Students on the Job Search Make Career Contacts at UCSB
John Palminteri
UC SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The next stop for thousands of UC Santa Barbara students will be a job in their career field but it could be in a totally different direction.
That’s what some exolored at the fall career and internship day event in the Thunderdome on Wednesday.
70 employers were on-hand to meet with those looking for an internship or a starting job. Part-time and full-time positions were available.
Jane Castillon is a UCSB Associate Dean in Career Services and said, “it is the path that launches them upon graduation, it also provides opportunities for them to seek part time employment, internships, paid internships.”
An on line application is sometimes overwhelming for students who say they feel like they could be lost in the system. They often have more confidence in a face to face meeting right on their campus.
Castillon said of the employers on site, “all of them are seeking to hire.”
A third year student Zack Blum said, “I am interested in wealth management, asset management consulting there are a lot of great companies out here a lot of them are companies I have applied to .”
UCSB’s career services office also helps the students with professional clothing for job interviews and help with their resume. There was a special table for students to go through a practice session on an interview before they met with some of the employers on site.
Students are taking a broad look at the job market locally, nationally, and internationally with companies that can provide something in their major or if they need to pivot, see who their studies can be applied.
Representatives were on site in areas such as technology, health care, finance and hospitality.
UCSB Grad Student Nicki Degado said, “in the day and age of where AI is going. it is concerning but nonetheless exciting and I have a back ground in brain science psychology here at UCSB and I want to connect that with the technological advances we are heading towards.”
Some of the opportunities will be local and some are out of the area….but well paying and in their field.
UCSB Senior Bella Farrand who studied chemical engineering said she isn’t restricted by where the job is located. “I am open to practically anywhere, I am young and I would like to explore a little bit more. I have lived in California my whole life, I would not mind staying in California. It is an amazing state, it would also be cool to explore other areas. “
If the graduate and the job don’t connect just yet, Delgado said, “I love cooking. I love the culinary arts so if this doesn’t work out I know I will be cooking for somebody….maybe my Dad!”
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