Center for Career and Professional Advancement

The Center for Career and Professional Advancement (CCPA) is part of the Office of Leadership, Service and Career and strives to ensure your student leaves UC Merced prepared and confident for life within their professional and/or graduate school careers. To support your student’s development, the CCPA offers career coaching, career assessment tests, mock interviews, graduate school search and application process, assistance with internship and job searching, and many other services.

We encourage all students to connect with the CCPA during their first academic semester, or at the minimum within their first year at UC Merced. The CCPA’s services are available to enrolled undergraduate and graduate students, and all UC Merced alumni.

How does the CCPA assist students? UC Merced offers a highly personal approach to career management, ensuring that students receive attention and access to the knowledge, resources and guidance required to accomplish their career goals. The CCPA is dedicated to helping students explore careers, learn new skills and gain valuable work experience to complement academic training. At the CCPA, students can:

• Practice mock interview skills Meet industry professionals at career fairs, information sessions and networking events Develop a job search strategy Take a career assessment and pinpoint their passion Participate in interactive workshops and build their professional toolkit Explore on-campus employment and gain real-world skills Dine in style at a professionally hosted etiquette dinner Hit the road and visit an employer as part of a company trek Prepare for graduate studies by researching programs and building an application package

CCPA Contact Info: (209) 228-7272 careercenter@ucmerced.edu hire.ucmerced.edu