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From getting into graduate schools to landing their dream jobs, our students and alumni study and work hard to accomplish their academic and career goals. Be inspired by their successes to achieve your own career change or advancement.
I Came to Berkeley Looking for Innovation and Found Much More
Aug 7, 2026
As a French ESME engineering student specializing in robotics, studying abroad was a requirement of my degree, but I saw it as something...
Experience Over Degrees
Aug 6, 2026
After nearly 20 years of building her career through on-the-job skills gathering rather than a traditional college path, Jessica Huergas...
Changing Her Tune With Data Analytics
Aug 6, 2026
When Paola Mazzocchi moved from Italy to California in 2023, she wasn't just starting a new chapter geographically; she was reimagining...
Reinventing My Next Chapter While at Berkeley Haas Global Access Program
Aug 4, 2026
For nearly five years, I built my career in executive search and recruitment consulting, helping companies across manufacturing,...
My Career Change Into Personal Financial Planning
Aug 4, 2026
When I started the UC Berkeley Extension Professional Program in Personal Financial Planning, I thought I was entering a new field. But...
Building a Broader Leadership Toolkit
Aug 2, 2026
When Tiffany McBride looks back on her career journey, she sees a natural progression from architecture and design to operational...
Starting a Career in San Francisco
Aug 2, 2026
Hi, I’m Lilou Rougier! I’m originally from France and attended EDHEC Business School—one of the leading business schools in...
Post-Certificate, Expanded Autonomy
Aug 2, 2026
Three years after sharing his story with us, Alex Guidici has grown from a relatively new project manager into a construction...
A Sustainable Spin on Marketing
Jul 31, 2026
My name is Sulibeth Jiménez, and I am a final-semester business and marketing student from Universidad Tecnológica del Perú in...