What can career counseling do for you? Here are a few possibilities of what Career Services can help you to do:

• Choose your major and connect it to a future occupation
• Find your ideal career by engaging in assessments to discover your skills, interests and personality 
• Learn about different occupations
• Connect your major to a future occupation
• Get experience (volunteer/internship/job) to build your qualifications for your future career
• Connect you with employers via career fairs and information sessions events
• Polish up your job search correspondence, e.g., résumé, cover letter
• Prepare for an upcoming interview
• Learn the process about applying to graduate school

Career Services has a lot of information on our website to help you with all of the above ... and more. Career Services is here to help!

Please note that the staff at Career Services cannot help you with course selection, evaluating your progress toward a degree, or other academic advising issues.  For these needs, please see an academic advisor in your major and/or your college. 

You can come in and see us by choosing one of the following options:

10-Minute Drop-In Advising Sessions are available Monday through Friday, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. No prior appointment is necessary. It is first-come-first-serve and is best for answering quick questions about career options, internship/job search strategies, salary negotiation or graduate school exploration. It is a convenient way to get your resume and cover letter critiqued.

30-Minute Career Counseling Appointments are available Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m by calling (805) 893-4412 to schedule an appointment. Please note we do not schedule same day appointments. These appointments are best for exploring deeper questions about career/internship/job search, mock interviews, and graduate school preparation.

60-Minute Graduate School Statement Review Appointments are available Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m by calling (805) 893-4412 to schedule an appointment. Please send a final draft of your graduate school statement to the assigned counselor two working days prior to your appointment. Also visit Campus Learning Assistance Services (CLAS) for additional assistance. 

Who We Serve

We serve currently enrolled UCSB undergraduate and graduate students in paid and registered status with the Registrar's Office.  For recent graduates, we provide a 3-month grace period from the last quarter in which you were registered at UCSB.  If you do not fall into this category, please see information for Alumni.

Specialty Areas

Our career counselors are generalists - which means that any counselor can help you.  In addition, each of our counselors has some expertise in certain areas.  Our front desk staff will be happy to help direct you to the counselor who covers your major.