UC Berkeley Career Center - Year in Review (2010-11)

University of California, Berkeley Career Center Year in Review 2010-2011

Looking Ahead Welcome to the Career Center’s 2010-2011 Year in Review! Moving forward, here are the key issues that will guide how we will meet the needs of UC Berkeley students:

Highlights 2010-2011 Online Outreach Expansion. We created 7 new videos last year, and our 16 Online Workshops were viewed over 22000 times.

Over 20000 students and alumni registered for Callisto, our online services gateway. Our website received 125 million hits.

Commitment to Diversity. We partnered with Academic Achievement, Incentive Awards, Cal Independent Scholar Network, Cal Veterans, and Multicultural Student Development programs to provide customized services and events for student populations who may not typically utilize our services.

CareerQuest. We launched this series of 10 events designed expressly for freshmen in spring 2011. We are excited to extend this program to transfer students in fall 2011.

New Career Conferences. We piloted three new conferences to offer students multi-faceted ways to engage in their career interests: the Medical School Admissions Conference, Nonprofit Career Symposium, and the PhD Career Colloquium. We plan to offer these in the future, plus add a large scale, high profile event specifically for College of Letters & Science students.

Mock Interview Consultants. With support from alumni and alumni donations, we expanded this popular interview preparation program to four experienced consultants (one each for engineering/tech, pre-med, business majors, and for non-business majors interested in business). The consultants conducted 488 mock interviews, almost always receiving the highest evaluation ratings possible.

Career Center Kudos. For the second year in a row, “Business Week” gave the career services an “A+” for services for undergraduate business students. We shared our innovative services through regional and national conference presentations. Our director served as President for the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

On the Move!

By summer 2012 we will be in our new Lower Sproul location, in the heart of campus.

We spent much of 2010-11 planning our move, focusing not only on the needs of today’s students and employers, but those of the future. Our new location is designed to be open and vibrant, featuring a large and flexible assembly space capable of hosting career workshops, employer info sessions, and much more! Expect an invitation to our open house and help us kick off this exciting new era for the Career Center!

Job Market Outlook While the US job market struggled in 2010-11, the job market for Cal undergraduates seeking entry-level positions was trending in the opposite direction. Spring 2011 employer participation at Cal increased across the board and based on early fall 2011 employer activity and feedback, we are cautiously optimistic this trend will continue and employers will look to UC Berkeley when seeking to fill entry-level positions.

One-Stop Shopping for Jobs & Internships In keeping with student expectations for one-stop shopping, we will make even greater efforts to see that all job and internship position listings for Cal students are posted on our comprehensive website, streamlining the process for employers who can count on greater visibility and for students who can store and submit their employment credentials and sign up for on-campus interviews directly through our system.

Enhancing Career Services for High Demand Career Fields and Populations Going forward, our career counselors are organized into five teams to better serve the needs of students from all of Berkeley’s Colleges and Schools with interests in Business, Engineering/Tech, Nonprofit, Diversity, and Pre-Med. Sample highlights include: • Pre-Med Services: A dedicated team of counselors with expertise in this area will handle pre-med appointments and coordinate the delivery of 20 related events and workshops throughout the year. In addition to the team, we will bring in an external consultant to provide mock interviews for medical schoolapplicants.

• International and Non-Resident Students: Our influx of international and out-ofstate students share the career interests served by our teams, but bring unique needs related to finding opportunities outside of California and the US. We will look to build partnerships with employers and alumni contacts beyond our borders to assist these students with their career goals.

Career Center Mission We prepare undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni to make informed decisions about their futures by providing comprehensive resources, programs, and counseling on career development, internships, employment, and graduate school.We fulfill our mission through: • A wide range of partnerships with employers, graduate schools, and campus academic and administrative departments that contribute to the breadth and effectiveness of our services.

• State-of-the-art technology that maximizes accessibility to our resources and services.

• First-class customer care that represents the highest level of customized quality service.

Career Counseling

Our career counseling staff presents programs, prepares resources, and meets one-on-one with students and alumni to help them make informed decisions about their futures.

Appointment Reasons: 2010-2011

Programs by the Numbers

Total Appointments: 6496, includes 45, 30, and 15 minute appointments

62%

22%

Job Search

What Our Students Are Saying...

84%

would recommend our counseling services to their friends

“My counselor really understood my questions and what my concerns were.”

“She gave me tons of resources that I didn’t even know existed--so helpful!”

“She had intimate experience with the admissions process and was kind!”

