UCLA Career Center
Career Counseling
DROP-IN COUNSELING (CAREER CENTER, SECOND FLOOR)
The UCLA Career Center provides Drop-In Counseling for undergraduate and graduate students throughout the year (see below for the latest schedules). It's a great opportunity to meet one-on-one with a career counselor without a prior appointment, and is the first step in the career counseling process.
Drop-In sessions last approximately 15 minutes, are on a first-come-first-served basis (you must sign up in person). They are designed to address your immediate questions and needs, such as:
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Career Center orientation
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Career exploration and job and internship search resources
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Resume and cover letter critiques
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Graduate school and pre-professional guidance, and
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Referrals to appropriate Career Center and campus services.
Please be aware that the 4:00 ending time means counseling will stop at this time. Therefore, at busy times in the late afternoon, the queue for Drop-ins may become impacted and the intake system will close prior to 4:00, so that all the students who have already signed in can be served within the stated period.
Drop-In Counseling Schedule
Standard Drop-in Counseling (Career Center, 2nd Floor): M–F, 10am to 4pm*
Exceptions
November
- Wednesday, November 11 - University Closed, Veterans Day
- Friday, November 13 - Drop-Ins suspended (Allied Health Mock Interviews)
- Tuesday, November 17 - Drop-Ins conducted 11am - 4pm
- Thursday, November 19 - Drop-Ins suspended
- Wednesday, November 25 - Drop-Ins conducted 10 am - 1 pm
- Thursday & Friday, November 26 & 27 - University Closed, Thanksgiving Holiday
December & January
- Tuesday, December 15 - Drop-Ins conducted 11am - 4pm
- Monday, December 21 through Friday, January 1 - University Closed (holidays and furlough days)
Specialty Drop-In Counseling Schedules:
*Interested students are invited to visit the Career Center for a specialized 15-minute drop-in appointment with the Economics Career Specialist:
Monday thru Friday: 10am-12pm
Mondays and Thursdays: 2pm-4pm
Exceptions:
November:
Wednesday, November 11 - Drop-ins Suspended
Friday, November 13 - Drop-ins Suspended
Tuesday, November 17 - Drop-ins conducted from 11-12 only
Wednesday through Friday, November 25, 26, 27 - Drop-ins Suspended
December:
Wednesday through Friday, Dec 9-11 - Drop-ins Suspended
December 21 - January 3 Campus closed
Internship Programs:
Career Center Washington, D.C. Internship Program for Winter, Spring and Summer 2009
To schedule an advising appointment, please send an email to Chris Howell, chowell@career.ucla.edu
For other internship questions or ideas, please start by sending a detailed email to internships@career.ucla.edu. A career center team member will reply with search advice, helpful resources, and an invitation to further support. To find great internships now, please also link to the Shortcut for “Internship Resources” by logging in to BruinView™ at career.ucla.edu
International Programs:
Drop-Ins (30 minutes): M 9am-12pm, W 2-4pm, Th 2-4pm
Appointments (30 minutes): M 2-4pm, T 2-4pm, Th 9am-12pm
(Note: Please contact Christy Lee-Suzuki ahead at 310.206-1908, or cdlee@career.ucla.edu, to confirm appointment availability)
PhD and Master’s Students
Note: Graduate students are welcome to take advantage of any of the standard Drop-In opportunities listed above, and...
- Career Center Drop-in counseling at the Graduate Student Resource Center (Student Activities Center, B11): Tues. and Thurs., 11am to 12pm
Career Center Drop-In Counseling at North Campus (Campbell Hall)
New dates to be announced soon
APPOINTMENT COUNSELING
These 50-minute appointments with a UCLA Career Counselor provide in-depth counseling, and are geared toward issues of career and educational assessment, exploration, decision-making, and strategy. (Note: you are encouraged to first attend a drop-in counseling session prior to scheduling a counseling appointment. This ensures that your specific needs will be addressed in a more timely manner.)
NEW!!! Appointment Counseling sessions (50-minute) are visible and to be scheduled through BruinView™. (Note: You will see two weeks appointments at a time. The appointments are updated daily). Please make sure to register for
BruinView™ so that you can secure an appointment! Use
BruinView™ to schedule your
first appointment. You may contact your Career Counselor directly to schedule any follow-up appointments.
If you have any problems registering, please contact us at ccadmin@career.ucla.edu, and provide us with your full name and UCLA Student ID Number.
Please note that counseling appointments are available exclusively to full-time, continuing UCLA students.