Walker '16 (Marketing), Jeff Jacobs '89 (Psychology), Daniel Mendoza '15 (Web Design and Engineering), and Karla De La Torre '09, JD '14 (Political Science, Law). Financially, this retreat was made possible by a grant from the Division of Mission and Ministry and additional funds provided by Campus Ministry, and so we'd like to extend a special thank you to Mike Nuttall, Aaron Willis, Fr. John McGarry, SJ and Victor Lemus for their support. Congratulations to Vania Tong, Associate Director of Career Development and staff lead for this retreat, for your excellent leadership and your inspired vision of centering and meeting the many intersecting needs of our students. Curious to learn more about the retreat? Email Vania Tong at vtong@scu.edu. As always, I look forward to working together to deliver on the promise of higher education for all of our students: a good job, social capital, and economic mobility in pursuit of a more humane, just and sustainable world.
◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ Celebrate Student Winners at Diversity Works Expo & Awards
On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, the Career Center will host the 8th Annual Diversity Works Expo & Awards Ceremony. Diversity Works is a celebration of bringing our whole selves to school and work. This year's keynote speaker is Leslie Osborne '05, co-founder and owner of Bay FC, the first National Women's Soccer League (NWLS) team in the Bay Area. The event is generously sponsored by ServiceNow and Enterprise Holdings.
Student Award Winners: Aarush Malik '27, Chris Shobe '27, Rachael Guevara '25, Tay Grett '26, Timothy Sinnott '26 | RSO Award Winners: National Society of Black Engineers, Together for Ladies of Color, Transfer Student Union, Undocumented Student & Allies Association, Women in Business Faculty and staff register here. Students may register on Handshake. Questions about Diversity Works? Email Amanuel Bizuneh, Assistant Director of Employer Relations, at abizuneh@scu.edu. ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ Maximizing Mentors: A Panel Discussion with the SCU Board of Regents
We are excited to partner with distinguished members of the Santa Clara University Board of Regents to host a panel discussion and networking event on Thursday, February 20 at 5:30 p.m. in Nobili Dining Room. In alignment with Impact 2030's focus on creating mentorship programs between alumni and students, the panel discussion topic is "Maximizing Mentors in Your Job Search." Light refreshments will be served. All students are welcome to attend.
FEATURING:
This is our third time partnering with the Board of Regents, but it is the first event we've hosted together in person. Thank you, as always, to Mike Wallace for your support. Please encourage your students to attend; they may register on Handshake. Questions? Email Dylan Houle at dhoule@scu.edu. ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ Industry Meetups Connect 100+ Students with Wide Range of Companies
The Career Center's Employer Relations team recently hosted three back-to-back-to-back industry meetups that connected 100+ students with more than a dozen different companies.
On Tuesday, January 21, we hosted the Healthcare and Life Sciences Meetup (co-planned by the Biomedical Engineering Society and co-sponsored by Rho Psi Eta and the Pre-Health Club), followed on Wednesday, January 22 by the Public Sector & Government Meetup, followed on Thursday, January 23 by our second annual City of Santa Clara and Silicon Valley Power Meetup (in collaboration with the Center for Sustainability). Across these three events, students networked with representatives from employers such as Bayer, Berkeley Pharma Tech, U.S. Army San Francisco Medical Recruiting Station, the State of California's Employment Development Department (EDD), the Office of Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, the Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC), the City of San José, the City of Santa Clara, and more. Kudos to the Employer Relations team—Melissa Thiriez, Andrew Gupton, and Amanuel Bizuneh—for planning and executing a successful series of events. Questions about Employer Relations? Email Melissa Thiriez, Director of Employer Relations and Partnerships, at mthiriez@scu.edu. ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ Myriam Bartz, Career Center Help Prep 100+ Counseling Psych Students for Practicum Fair
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The Career Development team is offering a new appointment type for students to learn how to use ChatGPT for their job search. This appointment type was developed in collaboration with Shiv Jhalani '25, a Computer Science major and one of our long-time Peer Career Advisors (PCA). Shiv has extensive experience using ChatGPT for his own job search, such as tailoring his resume for specific roles and writing professional messages for networking. Shiv and our new graduate career development intern, Pulkit Gupta '25, will help us pilot this appointment type over the winter and spring quarter. We recognize that there are a wide range of opinions on the use of ChatGPT and AI. Our goal in offering this appointment type is to learn what questions students have about AI and how they are currently using it for their job search. We are also open to input from the campus community on student use of AI in the job search process—please reach out if you have opinions, ideas, suggestions or relevant resources to share! Questions? Email Colleen Withers, Director of Career Development and Campus Integration, at cwithers@scu.edu. ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ Career Center Welcomes New Graduate Interns
The Career Center is excited to welcome two new graduate interns, Pulkit and Jessie, to our Career Development team.
◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ Notes from the Field: Legislation and Regulations
The Career Center is monitoring new and changing legislation and regulations that impact the work of both career services and early talent recruiting professionals. As members of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), we regularly receive updates and guidance on federal-level legislation and regulations. If you're curious or interested, you can read NACE's recent updates on the executive orders issued by the new administration. Questions? Email Dylan Houle at dhoule@scu.edu. ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ |
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