Average Job Offers by College: 2010 Business 2.0 Chemistry 1.7 Engineering 1.8 Environmental Design 1.8 Letters & Science 1.7 Natural Resources 1.8 CAMPUS AVERAGE 1.8

Geographic Destinations: Destinations: 2010 2009 Geographic 60% 6% 13% 4% 2% 8% 8%

1042 appointments

Online Outreach

16475 20698

views of our 16 online workshops designed for Cal students

13033

students and alumni accessed online career and industry guides

172 9307

Programs by our Peer Advisors Program Attendance

62 1346

Programs for Graduate Students Program Attendance

52 2037

Global Health Careers The Academic Job Search Internships: Don’t Leave School Without One Career &Counselors 15 minute Careers Internshipshold in Human Service appointments in the remodeled Energy & Sustainability Careers InfoLab. Engineering and CS Employer Roundtables Business Careers Kickoff for All Majors Speed Resume Critique Events Marketing & Management Careers Arts & Entertainment Internships

Employers place high value on a UC Berkeley education and are keeping us as a target school even in challenging economic times.

Where Seniors Found Jobs, Employment Sectors: 2008-2010

On-Campus Recruiting: 2008-2011

08-09

09-10

10-11

Business

55%

53%

50%

Industry

10%

10%

10%

Nonprofit

10%

10%

11%

Education

17%

17%

18%

Government

8%

11%

11%

How Close to Graduation Seniors Began Seeking Jobs: 2008-2010 08-09

09-10

10-11

6 mos prior

29%

36%

27%

3-6 mos prior

25%

29%

21%

<3 mos prior

17%

14%

11%

After graduation

21%

15%

19%

8%

7%

23%

Not applicable

Programs by Career Counselors Program Attendance

Sample Programs

students and alumni subscribed to our 15 email lists

Employment

SF Bay Area N. California

Los Angeles & SoCal Western US

Midwestern US

Eastern US

International

Grad/Prof School

1456 appointments includes internships and assessments

286 12640

by the numbers

16%

Career Exploration

3998 appointments

TOTALcareer Programs counseling TOTAL Attendance

08-09

09-10

10-11

Employers

276 346

254 276

280 254

Students

9544

9948

10704

Interviews

7361

7272 7361

8053 7272

Career Fairs: 2008-2011

Employers Students

08-09

09-10

10-11

1217

968

1126

16668

13794

13255

Online Job Listings: 2008-2011 Listings

08-09

09-10

10-11

13846

15768

21927

Internships & Externships 53%

of employers attending our career fairs recruited for interns as well as full-time employees

179

organizations from a broad array of career fields participated in our fall and spring internship fairs

Sample Internship Fair Organizations Abbott AT & T Interactive City of Oakland Clorox Company eBay Facebook Gap Inc. IBM JusticeCorps KQED LinkedIn Macys Microsoft

Externships: Enriching Experiences In 2010, 348 alumni sponsors offered 394 externship opportunities in California and across the globe. Student interest was very strong for this in-demand program, with 1041 applications. We are particularly pleased that nearly 30% of student applications came from Pell Grant recipients (304 out of 1041).

1984 95% 394 52% 100

Graduate School Graduate School Fairs

196

graduate programs participated in the Law School Fair, Graduate School Fair, and International Affairs Graduate School Fair

Letter Service Online

1424

new Letter Service files created

6931

letters distributed to graduate/professional school programs

91%

of Letter Service subscribers would recommend it to their friends

Externships (short job shadowing experiences) and internships connect academics with the work world, giving students exposure to the workplace, new skills, and an edge in the job search.

student externs have been placed since 1999 said externships had a great impact on their career plans student externships in 2010 of 2010 externs received internships or employment leads Pell Grant students placed in 2010

Graduate & Professional School Online Workshops views in 2010-11

Top 5 Most Viewed Grad/Prof School Online Workshops Writing a Winning Grad School Statement Letters of Rec: Strategies & Tips Medical School Application Essentials bound students.

Graduate School Application Essentials Writing a Winning Law School Statement

Pre-Grad/Prof School Appointments

588

from students: - “working on the studio lot of Universal Studios was unforgettable” - “it changed my view of what it meant to be a doctor” - “the experience was something you could never learn in class” - “one of the best experiences I’ve had here at Berkeley” from sponsors: - “energized us all” - “high caliber people” - “an easy way for companies to provide meaningful career help to students”

98%

of extern sponsors would be willing to participate again

90%

of student externs had an “excellent” or “very good” externship experience

For the class of 2010, matriculation to graduate schools increased from 18 to 23 percent, with the majority of those pursuing advanced degrees coming from the Colleges of Letters & Science and Engineering.

