SERVICES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS and POST DOCTORAL FELLOWS
Is your goal to find an Industry , Academic, Research or Post
Doctoral position? Do you have questions about how to start, to
position yourself and your materials, to look for jobs? Are you
confused about your career direction or career options? Do you need
assistance with interview preparation and the negotiation process?
If so, come and meet Mara MacDonald, the Graduate Advisor
at the Career Center.
Mara Mac Donald
Graduate Advisor
The Career Center, Rm 316
305 Bay Tree Building, Quarry Plaza
Ph: 831.459.1409
Em: maramac@ucsc.edu
Academic Office Hours
The Graduate Advisor is available M-F 9:30-4:30 daily
Please feel free to email or call for individual appointments
Appointments are up to 60 minutes and for up to 6 sessions
To reschedule appointments call Mara directly or the Receptionist
at 831.459.3283
Specific Services
Please refer to the Sidebar Links for more specialized information.
Graduate Services are exclusively available to registered Masters
and PHD students and Post Doctoral Fellows on a no fee basis and
are offered to meet the schedules of working and non working graduates.
The following Services are available on Campus primarily at the
Career Center and Conference Rooms, 305 Bay Tree Building, Quarry
Plaza and at the Graduate Student Commons Building, 3rd Floor, Quarry
Plaza. Be sure to check the Calendar
for the location of a specific service or event.
For Industry jobs and career fair information
posted through the Mercury News daily newspaper, click on the link:
www.careerbuilder.com
Also see the Career Center On Campus Interviews page:
www2.ucsc.edu/careers/jobs/oci.html
For Academic jobs and career information posted
by the Chronicle of Higher Education, click on the link: careernetwork.com
For Science jobs and career information posted
through the AAAS journal Next Wave, click on the link
http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/.
For Engineering jobs and career information posted
by Professor Arthur Keller, Baskin School of Engineering, click
on
http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/ and
to see jobs direct, click on
http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/jobs/student/ and register for the listserve
of jobs.
- Advising Hours
In person or by telephone. Sessions are up to 60 minutes in
length.
Please contact Mara directly to make an appointment at 831.459.1401
or by email at maramac@ucsc.edu.
- Career Workshops
A variety of academic and non-academic industry workshops
are offered on a Quarterly basis.
Each Quarter 1-6 core workshops are offered. Topics of special
interest and for the academic job search are developed in response
to requests through the year.
Core topics include: Job Search Planning and Strategies, Resume
and Cover Letter, Resume to CV and Marketing Materials, Networking,
Interviewing, the Application Process and Career Exploration.
Check the Career Center's Career
News, or the Calendar
for details, times and location.
- Library
Graduates and Postdoctoral Fellows have access to the full
range of the Career Center Reference Library resources in print,
video and computer databases. A Graduate section is being developed
as resources permit.
- Letter Service
The Letter Service is an official repository for letters of
recommendation supporting graduate application for academic employment
and to fellowship granting organizations to support your academic
and career objectives.
- Career Advice
Network (CAN)
The Career Advice Network is a referral program comprised of UCSC
alumni, faculty and staff nationwide, who volunteer their time
for informational interviews, share insights and personal experiences
in their specific career fields. This network is a way to gain
career insight and to conduct research into potential careers.
Currently there are hundreds of CAN members searchable by career
field, industry, and major.
- Internship
DataBase
The Career Center Internship database houses hundreds
of local, state, national and international internships. These
internships can be searched by industry, career field and / or
by location.
- Job Fairs and On Campus Interviewing
The Career Center organizes job fairs throughout the academic
year. Job fairs are an opportunity to talk with employers about
their companies and job openings, and to drop off a resume.
Check out:
The Early Bird Job and Internship Fair in Fall &
The Last Chance Job Fair in Spring
Check the Calendar
on the Career Center web site for more information.
- Links to Associated Sites
UCSC Graduate Division:
http://www.graddiv.ucsc.edu/
UCSC Graduate Student Association (GSA): http://www2.ucsc.edu/gsa/
- Surveys
In an effort to meet graduate students and postdoctoral fellow's
special needs, surveys are conducted on a regular basis, and workshop
programs are tailored accordingly. Grad
Survey 1 May, 2003 results
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