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| October 2026 | Career Center |
Dear Colleagues — For at least the 5th consecutive year, Santa Clara has been named a top 20 private university for career outcomes by Princeton Review. We ranked #17 overall, #5 in California, #2 in the Bay Area, and #1 among Jesuit colleges and universities. Congratulations—this ranking reflects a team effort by everyone at Santa Clara! Read the full press release.
This year, the Career Center is excited to once again offer a robust calendar of signature events and programs that help deliver undeniable career outcomes for our students: ⭐⭐⭐ CAREER & GRAD SCHOOL FAIRS
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DYLAN HOULE Executive Director, Career & Professional Development
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How has the Career Center helped you achieve your career goals? "The Career Center has been a helpful resource in preparing me for internship and full-time recruiting. I’ve used several of the resume resources available through the Career Center to strengthen how I present my experiences, and I’ve also taken advantage of mock interview opportunities to practice my responses and become more comfortable communicating my background in interviews. In addition, attending the career fair gave me the opportunity to connect directly with employers and learn more about different career paths and opportunities. These resources have helped me feel more prepared and confident throughout the recruiting process." — Jay Eiley '27 |
What advice would you give to students who may be curious or nervous about using the Career Center? "The biggest piece of advice I would give to any student who feels nervous or hesitant is to realize that just walking through the door and beginning is the hardest part. When you are starting out, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by unwritten recruiting rules or to convince yourself that you are already "behind" everyone else. The Career Center is the perfect and most accessible place to start. Career fairs might feel daunting, but it's great practice to learn how to navigate an out-of-your-comfort-zone space. And it isn't a place where you need to have everything figured out before you walk in, it's really the space built specifically to help you figure it out." — Taylor Ogata '27 |
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Student Registration is Open for 3rd Annual Career Mentorship Program!
We are super excited to host two simultaneous Career Mentorship Programs this fall quarter: one for students in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and another one for undergraduate Engineering students.
More than 100 alumni (!!!) have signed up and are ready to mentor students! Student registration is open and we're ready to make some awesome matches!
The program kicks-off with an in-person dinner on Thursday, November 5 in Locatelli. Please encourage students to sign up! Details below.
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Mentorship Program
Open to Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors
Alumni mentors from companies such as Apple, Fragomen, Google, Habitat for Humanity, SFMOMA and many more!
Engineering Mentorship Program
Open to Seniors
Alumni mentors from companies such as Apple, Google, LinkedIn, Meta, Salesforce, Seagate and many more!
Questions? Email Shauna Strauss at strauss@scu.edu.
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Announcing the Handshake AI Skills Studio
A free AI skill-building resource for students from Handshake
Many of your students may be wondering if they’re prepared to land a job or internship, and that anxiety increasingly centers on AI. They’re unsure what skills they should focus on building to stand out to employers. Handshake, the platform students already use at Santa Clara to find jobs and internships, just launched a free resource to help.
Handshake’s AI Skills Studio helps students develop the AI skills employers are hiring for through missions where they build a real, working project, not just watch videos. We'd love your help getting it in front of students.
Share this link with your students →
https://app.joinhandshake.com/learn
A few things that make AI Skills Studio stand out:
- Employer-backed. Missions are co-designed with top employers and AI labs, so the skills students build map to what hiring managers are looking for.
- Build something real. Missions take less than an hour and end with a real project that students can show employers.
- Visible where hiring happens. Finished projects and skill badges go straight to students' Handshake profiles, where recruiters can see them.
How you can help:
- Mention it in class or advising conversations, especially with students unsure where to start.
- Drop the link in your department newsletter.
- Point students toward it when they ask how to strengthen their Handshake profile.
Questions? Email Dylan Houle at dhoule@scu.edu.
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Hundreds of Students Get a Jump on Their Career Goals
The first two weeks have been busy here in the Career Center! We kicked off the fall quarter with our annual Welcome Weekend Open House on Friday, September 18 and haven't looked back!
We've been hosting our Resume Refresh table in Benson nearly every day and more than 100 students have dropped by for quick tips and resume reviews. Another 25 students came to our stand-alone Resume Workshop on Thursday, September 24.
More than 100 students have come out to meet recruiters from AlphaSights, Enterprise Mobility, Deloitte, KPMG and more who have been busy hosting coffee chats, workshops and on-campus interviews.
On Monday, September 28, we partnered with the Transfer Student Union to host the TSU Alumni Panel and Career Advice Night featuring alumni panelists Chloe Barton '23 and Travis Chun '10.
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Santa Clara Community Celebrates Career Center Grand Opening
The Career Center was thrilled to welcome students, staff and faculty to the grand opening of our new space in the Locatelli Student Activity Center. (View campus map.)
Thank you to everyone who came out! The energy was high and set a great tone for what is sure to be another awesome year at Santa Clara University.
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Need Professional Headshots at Your Next Event? Rent Popcam!
The Career Center is excited to announce that beginning this fall we will be offering student organizations and campus departments the ability to rent our Popcam mobile headshot and group photo kiosk.
RESERVE POPCAM FOR YOUR NEXT EVENT
Popcam offers instant, self-serve headshots and/or group photos for groups, events, and teams. Photos can be branded with specific logos and/or text.
What is Popcam?
Popcam is a portable headshot kiosk that delivers professional, on-brand results in seconds—no photographer required. (Visit website to learn more.)
Perfect for:
- Professional headshots for faculty, staff, teams, student leaders, athletes, etc.
- CSO/RSO events and RLC events
- Networking and community events
- Celebratory events such as retirements, holidays, and other parties
Questions about renting Popcam? Email Dylan Houle at dhoule@scu.edu.
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Don't Cancel that Class! Request a Career Center Presentation
Do you have planned absences this upcoming fall quarter and need someone to cover your class? The Career Center to the rescue!
REQUEST A PRESENTATION
With at least 4 weeks' advance notice, our team will be available to cover your class and present on a topic of your choice such as Career Exploration, Resume Writing, LinkedIn, Networking, Interviewing, Job Search Strategy, and Salary Negotiation. Our workshops range from 10-60 minutes.
Questions about requesting a classroom presentation? Email Noël Kreidler at skreidler@scu.edu.
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Not just the Career Center... your Career Center!
Questions, concerns, ideas, suggestions?
Please email careercenter@scu.edu.
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