Career Advising: 2021-2022

Summer 2022 Hours:

Monday - Friday| 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM (PST)

VIRTUAL: Schedule an appointment on Gateway. Select "Zoom Meeting" for Viterbi Meeting Method. Receive a calendar invitation with the meeting link.

IN-PERSON: Schedule an appointment on Gateway. Select "In-Person" for Viterbi Meeting Method. Check-in at Ronald Tutor Hall (RTH) 218. The career advising meeting will be held outdoors on the 2nd-floor patio; dress for your comfort.

PLEASE BRING YOUR LAPTOP FOR IN-PERSON ADVISING

Schedule an Advising Appointment

Drop-Ins will resume in Fall 2022.

For career advising, please schedule an appointment.

VIRTUAL: Add yourself to the waitlist and receive a text when we're ready for you to log in.

IN-PERSON: Add yourself to the waitlist and receive a text when we're ready for you. Check-in at Ronald Tutor Hall (RTH) 218. The career advising meeting will be held outdoors on the 2nd-floor patio; dress for your comfort.

PLEASE BRING YOUR LAPTOP FOR IN-PERSON ADVISING

Drop-In Waitlist Information

May 6th is the last day for Spring drop-ins. Drop-ins will resume in the Fall. For career advising, please schedule an appointment.

Waitlist requests may be limited based on the number of slots available each day.
You will receive a text message when it is your turn. Please arrive at check-in within 5 minutes to avoid being removed from the waitlist.
Drop-ins are first-come, first-served.
If you are unable to attend a drop-in session, please remove yourself from the waitlist.

Viterbi Career Connections encourages all students to make career advising appointments or stop by our drop-in hours! Our Career Advisors provide advising sessions tailored to meet individual student needs and goals.

Common topics can include:

On-Campus Recruitment Agreement
Your internship or job search search
Career exploration
Informational interviewing
Developing professional goals
Building and maintaining a professional network
Building your LinkedIn
Interviewing
How to communicate with a supervisors at an internship
Negotiating and evaluating job or internship offers
Managing multiple offers
Resume and cover letter review (only available during drop-in hours or in advising appointments during the summer semester).

Advising Appointments vs. Drop-In Hours

Advising Appointments: Appointments scheduled in advance with a Viterbi career advisor, You meet on your scheduled date and time for 30 minutes to discuss your career questions. You can make as many appointments as you like, but can only make one at a time. Times are subject to advisor availability.
Drop-In Hours: A set period of time each day that VCC has "open" time for students to drop in and ask any questions they have. These sessions are first-come, first-served and are shorter, so they are reserved for quick questions or resume and cover letter review. Students can drop-in as often as they want, and come back to have new questions answered!

Sessions are meant to open a dialogue about the steps you can take to find professional success during and after college.
Advisors may ask for information about your major, class standing, and what you are most interested in discussing during your session.
You can expect to explore professional career, internship or graduate school opportunities, create action items regarding your career and internship process, or have your career-related questions answered.
Make sure to come prepared with questions or printed materials such as resumes, cover letters, or personal statements for review.

Make an advising appointment on Viterbi Career Gateway > Counseling Appointment > Request New Appointment

Students can book appointment's up to 2 weeks in advance (subject to advisor availability).
Add a note to let us know what you would like to discuss!
Once your appointment is approved by the advisor you'll receive location details (On-Campus or Zoom link).
If your request is urgent and you don't see an appointment time, email us at vcareers@usc.edu

Resume review appointments are available throughout the summer semester.

Meet Your Viterbi Career Advising Team!

Kaitlin Harada, Director
haradak@usc.edu

M. Lilian Barajas, Associate Director
mlrivera@usc.edu

Maggie Cutler Young, Employer Relations
maggiecu@usc.edu

Patty Wiesbach-Leach, Assistant Director
patty.dang@usc.edu

Brittany Chu, Assistant Director
brittalc@usc.edu

Published on December 8th, 2016

Last updated on May 9th, 2022