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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.
Putting the PMP® to Work in Civil Engineering
Certificate Program in Project Management graduate Mark Summers is through and through a civil engineer. The field is analytical and...
Berkeley Extension Student from Colombia Lands Job at Google
Luisa Naranjo Azcarate works at Google, continually voted one of the best companies to work for in the U.S. But her path to Silicon...
From Intern to Regulatory Associate
One year and one month: The fast-track timeframe for Phillip to take his B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from UC Davis and...
Fighting Inequity in Health Care
“I’m a career changer,” Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions Program student Aidan Loeser writes in her scholarship...
The Birth of a Digital Marketer
While Marissa Joy Clark felt unchallenged in her day-to-day work as an office manager, there was one shining light: She was able to work...
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...
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...
Believing in What She Writes
Writing essays and short stories may not be on Nancy Tompkins’ career path. But it is now part of who she is.
Making a Résumé Stand Out
When Macarena Muniz moved to the United States from her native Chile, she thought that her previous job experience might not be weighed...