Career Advising

Fall 2023 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.

PLEASE BRING YOUR LAPTOP FOR IN-PERSON ADVISING

Schedule an Advising Appointment

Fall 2023 Hours

Monday- Friday | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (PST)

Extended Hours: Monday & Thursday 5-6 pm

VIRTUAL: Add yourself to the waitlist and receive a text when we're ready for you to log in. When it is your turn you will receive a text with the zoom link.

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.

PLEASE BRING YOUR LAPTOP FOR IN-PERSON ADVISING

Before attending drop-in hours for a resume review, please complete the following:

Review the Toolkit resume and cover letter webpage
Submit your resume to VMOCK (Resume Review software), make all necessary changes, and try to reach a score of 80% or higher.
- USC students receive 10 free "scans" per academic year. Please be mindful of your usage; once you have used your 10 scans, you will not receive any additional.

Unavailable Drop-in Dates : August 30th & 31st, September 4th, September 13th & 14th, September 25th, 26th, 27th, & 28th, October 12th & 13th, November 2nd, November 23rd & 24th.

Drop-In Waitlist Information

Drop-in Advising will be available starting on August 21, 2023 and ending December 8th 2023

Waitlist requests may be limited based on the number of slots available each day. The waitlist may close prior to the end time and will be unavailable if we reach capacity.
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.
If you want to join virtually, you will be provided a zoom link by text when it is your turn
The waitlist will open every day at 1:55 p.m. The widget is not active until this time.
We encourage students who want a resume review to complete VMock before coming in for a drop-in session

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!

M. Lilian Barajas

Senior Director
mlrivera@usc.edu

Maggie Cutler Young Assistant Director, Employer Relations
maggiecu@usc.edu

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

Brittany Chu

Assistant Director
brittalc@usc.edu

Selina DerSarkissian Assistant Director
zadehasa@usc.edu