Careers

The Career Center in Benson Memorial Center provides a variety of services to assist students and alumni in clarifying, planning, and achieving their career goals. A professional staff of counselors offers career counseling to individuals and groups. Through individual appointments, a dedicated career counselor assists students with self-assessment, development of job search strategies, and self-marketing techniques. In addition, the Career Center coordinates a wide range of programs that bring professionals from various fields to campus to present information about career opportunities.

The Career Center maintains regular contact with hiring employers. Job opportunity listings are received daily from numerous organizations and are available for review on BroncoTrak, an exclusive password-protected site within the comprehensive Career Center Online. The Career Center offers extended office hours during the academic quarters to accommodate the schedules of graduate students. The Center’s extensive career resource lab houses a wide range of reference materials on self-assessment, career fields, and job search techniques. Six computer workstations, a printer, and a copy machine are also available to assist students with their job searches.

An on-campus teacher interview program is held in early spring, hosting hiring officials from Bay Area public and private schools who seek teaching credential candidates for secondary and elementary positions. An annual counseling practicum fair enables students to interact with employers from the mental health community.

The Career Center staff also takes active leadership roles in professional associations, such as the National Association of Colleges and Employers, the Western Association of Colleges and Employers, the California Association of Counseling and Development, and the California Education Placement Association.