CAREER RESOURCES

Take advantage of our wide range of career resources to help you further your career or lifelong learning ambitions.

EXPLORE + LEARN

Boost your resume. Apply your UC Irvine courses toward a UC Irvine Continuing Education certificate. Your undergraduate or graduate courses may qualify for transfer credit toward some of UC Irvine Continuing Education’s high-demand programs such as project management, business administration, human resources, marketing, contract management, and more. UC Irvine Alumni Association members receive a 10% discount toward tuition fees.

Starting a job search? Ready to network? Need help communicating your value? Take the first steps in creating your job search plan by assessing your own skills, identifying job specific skills needed, creating a timeline and developing your own “brand.” Learn the “why” and the “how” of networking to land your ideal job. Gain tips on preparing for the job interview including pre-interview research, questions to ask potential employers, and post-interview follow-up.

Check out UC Irvine’s Division of Career Pathways for helpful career resources and tools, access to posting jobs and internships, attending grad and career fairs, student recruits for your company’s jobs and internships, or charitable opportunities.

Through a partnership with UC Irvine Division of Continuing Education and Coursera, the Career Success Specialization is a series of online courses specifically designed to build essential skills to improve your employability and advance in today’s dynamic workforce.

The UC Alumni Career Network is a high-impact, online series designed to provide UC alumni and community members with the insights, information and connections to launch, grow and expand your career opportunities. Each month we’ll tackle a different career topic by providing you with insider tips and advice to help you make the most of your UC network. Join us online to gain the latest information and to ask questions relevant to your own professional journey.

The OpenCourseWare project publishes course materials, including video lectures, for viewing, download and reuse by institutions, professors, students and learners worldwide.

EBSCO provides full-text versions of more than 2,400 periodicals — including almost 2,050 peer-reviewed journals — as well as indexes and abstracts of more than 7,380 academic publications for post-college research needs.
This is a Life member benefit.

NETWORK + CONNECT

Join The Anteater Network, UC Irvine’s mentorship and professional networking platform!

  • Connect with alumni in different industries across the world to expand your professional network.
  • Flash mentor students and alumni through one-time meetings.
  • Share and explore career opportunities with your Anteater family.

Expand your Anteater network and join the UC Irvine Alumni LinkedIn group. Participate in open discussions, explore job postings, reconnect with former classmates and friends, and make new connections!

OLLI at UC Irvine is a dynamic group of intellectually curious adults – retired and semi-retired – who enjoy literature, history, science, the arts and travel. Its members are interested in discovering new facts, sharing ideas and connecting with like-minded individuals in their community.

Personal Journeys: Choices made, difficulties encountered, commitments grasped and joys revealed. This series explores the dynamics of learning relationships and how the encouragement and support of mentors has profoundly impacted the student experiences, career paths and life journeys of some of UC Irvine’s many distinguished alumni.

A workshop series for graduating students, Beyond Ring Road teaches successful transition strategies from alumni perspectives. Important topics include: taking a gap year, playing the waiting game for employment and grad school, moving and how to prepare while you’re still at UC Irvine.

JOBS + DEVELOPMENT

Check out UC Irvine’s Division of Career Pathways for helpful career resources and tools, access to posting jobs and internships, attending grad and career fairs, student recruits for your company’s jobs and internships, or charitable opportunities.

Access telecommuting, flexible and part-time job opportunities with a 30% member discount on a FlexJobs subscription.

Sound career opportunities, professionalism and a stimulating work experience make UC Irvine a great place to work. We are continually searching for qualified individuals to join our diverse and dynamic university staff.

Stay ahead of the curve. Invest in professional education for a strategic and competitive advantage. Attend an open enrollment certificate program to enhance your skillset and grow your network, or partner with us to design and deliver custom programs specifically tailored to meet your organization’s goals.

Develop your startup from formation to funding
Wayfinder is a highly structured incubator, through UC Irvine Beall Applied Innovation, that connects UC Irvine-affiliated startups with essential resources needed to launch, grow and succeed. Using our combined experience, we help fine tune a strategic process that leads innovation with both commercial promise and the potential to meet real needs, from formation to funding.

THE ANTEATER NETWORK

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Connect with alumni in different industries across the world to expand your professional network.

UCI ALUMNI CAREER NETWORK

Make the Most of Your UC Network

Gain insights, information, and connections to launch, grow and expand your career opportunities. Join online to receive advice and make the most of your UC network.