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How to land a job at the University of California
UC is recognized as a top employer with outstanding professional careers. If you value a stimulating and diverse work environment and have an interest to contribute to the university’s core missions of public service, teaching and research, please join us to learn more about the exceptional benefits and career opportunities at UC.
UC is recognized as a top employer with outstanding professional careers. If you value a stimulating and diverse work environment and have an interest to contribute to the university’s core missions of public service, teaching and research, please join us to learn more about the exceptional benefits and career opportunities at UC.
Living the dream: Stories of entrepreneurial success
Meet fellow UC alumni who followed their dreams of starting their own business. Hear their stories of how their personal journeys gave them the resilience to overcome the challenges of a start-up and how their community uplifts and sustains their dreams today. This is an inspirational program that you won't want to miss.
Meet fellow UC alumni who followed their dreams of starting their own business. Hear their stories of how their personal journeys gave them the resilience to overcome the challenges of a start-up and how their community uplifts and sustains their dreams today. This is an inspirational program that you won't want to miss.
Building and retaining a healthcare workforce for health equity
Building pathways for healthcare professionals of diverse backgrounds is an important key to advancing health equity and treating vulnerable and under-served communities. Join UC President Michael V. Drake M.D. for an industry-specific conversation discussing how UC alumni serving in leadership positions across health professions are creating spaces for a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable workforce in healthcare to advance health equity.
Building pathways for healthcare professionals of diverse backgrounds is an important key to advancing health equity and treating vulnerable and under-served communities. Join UC President Michael V. Drake M.D. for an industry-specific conversation discussing how UC alumni serving in leadership positions across health professions are creating spaces for a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable workforce in healthcare to advance health equity.
How to build genuinely inclusive workplaces
UC alumni share best practices for fostering inclusive workplaces, including how to help allies understand their role in this work.
UC alumni share best practices for fostering inclusive workplaces, including how to help allies understand their role in this work.
Enhancing your career journey through mentorship
In honor of National Mentorship Month, our panel of UC Irvine alumni shared their insights on where to look for mentors both inside and outside the workplace and gain tips on how to build and maintain an effective mentoring relationship. Learn where to look for mentors both inside and outside the workplace and gain tips on how to build and maintain an effective mentoring relationship.
Learn where to look for mentors both inside and outside the workplace and gain tips on how to build and maintain an effective mentoring relationship
Professional growth is a lifelong journey and finding the right mentors can have lasting impacts on your career success. In honor of National Mentorship Month, our panel of UC Irvine alumni shared their insights on where to look for mentors both inside and outside the workplace and gain tips on how to build and maintain an effective mentoring relationship. This webinar was originally recorded on January 26, 2023 as part of the UC Alumni Career Network webinar series. Handouts and webinar deck are linked below.
Moderated by:
April Hul, the Director of Alumni Engagement at UC Irvine
Featuring:
Jaclyn Kung, Career Development Manager for the Professional Master’s Programs at UC Irvine’s Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
Lilian Allahverdian, Clinical Pharmacist
Ashley Chen, Contract Administrator
Recording Date: January 26, 2023
Being a seasoned professional in a new workplace
This webinar offers insights and strategies to help experienced professionals find, build, and create community in a new workplace and leverage working in an age-diverse workplace. Our panel of UC alumni will share personal experiences and insights along with tangible tips and advice to help you effectively position your skills and background for your next career move.
This webinar offers insights and strategies to help experienced professionals find, build, and create community in a new workplace and leverage working in an age-diverse workplace. Our panel of UC alumni will share personal experiences and insights along with tangible tips and advice to help you effectively position your skills and background for your next career move.
Gender at work
Work can be stressful enough without the added challenges of navigating gender identity and expression in the workplace. How can we ensure that we are creating a safe and inclusive workplace for transgender and nonbinary employees? This webinar will explore action items that employers of all sizes can take to expand their efforts to provide an inclusive environment for employees of all genders.
Work can be stressful enough without the added challenges of navigating gender identity and expression in the workplace. How can we ensure that we are creating a safe and inclusive workplace for transgender and nonbinary employees? This webinar will explore action items that employers of all sizes can take to expand their efforts to provide an inclusive environment for employees of all genders.
Navigating ageism as a young professional
Yes, young professionals experience ageism too! This online webinar will bring together communication and DEI experts, human resource professionals, and UC young alumni to offer insights to new professionals as well as address generational differences in work style, leadership, and supervision.
Yes, young professionals experience ageism too! This online webinar will bring together communication and DEI experts, human resource professionals, and UC young alumni to offer insights to new professionals as well as address generational differences in work style, leadership, and supervision.
How to network virtually and in-person
Join us for this skills-based workshop featuring UC alumni who will teach you how to navigate networking both virtually and in-person. Gain helpful tips and advice on networking in-person effectively and learn best practices for conducting productive informational interviews.
Join us for this skills-based workshop featuring UC alumni who will teach you how to navigate networking both virtually and in-person. Gain helpful tips and advice on networking in-person effectively and learn best practices for conducting productive informational interviews.