Career Services

Career Development Center

The Career Development Center supports all University of San Diego students and alumni in developing and achieving career goals that lead to meaningful lives. Whether you are exploring options for your future, applying for jobs, further advancing your education, networking, or practicing for an interview, the center has resources and tools that can help prepare you for your career.

The Career Development team guides students as they explore majors and define purposeful career paths, teaching students how to articulate their strengths and provide opportunities to build professional networks. sandiego.edu/careers

Job and internship search tools sandiego.edu/careers/graduate/ grad-resources.php

▪ Student Opportunity Center

▪ Handshake

▪ CareerShift

▪ GoinGlobal

▪ Immigrants Rising

▪ Interstride

▪ Industry-Specific Job Search Resources

The Knauss School of Busines and the School of Law offer supplemental career development support offices for their student and alumni groups. youtube.com/ watch?v=UnyhWVJzn_w

Team

The Torero Employer and Alumni Mentors (TEAM ) platform was created as a way for USD alumni, students, parents, faculty, employees and employers to connect virtually. Through its vibrant network, inperson and flash mentoring, as well as career opportunities are shared to support Toreros. Discussion boards also let Toreros ask questions and exchange ideas. View this informational overview about TEAM

This platform supports:

▪ Finding mentors/mentees

▪ Identifying/sharing job listings

▪ Joining affinity groups

▪ Posting/answering discussion questions

Office of Career and Professional Development (Law)

The Office of Career and Professional Development works closely with students and alumni to offer career guidance and support for in-school and post-graduate employment. The office also works closely with all types of employers to meet their ever-changing hiring needs. sandiego.edu/law/careers

USD law students have access to hundreds of resources and programs to help them gain legal experience while attending law school. To help students explore the possibilities, the Office of Career and Professional Development provides myriad services, such as the Field Placement Program, Spring Recruiting Program and job fairs, and pro bono work.

Additionally, many of our law student volunteer opportunities are arranged by the Office of Career and Professional Development and through our various student organizations.

Additional Resources

The International Center

The International Center supports the USD community in advancing global citizenship. Graduate and professional programs offer extensive international opportunities for working professionals as well as full-time graduate students. Our campus is enriched by having students and scholars from more than 70 countries. sandiego.edu/ international/oiss

Alumni Center

Alumni can list jobs and internships on the Torero Employer and Alumni Mentors (TEAM) platform, as well as volunteer to speak on panels, connect with students and other alumni and access career resources to guide their own career transitions. toreronetwork.sandiego.edu

The USD alumni mission is to engage and enrich the Torero community for life while the alumni vision is toward an actively engaged and supportive global network of USD alumni.

The Mulvaney Center for Community Awareness and Action

The Mulvaney Center supports the University of San Diego as an anchor institution in the community with community service learning. Through deep partnership and capacity building alongside community organizations, students are able to cultivate the necessary skills and leadership. sandiego.edu/mccasa

Copley Library

The newly-renovated Copley Library includes places for active learning, teaching, collaboration and research, as well as spaces for classes, group projects, discussions, events and exhibits. There are also new spaces for individual study, casual gathering and outdoor gatherings.

There are 38 small-group study rooms and seating for 1,000 in its event and outdoor spaces. Also of note are expanded exhibit, gallery and display spaces, three library instruction rooms, two seminar rooms and a presentation room, as well as a faculty reading room, a journal reading room and university archives and special collections.

Legal Research Center

The Katherine M. and George M. Pardee Jr. Legal Research Center is the region’s premier law library. The library collection is available to law students and faculty, members of the USD community and other legal researchers.

Librarians trained in the law provide reference service during a majority of the library’s operating hours. Students have access to individual and group study areas, two computer labs with black-and-white laser printing, dedicated computers for research, laptop computers available for checkout, photocopy machines and microform readers/printers.

The library offers great historical depth in its microforms and documents collection and subscribes to a wide array of online research databases for current and historical domestic, foreign and international legal materials.