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Selected Bay Area Career Resources


California Alumni Association - Career Services
Alumni Career Services Resource Center
(YWCA Building)
2600 Bancroft Avenue, 2nd Floor
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 643-9502
Cost: Free
Career counseling and resource library. CAA also teams with local career organizations to provide members with free and discounted career services.
Bay Area Career Center
57 Post Street, Suite 804
San Francisco, CA
(415) 398-4881
Cost: Fee required
Career counseling/coaching, resume writing services, job clubs, workshops. Open by appointment only.
Career and Personal Development Institute
Hobart Building
582 Market Street, Suite 410
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 982-2636
Cost: Fee required
Career counseling and coaching, self-assessment, resume development, interview preparation, managing workplace conflict, professional growth. By appointment only.
Career Link
3120 Mission
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 749-7503
Cost: Free
Career counseling and assessment, job listings, workshops, job placement services, and resource library.
Connect Job Seeker Center
420 S. Pastoria
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
(408) 730-7232
Cost: Free to public. Must show proof of right to work in US.
Job search, workshops, drop-in career counseling, resume critiques, career library, computer access for job listings. Mon-Thurs 8am-7pm; Fri 8am-5pm
Counseling and Psychological Services
University of California, Berkeley
2220 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 642-2367
Cost: Fee required
Career assessment, guidance, and resources.
Eastbay Works Career Center
Various locations in Alameda and Contra Costa counties
1-866-EBWORKS
Cost: Free
Job listings, occupational and career information, job search assistance and assessment.
Employment Development Department
Various locations throughout the state
Cost: Free
Job search, resume assistance, computerized job matching, and labor market information.
Forty Plus of Northern California
7700 Edgewater Drive, Suite 626
Oakland, CA 94621
(510) 337-0790
Cost: Fee required plus 8 hours of service per week
Job-search training, networking opportunities, weekly support groups, counseling and workshops, resource library.
Jewish Vocational and Career Counseling Service
77 Geary St., Suite 401
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 391-3600
Cost: Fee required
Career counseling, job search services, and job listings for anyone.
Job Forum - San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
235 Montgomery St., 12th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 392-4520
Cost: Free
Each week, panel members representing business, academia and government discuss job-finding problems and techniques in roundtable forum with job seekers and career changers. Meets Wednesdays 6:30 - 8:30pm.
John F Kennedy University
Career Center
100 Ellinwood Way
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-4817
(925) 969-3540
Cost: Fee required
Individual counseling, testing/assessment, workshops, job listings, resource library, internet access and classes. No fee for job listings, use of library.
Oakland Career Center
1212 Broadway, Suite 300
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 891-9393
Cost: Free
Career planning, job search resources and assistance, job listings, training referrals, access to computers including Internet, and workshops.
Project Hired
1270 Franklin Square
Santa Clara, CA 95050
(408) 557-0880
Cost: Free
Career counseling, job search and post-employment assistance for persons with disabilities.
 
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On the recommendation of our counseling staff, the Career Center lists job and career information sites that generally meet the following criteria: are of interest to Cal students, easily navigated, require no fee or registration prior to viewing, and (for job sites) list a significant number of entry-level positions in California. New sites may be submitted for consideration and are typically reviewed on a quarterly basis. Please indicate the page on our site where you think your link would be appropriate.

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