Contact Us
Welcome to the UCR Career Center
The mission of the UC Riverside Career Center is to connect, inspire and empower UC Riverside students and alumni to become the most career - ready talent in the global workforce.
Feel free to directly contact anyone on the staff for additional information on the services we offer students and employers.
The Career Center staff is listed by unit.
Management
Student & College Engagement
Employer Relations
Finance & Administration
Your Professional Career Starts Here
The Career Center is a safe and welcoming place to explore career paths and identify the steps needed to achieve your dream career. Meet with our skilled career counselors, use our unique job search tools and maximize your future with our career services.
Location
We are located in the Career Center Plaza. Our entrance is the University Lecture Hall and the Skye Hall, behind the UCR Campus Store.
University of California, Riverside
Career Center-070
Riverside, CA 92521-0211
Phone/Fax/Email
Phone: (951) 827-3631 (our phone line is not monitored during current campus closure)
Fax: (951) 827-2447
Campus is closed, please utilize email to reach us and we will get back to you as soon as possible during business hours:
Student Questions: careercounseling@ucr.edu
Employer Questions: careerrecruiting@ucr.edu
Office Hours
Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Weds: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed during breaks and holidays
Express Career Advising (Virtual)
Mon: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Wed: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Fri: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
For Express Career Advising (known as "Drop-in" previously) sign-up available, please see this link to learn how to sign up.
Closed during breaks and holidays
Use Our Services
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Career Planning
We offer:
- Individual career counseling
- Major choice assistance
- Vocational testing
- Career exploration seminars
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Express Career Advising
- No appointment necessary
- 15 essential minutes with a career specialist, peer advisor or a graduate intern
- Stop by (virtually) during Express Career Advising Hours: Mon - Thurs, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. and Fri 10 a.m. - noon
- Virtual Express Career Advising sign-up is available via Handshake. Please check out this video to see steps.
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Job Search Assistance
- Use UCR Handshake, the online jobs database for UCR students.
- Attend workshops on everything from resume writing to interview skills.
- Find resume templates
- Attend on-campus interviews, October through May.
- Attend our annual job and career fairs.
- See work-study job listings.
- Practice interviewing with our counselors.
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Internships
- Gain experience through internships.
- Potentially earn academic credit.
- Search internships in UCR Handshake.
- Search additional internship sites.
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Graduate/Professional School Assistance
- Use Interfolio for your letters of recommendation.
- Practice for professional school interviews.
- Search for scholarships and fellowships.
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Career Resource Room
Use our:
- Career literature
- Resume and cover letter guides
- Computer lab
- Internship directories
- Occupational field information
- Salary surveys
- Employment outlook resources
- InterviewStream practice kiosk
Employers: Click to Log into Your Handshake Account
Students & Alumni: Click to Log into Handshake via CAS or (netid)@ucr.edu Account
