Graduate Career Development
The Graduate Programs Office has moved to the 3rd floor of new School of Business building.
Personalized Guidance to Achieve Your Career Goals
At the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management’s (AGSM) Career Development Center (CDC), we give you the personalized career attention you need to land your dream internship and job. We’re your graduate business student support center ― helping you succeed in internships, job searches, and business careers.
The Career Development Center provides resources and services tailored to help you build a meaningful career in your chosen business field through:
- One-on-one career coaching: Career Development Center career coaches will work with you to develop your career plan, create a professional resume and cover letter, and practice your interviewing skills.
- Group workshops: We offer a variety of workshops on topics such as resume writing, interview skills, personal branding, job search strategies, and networking.
- Industry connections: We have an extensive network of industry contacts who are eager to hire our students for exciting business careers. We regularly send carefully curated resume submissions of top candidates to our employee partners, and employers may also post directly to the live job board we maintain at the Career Development Center.
We’re with you every step of the way to help you reach your internship and career goals.
Drive Your Career with Real-World Opportunities
Your professional and personal development is just as important as your core courses and academic work. The skilled staff at the Career Development Center can help you with your job search.
Three unique experiential programs offer you real-world experiences and ways to grow your network:
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Get Results with the Career Development Center
Our graduate business student career center has helped our graduates find exciting and lucrative positions at companies such as:
- CI Holdings
- Citizens Business Bank
- Cisco
- Dell
- Deloitte
- Dr. Pepper / Snapple
- eBay
- Epic
- Esri
- EY
- JP Morgan
- Kaiser Permanente
- KPMG
- Niagara Bottling
- P&G
- Red Bull
- Target
- Wells Fargo
- Wetzel Pretzels
- Walmart
- Unilever
Gain Practical Experience Through Internships
All AGSM students are encouraged to pursue an internship during their graduate business experience to apply their learnings and expand their professional experience. And our CDC is here to help you land a great internship during your program! MBA and PMBA candidates in particular are required to complete an internship or work project and take the Fieldwork in Management course. Find out more about the Fieldwork in Management requirements.
Upcoming CDC & AGSM Events
Access Career Development Center Resources Through Handshake
Handshake is UCR's online platform where graduate students, alumni, and employers can search for jobs and internships. Please click below to log in to your Handshake account:
Brigitte Hernandez
Student Success Advisor
MBA & PMBA Advisor
brigitte.hernandez@ucr.edu
School of Business Building 321
Alexis Jackson
Student Success Advisor
MPAc & MFin Advisor
alexis.jackson1@ucr.edu
School of Business Building 333
Sarah McBride
Associate Director of Student Success
MSBA Advisor & Career Training Content Developer
sarah.mcbride@ucr.edu
School of Business Building 315
Lori Babigian
Director of Student Success
Advising, Clubs & Organizations
lori.babigian@ucr.edu
School of Business Building 311
Bryant Ma
Operations Analyst
Handshake & Canvas Administrator
bryant.ma@ucr.edu
School of Business Building 307