THE BRUIN EDGE: Week One

Happy Winter Quarter, Bruins! We binged Friends over the holidays. Remember the one where Ross and Chandler made a really long list? Yeah, we did it too. Here’s our list of ALLLLL the upcoming stuff. 

Alumni Spotlight

Devon Dickau ’07, M.B.A. ’15 is the chief of staff, Diversity and Inclusion Client Service Center of Excellence at Deloitte Consulting. He also serves as the president of UCLA’s Lambda Alumni Association which serves UCLA’s LGBTQ alumni community. Mr. Dickau will be talking about mentorship during our online Bruin Career Insights workshop on Jan. 23 at 6 p.m. RSVP here.

Professional Tip

Applying for internships or jobs? Stay organized by creating and routinely updating an Excel spreadsheet that tracks each position you’re interested in, application deadlines, contact info, what materials you’ve submitted and the status of your application.

Bruin Development Academies

Job Ready Bucket List
Applications due Jan. 12 at 11:59 p.m.
A free virtual training program helping you get a vetted resume, networking assistance, and tailored support for using your major to meet your personal and professional goals. Apply now: http://bit.ly/2BybiCP.

Banking and Finance
Applications due Jan. 15 at 11:59 p.m.
Session Dates: Jan. 26, Feb. 2, Feb. 9, Feb. 16 and Feb. 23 | 2-4 p.m.
Gain training and industry exposure with a survey of the investment banking, investment management, corporate finance and the emerging technology finance (FinTech) sectors. Apply now: http://bit.ly/2qo5Bqx.  

BioPharma
Applications due Jan. 21 at 11:59 p.m.
Session Dates: Jan. 30, Feb. 6, Feb. 13 | 6-8 p.m. 
Join BioPharma industry leaders and UCLA alumni for an in-depth and hands-on opportunity to set your future job applications apart from the rest. Open to students of all class standings and majors. Apply now: http://bit.ly/2nSdSS1.

Additional Upcoming Opportunities

  • Thru Jan. 26: Deloitte Consulting: The Technology and Strategy & Operations service areas are recruiting juniors for internship positions and sophomores for the Deloitte National Leadership Conference. More info and RSVP: Tech Trends: Jan. 12, 5-7 p.m.; Resumes due Jan. 12 by 11:59 p.m. (must apply on both BruinView and Deloitte’s website).
  • Jan. 12: Tutor applications due for Project SPELL, which matches a UCLA student with a campus employee looking to improve their English skills. Winter 2018 returning tutor application: https://goo.gl/forms/0l8wf93bUSBBpiey2. Winter 2018 new tutor application: https://goo.gl/forms/TOQJ8oEskZklrehB2.
  • Jan. 18: LinkedIn – Creating a Professional Online Brand. Noon-1:30 p.m., Career Center room 200.
  • Jan. 22: Employer Resume Day – Engineering & Tech. 10 a.m.-noon. Career Center room 200.
  • Jan. 22: Job Search Crash Course, South Campus Edition. 1-4 p.m., Career Center room 200.
  • Jan. 22: Curating Your Career: Jobs in Museums and Arts Nonprofit: 4 p.m. Royce 314: http://humanities.ucla.edu/career/curating-career-jobs-museums-arts-non-profit/.
  • Jan. 23: “Transfer On: Pathways and Possibilities” – get a real sense of graduate school experience by participating in a class. Click here for more.
  • Jan. 23: Bruin Career Insights: Mentor Edition featuring Deloitte Consulting’s Devon Dickau. RSVP here.
  • Feb. 1: Save the Date for Nonprofit Networking Night! Register here.
Jobs and Internships
Questions? Text us via our Drop-In Hours GroupMe. 
 
You made it! One more thing—the first 50 people who participate in our GroupMe Drop-In Hours will be entered in an opportunity drawing for some really cool UCLA swag. 

Go Bruins!

Anna, Alyssa and the Partnership UCLA / Alumni Career Programs team

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