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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.
Studying to Become a Nurse
The path to working in the health professions can be a winding road. There are so many questions to ask of yourself:
Succeeding As a Senior Legal Assistant at Oracle
Mark Schreier is no stranger to the legal field. Since 1999, he’s held various legal assistant positions, primarily focused on...
Finding a Career at the Intersection of Medicine and Science
When Victor Gavallos started his undergraduate education at University of San Francisco, his goal was to continue to his studies to...
Oh, the Humanity
In his finance days, Young Kang would feel a surge of pride every time his clients were on the path to meeting their financial goals....
Meet HR Management Graduate Shilpi Agrawal
While working as a management consultant at a Big 4 consulting firm, Shilpi Agrawal was drawn to the interactions with different clients...
Formalizing Teaching Experience Through TEFL Certification
While some students take classes and then volunteer to get real-world experience, Phyliss Martinez, a UC Berkeley School of Law program...
Exploring California Yosemite—Somewhere You Should Go!
Yosemite National Park is one of the most famous national parks in the United States. I heard about it well before coming to UC...
Earning Certificate Brings Job Promotion
Sometimes all it takes is one opportunity at work to change your career direction. For Jaimee Drew, it was being asked to join a team...
Career-Changing From Software Engineering to Medicine
Despite traveling and working around the globe and working at lucrative tech startups, Bradley Heinz kept feeling the draw to...