Career Development

Come learn more about Raytheon and their career opportunities. Woodstock Pizza will be served. Raytheon is a global technology leader that provides innovative solutions to customers in 80 nations. They provide the most advanced technology in the world in the strategic business areas of Homeland Security, Missile Defense, Precision Engagement and Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance.

Career Services' quarterly résumé clinic features real-world employers and UCSB career counselors to give you advice on your résumé. Your attendance at Resume+ (or the grad resume workshop happening on the same day!) earns you an "Early Admission" pass for the upcoming Spring Career & Internship Fair on April 19.

Health Resources and Services Administration is hosting a virtual job fair for behavioral health professionals on April 11. Participants will have the opportunity to hear from over 100 healthcare organizations recruiting for 1,000+ behavioral health vacancies during the event.

Join us for a special June Lunch & Learn, where you'll be treated to talks and performances by graduate students in Theater & Dance and Mathematics -- all while enjoying free lunch. Note the extended time and different location for this event -- 11:30am-1pm in HSSB 1135 (Modern Dance Studio). Space is limited, so sign up today!

Are you interested in helping your fellow grad students find careers outside of academia? The UCSB Beyond Academia organizing committee is now recruiting graduate students and postdocs to join the team for next year’s conference, where you can have the opportunity to develop transferable skills that are ​valuable to careers both inside and outside of the academy.

Come hear about the expeditions of grad students Kelsey Bisson and Eleanor Arrington who set sail on a research expedition in the Santa Barbara Channel in December 2017, just three weeks after the Thomas Fire ignited. Their research team – which also included a musician, videographer, and illustrator – will discuss the unique opportunity they had to investigate the ​real-time impact of ash deposition on the coastal ocean.

If you are looking to pursue career opportunities outside of academia, ​the resume and cover letter are your ticket into that world! This April 11 workshop will provide important techniques that will help you expertly craft and strategically target your resume and cover letter so you can get over the first application hurdle and on to an interview!

Come on out to the UCSB Graduate Student Teaching Symposium on May 4, a showcase of teaching excellence with panel discussions and presentations about how to secure teaching jobs in higher education. Registration is FREE, and graduate students are also invited to submit presentation proposals by April 15.

The session will provide tips on writing the CCUT teaching portfolio, including ways of presenting teaching materials, documenting student ratings, meeting the technology requirement, tone of the portfolio narration, and more. Participants need to have completed at least two of the CCUT requirements.

Have you ever considered what teachers can learn from actors? This workshop will offer some acting tips for teachers who wish to increase their presence, confidence, and enthusiasm in the classroom. It will introduce you to some easy, practical exercises that can help improve these aspects of teaching and transform your classroom performance.philosophy statement.

Don't miss out on one of our most popular grad events of the year: the Library Wine & Cheese Reception! This April 9 event is ​free to all grad students in possession of a valid ID that says you're a graduate student and over the age of 21.

Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement can be a challenge, and is required for most teaching positions. As a participant in this workshop, you will work through a series of exercises to help you reflect on your teaching, and by workshop end you will have a draft outline of your teaching.

The first day of section can help you set the tone for the classroom culture that you want to develop this spring. In this workshop, we will discuss approaches and activities for the first day of section that will get students thinking, talking, and participating from Day 1.

Interested in a career in higher-education teaching? In this mock group interview, participants will have a chance to practice talking about their teaching. To foster authenticity, we will induce a mild degree of nervousness by videotaping participants. During a private follow-up session, you will have the opportunity to review your performance on videotape with an Instructional Consultant.

Building professional relationships is crucial to career success. This workshop will cover how to create a strong base of professional connections, as well as how to identify and successfully navigate in-person and online networking opportunities through LinkedIn and other similar tools.