Alum & Tseng College
How Long Can Recent Graduates Access the Career Services?
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One year of access to services during the first year after receiving your degree.
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The year begins when you receive your degree and ends the same month the following year.
What are the Career Services for Recent Graduates?
- Graduates can receive career counseling and advice by email, phone, and Zoom.
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On Handshake, you can see job postings and attend virtual employer events.
CareerLink is your one-stop shop for career planning, job search resources, and other specialized career advice.
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Career Planning & Research
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Career Education Workshops & Panels
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Job Fairs & Networking Events
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In-person Resume & Interview Preparation
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Career Advising and Counseling*
Drop-in Career Advising (up to 5 sessions) , Career Counseling (up to 3 sessions)
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On-Campus Interviews (priority given to currently enrolled students)
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Access Online Resources with your CSUN credentials:
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CareerLink’s virtual career services and employment opportunities at csun.edu/careerlink
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Access Handshake for job listings and networking events, and job fairs at csun.edu/careerlink/handshake
*Please note: If your personal needs fall outside our scope of expertise, we reserve the right to end your advising processes and make appropriate referrals.
You can access the Alumni Career Services package if you graduated from CSUN and received a degree or certificate. Yet, you must register on CareerLink and complete your profile on Handshake first.
Alumni Career Services offers different resources to help you with your career, such as the CareerLink virtual platform and the online job posting service Handshake.
You can also attend all the virtual and in-person events related to career fairs, workshops, networking activities, and company information sessions. Yet, you need to pay for campus parking fees.
Also, alums can access the Career Center Collaboratorium resources, printed career guides, and handouts. If you need help with your resume, you can receive critiques through resume critique days or specialized software. However, on-campus interviews are given at the companies' discretion, and priority is given to current CSUN students.
Graduates who finished within the last calendar year can access the following:
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3 in-person or virtual career counseling sessions.
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Up to 5 brief drop-in sessions.
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Resume critiques through a 15-minute drop-in advisement session with a Career Peer Educator.
Alums interested in volunteering to provide career services may partner with Alumni Relations to offer outreach to currently enrolled students.
You can find more information about Alumni Relations Career Services Benefits by visiting their website: https://www.csun.edu/alumni/MemberBenefit/CareerCenter.
To receive any service, you will need a Handshake profile.
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Enter your CSUN portal ID and Password
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Select the blue button, "Go to Handshake."
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Start by filling out your career interest profile to get started.
No CSUN portal ID or @my.csun.edu email address?
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Select " No account? Sign up here" in the top right corner.
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Complete a profile and join California State University, Northridge. It might take up to 48 hours for your account to activate.
For more help, please email us at handshake@csun.edu.
Tseng College students can attend Career events and have access to CareerLink. Yet, Career counseling, drop-in advice, and on-campus interviews are unavailable to Tseng College students.