Grad/Prof School Online Workshops

6927

Rave Reviews for Externships

30 minute pre-grad/prof school appointments, up from 488 in 2009-10

Medical School: Berkeley & National Acceptance Rates, 2008-2010 Campus*

National

2008

53%

47/88

44%

18051/40854

2009

55%

66/119

46%

18771/40809

2010

55%

55/100

46%

19086/41309

*Includes only those applicants who released their AMCAS information to UCB.

Law School: Profiles of Cal Graduates, 2008-2010 2008

2009

2010

Applicants

201

187

149

Number Accepted

162

140

128

Acceptance Rate

80%

75%

86%

Average LSAT

162

161

163

Average GPA

3.56

3.58

3.57

Average LSAT and Average GPA are for accepted applicants. Includes only those applicants who released their LSAC information to UCB.

Career Trends & Destinations

Presenting career destinations, opportunities, and challenges for UC Berkeley students

Top 15 Cal Employers

Keys Trends of 2010-11

We thank the following employers for interviewing the most UC Berkeley students in 2010-11.

• Expectations for instant access to information continued to grow, and our website, one of the most robust career services sites in the country, logged 125 million website hits, including over 20000 views of our 16 online workshops. To expand our reach even further, we look forward to developing dynamic mobile apps and increasing our social media presence.

Wells Fargo Bank of America Merrill Lynch Microsoft

• The appeal of internships and externships shows no signs of letting up, especially with more employers using them as a key strategy for early identification of top talent. Increasingly, our students and employers are demanding one central place for all internship and employment

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

postings, and Callisto (our gateway to our online services) is firmly established as Cal’s “one stop shop.” Callisto postings increased from 15768 in 2009-10 to 21927 in 2010-11, potentially reaching over 20000+ Cal students and recent alumni registered in the system.

KPMG LLP Facebook

• A diverse array of hiring organizations of all sizes came to campus last year, exceeding expectations informed by a struggling economy. In spring 2011 recruiters boosted their activity level across job

BlackRock

postings, on-campus recruiting, and career fairs, prompting us to up the Just In Time Career Fair

Bain & Company

from two to three days for the first time in two years.

Ernst & Young LLP (Recruiting) Teach For America Cisco Systems, Inc. Deloitte & Touche Deloitte Consulting LLP

• We met the strong demand for self-serve, customized, quality career resources with online appointment scheduling, 15 career-field-based email lists with 16475 individual subscribers, and online career and industry guides accessed by 13033 students, up from 8470 in 2009-10.

• While more students voiced intentions to go to graduate school during last year’s soft job market, our research tells a different story. Only 23% of Cal’s 2010 seniors went to graduate school upon graduation, in line with the 18-25% range reported in our Career Destinations Study over the past ten years.

Mercer Apple Inc.

Career Destinations Overview: Graduating Seniors 2010 Business

Employed Full Time

37% 43%

19% 23%

19% 22%

Graduate School 4.5%

Seeking Other Employment Endeavors 5.5% 9.8%

Response Rate (TOTAL) 59.0% (187/317)

37%

Chemistry

30%

47%

10%

13%

46% (89/192)

Graduate School

Engineering

38%

41%

13%

8%

48% (380/786)

Environmental Design Letters & Science Natural Resources CAMPUS TOTAL

32%

12%

32%

24%

33% (64/193)

35%

20%

21%

24%

36% (2143/5896)

27%

24%

16%

33%

39% (181/467)

37%

23%

19%

22%

39% (3044/7851)

23%

19% 19%

Employed Full Time 80.2%

Seeking Employment 19%

Other Endeavors 22%

For more Career Destinations Reports and survey information, see career.berkeley.edu/CarDest/2010Campus.stm

Thanks to Our Partners

Career Center Contacts

BERKELEY CIRCLE

Berkeley Circle employers designated Berkeley as a top priority school for their recruiting efforts for 2010-11. They offer Cal students a broad array of internship and employment opportunities.

Abbott Accenture Agilent Technologies Altria Amazon.com Apple Aspera Bain & Company Chevron Corporation Cisco Systems Clorox Company Deloitte & Touche LLP Dropbox Enterprise Companies Equilar, Inc.

