Job Fair 2023

For UC Berkeley students thinking about future careers, looking up to someone who’s been in similar shoes might help. Here are some iconic UC Berkeley alumni to help inspire your job decisions.

Everyone is using connections and networking to climb the ladder of success. How do you succeed in a world where everyone knows someone? You create a portfolio.

In addition to open mics, Songwriting at Berkeley leads workshops to dive deeper into specific songwriting topics, including chord progressions.

Sure, it’s great to understand the process of government first-hand, but to actually be a part of it? It’s both a grueling and rewarding task.

For students interested in studying outside of the Bay and developing their resumes, UC Berkeley, along with the rest of the UC campuses, offers them a chance to move to Washington, D.C., for a semester to study and intern through the UCDC program.

I had spent so much time up to that point convincing myself that only success would fulfill me. At the peak of chaos, I realized that there was more to life than maintaining my GPA and securing a return offer.

My one piece of advice for any student at UC Berkeley is that it is okay to not have an internship. Time taken to recuperate and figure your life out is not time that is wasted. You are on the right track, and you are doing enough. If you aren’t, like I am, that’s okay too.

Changing my major a year into college and still being able to transfer wasn’t an easy process.