Career Competencies & You

Competencies are being used to assess career readiness through a measure of skill and character. UCSD developed in collaboration with the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) Value Learning Outcomes, the Council for the Advancement of Standards (CAS) in Higher Education Learning & Development Outcomes, and the WASC Senior College and University Commission Core …

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Ghosting Employers

“Ghosting” a word usually used to describe a bad date, is shaking up the world of employment. While employers have left candidates “on read” by ignoring resumes and not calling back after interviews, the tables seem to be turning. Due to a growing job market and low unemployment, ghosting in the workplace is becoming one …

W2 Report

The 2019 W2 is now available for view! This includes all taxable wage, salary, and bonus payments from UC San Diego dated in the previous calendar year. The U.S. tax system is based on calendar years (January 1 - December 31). At UCSD, some payments for work done in December are paid in the following …

The Writing Hub | Student Worker & Department Spotlight

Tara Kade Undergraduate Writing Consultant @ Writing Hub, Teaching and Learning Commons Third year w/ Senior Standing | Sixth College | Literatures in English Major & Law and Society Minor What do you do and what makes your job unique? I work with students on various types of writing at all stages of the process …

Julie Wartell ‘89 | Alumni Spotlight

Professor at UC San Diego and Crime Analysis Consultant | Majored in Linguistics | jwartell@ucsd.edu Where do you work? I teach part-time at UCSD in the Urban Studies and Planning Department as well as do crime analysis consulting. As for typical week, it really varies from week to week. In regards to teaching, it includes …

Minimum Wage Increase to Casual/Restricted (Student) Title Codes

Effective 12/29/2019 the minimum rate on most student employee title codes were increased. UC San Diego made these updates to be in compliance with the San Diego Minimum Wage increase that went into effect January 1, 2020.  If you would like to see more information on the title codes and rates for the Student Assistant …

Interviewing Tips

STAR Method for Behavioral Interviews For behavioral interviews, the STAR model can help you address all the points of the question that the recruiter is looking for. It provides a realistic and predictable way you might perform with situations do occur. The STAR method is an abbreviation for citing the Situation, Task, Action you took, …

Post Graduation Plans

Graduation is coming up the corner.. Are you ready for it?! Even if you are unsure of what you are doing, you should always have an answer to this question on the back of your hand. The truth is that no one ever really knows what they are doing, and that is okay.  Anyone that’s …

UCSD Alumni Life

One of the many benefits of joining the UCSD Tritons Alumni community is staying connected to your colleagues. These connections can last a lifetime and prove to be beneficial as you start your career. The alumni community frequently host events for its members to unite-- some include the Triton 5k run, and “Day at the …

Working On Campus as an International Student

As an international student, there are a few different processes you must go through in order to obtain a job. There are a variety of on campus employment opportunities offered on campus; ranging from Research 7 Office assistants, campus recreation and HDH just to name a few.  Being able to be apart of the student …