Career Advising: 2021-2022

Fall 2021 Hours:

Monday - Thursday| 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM (PST)
Friday| 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (PST)

Fall 2021 sessions will be in-person and virtual.

Fall 2021 Hours: August 23 - December 10

Drop-ins unavailable week of September 27th- Friday, October 1st.

PLEASE BRING YOUR LAPTOP

Drop-In Waitlist Information

The waitlist is available starting at 1:55 PM PST Monday - Friday and will close 20 minutes before the end of each session.
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 the Career Connections canopy, located on the west side of Biegler Hall, 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 Dang, Assistant Director
patty.dang@usc.edu

Brittany Chu, Assistant Director
brittalc@usc.edu