Dear Colleagues —

Like many across campus, the Career Center was busy all July participating in new student orientation. It seemed we were everywhere at once: presenting to students, presenting to parents, tabling at the resource fair and mingling at the parent reception!

Throughout, more than 500 parents participated in our survey. While the results are unlikely to be surprising to you, we thought it would be fun to share nevertheless!

"Self-Development - Continuously seek opportunities for growth" emerged as the most important career readiness competency.

"Helping Students Create an Internship/Job Search Strategy" emerged as the most important Career Center service.

As always, I look forward to working together to deliver on the promise of higher education for all of our students: a good job, social capital, and economic mobility in pursuit of a more humane, just and sustainable world.

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The Career Center has two more exciting workshops remaining in our Summer Workshop Series; please feel free to share with your networks.

These workshops are free and open to the public. We've been thrilled to see people registering from outside Santa Clara University, including students from many other colleges and universities throughout the United States as well as representatives from companies such as the Allen Institute, Duff & Phelps, and U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.

Congratulations to Myriam Bartz and Shauna Strauss who led, "Embracing Change: Innovative Approaches to Job Hunting," on July 17, which was attended by more than 80 people!

Tips from Recruiters
Thu, August 14, 12-1 p.m.

How AI Will Impact Your Career
Thur, August 21, 12-1 p.m. 

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The Career Center is proud to share that Shauna Strauss, Assistant Director of Career Development, recently presented to the Jesuit Advancement Administrators (JAA) annual conference alongside Santa Clara colleague Zach Plaza '07 (right, in picture below) and Jerry Goldstein (left, in picture below) from Fordham University.

Their session, Mentorship and Career Services: A Lifetime Value, explored how to develop comprehensive career service models that provide lifelong value to students and alumni. Attendees learned best practices for launching and managing career services programs that support job placement, professional development, and alumni engagement.

Relatedly, the Alumni-Student Mentorship Program is now accepting applications from alumni who want to volunteer as mentors. Alumni from any major may volunteer; however, please note that student mentees must be majoring in the Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences.

Want to learn more about the Alumni-Student Mentorship Program or recommend alumni to participate? Email Shauna Strauss at sstrauss@scu.edu.

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We developed the Career Influencer Network because we know that students seek career guidance and mentorship not only from the us here in the Career Center but also from faculty, staff and alumni. Empowering our community to have important career conversations with students is part of our "career everywhere" model. Attend one of these upcoming events to learn more about the Career Influencer Network!

Career Influencer New Member Orientation
Tues., Sept. 9, 12-1 p.m. | Zoom

Career Center Open House for Faculty/Staff
Tues, Sept. 16, 2-4 p.m. | In Person

Career Influencer Resume & Cover Letter Tips
Wed., Sept. 17, 12-1 p.m. | Zoom

Want to learn more about the Career Influencer Network? Email Colleen Withers at ciwthers@scu.edu

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Do you have planned absences this upcoming fall quarter and need someone to cover your class? The Career Center to the rescue!

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The Career Center is proud to share that Noël Kreidler, Associate Director of Career Development, was a recent guest on The Empowering Women Podcast. This podcast, a production of the Empowering Women in Industry organization, highlights the stories of inspiring career women and seeks to bring some of the more difficult conversations around workplace sexism and bias to an open space for exploration.

Watch this episode on YouTube or listen on the Empowering Women in Industry website.  

Reflecting on the episode, Noël shared, "[The host] Shannon and I covered a lot of ground in 45 minutes - discussing stigma around disability, what Disability Pride means to me, my rewarding work with students at Santa Clara University and my upcoming book on the topic of failure, Faceplant: FREE Yourself from Failure's Funk, co-authored with Melisa Buie and Keeley Hurley."

Congratulations, Noël! 👏

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The Career Center is thrilled to share that Melissa Thiriez has been invited by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) to lead a webinar on the topic of sponsorship programs. Her session, Designing Sponsorship Programs with Input at the Core, is scheduled for Thursday, August 7, 10-11 a.m.

The webinar will feature guests from New York University, Enterprise Mobility, and Management Leadership for Tomorrow.

Congratulations, Melissa! 👏

Want to learn more about our Employer Partner Program? Visit our website or email Melissa Thiriez at mthiriez@scu.edu.

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12twenty has invited the Career Center—Dylan Houle, Vania Tong and Myriam Bartz—to join their TECH TALK series to discuss the role of career services in supporting student mental health. This event is free and open to the public.

REGISTER NOW

In this webinar, we will explore what it means to be a career center at a Jesuit Catholic institution and specifically how two of our signature programs—the Career Clarity Retreat and the Recent Grad Job Search Program—incorporate the Ignatian value of cura personalis.

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It is with mixed emotions that I share that Amanuel Bizuneh, Assistant Director of Employer Relations, is resigning from the Career Center to pursue full-time enrollment in Santa Clara University's School of Law. His last day is Friday, August 8.

Amanuel first joined the Santa Clara community as an undergraduate student, graduating in 2018 with a degree in Political Science. Several years later, in February 2022, he joined the Career Center and has made many significant contributions in his 3+ years here. Specifically, Amanuel has served for the past two years as staff lead for the Diversity Works Expo & Awards event, helping to elevate it to the flagship event it is today. 

Amanuel leaves the Career Center and the Employer Relations team well positioned for continued impact. He wished to share this note:

"It’s been a real honor to support Santa Clara University students and employer partners over the past three and a half years. I’m especially grateful to my amazing team for creating a culture of creativity, inclusion, and support. Thank you for cultivating an environment where I was able to grow both personally and professionally. 

I also want to thank the Multi-Cultural Center for collaborating with me on Diversity Works Expo, where we celebrated campus diversity and awarded scholarship money to incredible students and RSOs doing important work. It’s been a privilege to connect DEI-focused employers with SCU students and help build more inclusive opportunities.

What’s stuck with me most are the hundreds of DWE scholarship applications my team and I had the privilege to read. Each powerful story came from a student who overcame real challenges and used those experiences as fuel to shape their career goals. Their resilience and determination reflect what makes the SCU community so special. My time at the Career Center has meant a lot to me, and I’m leaving with deep gratitude for the people, purpose, and partnerships that made this journey so meaningful. If you would like to connect, please just send me a message on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abizuneh."

Amanuel, we wish you all the best as you pursue your legal career!

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