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 …

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 …

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 …

Alumni Spotlights

Business and Financial Services Department   Kelli G Sanchez | Class of 2018 | Spanish Literature Major/ Education Studies Minor Ashlyn Bernal | Class of 2018 | Cognitive Science with spec Neuroscience Leena Abonasser | Class of 2017 | Psychology B.A Major/ Business Organizational Behavior Minor Nancy N Nguyen | Class of 2017 | Psychology …

Business and Financial Services | Department/Alumni Spotlight

Iliana De Dios HR Operations Analyst | idedios@ucsd.edu | (858) 246-2677 What is your job and what do you do? I am the HR Operations Analyst for the Business and Financial Services (BFS) Department. I handle all HR inquiries including student and staff recruitment, new hire orientations, Leave of Absence requests, ergonomic requests, consultations, etc. …

Alternative Break | An Interview with Emily Loui

Alternative Break Program Director |eloui@ucsd.edu The Alternative Break program strives to create globally civic-minded citizens through their involvement in service. Diverging from traditional breaks, Alternative Breaks give students the opportunity to make a lasting impact in communities around the world by participating in a service-learning trip.  This program is at the intersection of learning about …