Administration

Tom Devlin, Director Andrew Green, Senior Assistant Director Susan Hedgpeth, Electronic Resources Coordinator Suzanne Helbig, Assistant Director Jennifer Sugiyama, Assistant Director of Development

Counseling

Sarah Backes-Diaz, Career Counselor Debra Behrens, PhD Counselor Anna Carideo, Career Counselor Edward Free, Career Counselor Manisha Lakhotia, Career Counselor Dinorah Meyer, Career Counselor Sharron O’Connor, Career Counselor Santina Pitcher, Career Counselor Jennifer Racklin, Career Counselor Paul Savage, Employer Relations Specialist for Business Jim Sullivan, Associate Director Pamela Wallace, Career Counselor Janet White, Career Counselor

Ernst & Young LLP FactSet Research Systems Inc. FTI Consulting, Inc. GAP Inc. Genentech Goldman Sachs IMC Group Just Answer KPMG LLP Lab 126 Life Technologies LinkedIn Location Labs Lockheed Martin Corporatio Macy’s, Inc.

Microsoft Corporation Morgan Stanley Pacific Gas & Electric Co. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP RGM Advisors, LLC Riverbed Technology Southwestern StratéGenius T-Mobile Teach for America TIBCO Tiny Prints Towers Watson Two Sigma Investments, LLC Visa Inc. Wells Fargo

Customer Service

Donna Chan, Administrative Assistant Loy Estropia, Customer Service Lead Katie Hambly, Administrative Assistant Pat Norton, Assistant Director for Administrative Services Danai Suthivarakom, Administrative Assistant

Employer Relations

Michelle Campbell, Recruiting Assistant Nancy McFarland, Senior Assistant Director of Employer Relations Trina Norris, Recruiting Assistant Carol Uno, Recruiting Assistant Dara Ziegelmeier, Assistant Director of Employer Relations

UC Berkeley Career Center 2111 Bancroft Way #4350 Berkeley, CA 94720-4350

STUDENT ORGANIZATION PARTNERS

During 2010-11 these 82 UC Berkeley student organizations collaborated with us to present programs, special events, and career and graduate school fairs. Working closely with them adds vibrancy and a student perspective to our work.

Alpha Chi Omega Alpha Chi Sigma Alpha Epsilon Zeta Alpha Kappa Psi American Inst of Architects Students American Inst of Chemical Engineers American Medical Student Assoc American Society of Civil Engineers Ascend Asian Business Assoc Associated Students of the University of California Assoc of Psychology Undergraduates Bay-Area Environmentally Aware Consulting Network Berkeley Consulting Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative Berkeley Green Campus Program Berkeley Legal Studies Assoc Berkeley Model United Nations Berkeley Women in Business Beta Alpha Psi BioEngineering Honors Society BioMedical Engineering Society Black Engineering & Science Students Assoc Cal Berkeley Democrats Cal Opportunity Scholars Assoc Corps Cal Super Mileage Vehicle Cal Undergraduate Public Health Coalition CED Peers Chi Epsilon Chi Psi Chican@/Latin@ Architecture Student Assoc

Hours 9:00am-5:00pm Monday-Friday

China Business Club of Berkeley Delta Phi Epsilon Delta Sigma Pi Environmental Sciences Student Assoc Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) Forestry Club Freshman-Sophomore Business Club Golden Key International Honor Society Graduate Assembly Haas Business School Assoc Haas Undergraduate Black Business Assoc IAESTE IAS Peer Advisors IAS Student Representative Council ImagiCal American Advertising Federation Innovative Design Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Institute of Industrial Engineers International Assoc of Business Communicators International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering Latino Business Student Assoc Latino Pre-Law Society Math Undergraduate Student Assoc MCBcDNA Mycophytes Net Impact Business Club

career.berkeley.edu Tel: 510.642.1716 Fax: 510.643.6120

Partnership for Pre-Professional Pilipinos Phi Beta Lambda Phi Sigma Pi Pilipino Assoc for Health Careers Planning Students Assoc Pre Medical Honor Society Psychology Mentorship Psychology Peer Advisors Regents and Chancellors Scholars Assoc Residence Hall Transfer Advisory Board Sigma Alpha Nu Sigma Kappa Sigma Mu Delta Social Welfare Assoc for the Greater Good Society of Women Engineers Student Advisory Council on Undergraduate Education Tau Beta Pi The Berkeley Group Theta Tau Toxicology Students Assoc UC Berkeley Model United Nations Undergraduate Economics Assoc Undergraduate Finance Assoc/ Undergraduate Management Consulting Undergraduate Journal of Psychology at Berkeley Undergraduate Marketing Assoc Undergraduate Real Estate Club