Berkeley Career Engagement offers many resources to help you engage and grow in your career development and aid in your career readiness success. From your first day on campus we work with you on three simple yet vital components that will help you reach professional success. Our Go-to Resources provide access to several of our favorite resources to help you seek career Clarity, gain Competitiveness, and make the right Connections, 24/7.
Career Clarity
The resources below can help you navigate and develop clarity in your post-graduate plans.
- Candid Career – thousands of 1-3 mins video interviews with professionals across a wide range of careers, industries, majors, and companies.
- First Destination Survey – yearly survey results of graduating seniors, reporting on post-graduate career and graduate school plans.
- CEI-Internships – complete, up to date information on over 3,000 organizations offering internships and summer jobs for students.
- GoinGlobal – a comprehensive online global career resource that aims to facilitate a satisfying international and domestic employment experience.
- What Can I Do With A Major In…? – a resource of typical employers and career fields that hire based on majors, including strategies to make you a more marketable candidate.
- Vault – Continue enhancing your career journey with Vault!! Learn firsthand, valuable career and industry insights with access to this resource by clicking on this Handshake resource article, for your exclusive Berkeley access!
- Berkeley Career Engagement bCourse page – The bCourse page includes an overview of our services and modules with activities and resources to help you be career ready. If you’re looking to clarify your career direction, check out the Career Clarity module on the bCourse page. After clarifying your career direction, you can move on to other modules that cover Career Competitiveness, Career Connections, specific career fields, and more! Enroll in the bCourse by signing in with your CalNet ID and clicking “enroll”.
Competitiveness
These resources can help you build your knowledge and skills, both in and out of the classroom.
- Big Interview – an online system that combines training and practice to help improve your interview technique and build your confidence.
- Career Readiness Workbook – a comprehensive workbook to help you with self-assessment, understanding the career competencies essential for career success, and how to make meaning of your experiences, interests, and goals.
- Forage Virtual Internship Simulations – an online platform where students can participate in job and internship simulations.
- Parker Dewey Micro-Internships – short-term, paid opportunities to get experience year round.
- Ramped Careers – a resume, cover letter, and more AI-powered tool to help with your internship and job search.
- YouTube – Berkeley Career Engagement channel – a comprehensive playlist of videos created by our team to help you prepare to be the strongest candidate you can be.
Connections
Connecting, or networking, with alumni and employers, is an essential step in transitioning from student to professional. The tools below are paramount to that journey.
- My Berkeley – an exclusive database for our UC Berkeley alumni, current students and faculty, to connect and explore.
- LinkedIn – with over 600 million users across the globe (370,000+ UC Berkeley alumni), LinkedIn is the go-to resource for professional networking.
- UC Berkeley LinkedIn Alumni Pages – a major tool for finding and connecting with Cal alum for informational interviews and more.
- LinkedIn Groups – an often overlooked resource in LinkedIn…thousands of groups organized around professional interests. A perfect way to get noticed and build connections.