Career

UC Santa Barbara Alumni Career Resources

THE GAUCHO PROFESSIONAL NETWORK

UC Santa Barbara has a strong commitment to our alumni’s professional success. The Gaucho Professional Network offers opportunities for lifelong learning through industry and workplace networking groups, regional networking nights, online professional development programming, and mentoring and hiring connections with current students.

Upcoming Events

UCSB Greek Interconnect
Fraternity/sorority networking event with alumni and current students
Saturday, November 11, 2017
2:00pm – 5:00pm
Mosher Alumni House – UCSB campus

Gaucho Grown: UCSB Alumni Entrepreneur Speaker Series & Professional Networking
UCSB Alumni invites you to join us for an evening for professional development and career networking hosted by Olé LA.
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Impact Hub LA – 830 Traction Ave. #3A, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Past Events

Regional networking nights:

Orange County Networking Night
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Il Fornaio - Irvine, CA
San Diego Networking Night
Thursday, September 21, 2017
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Culture Brewing Co. - Solana Beach, CA
Santa Barbara County Networking Night
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
6:00pm – 8:00pm
The Goodland Hotel - Goleta, CA

Industry networking groups:

Gaucho Grown – Entrepreneurship
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
8:00am – 9:00am
UC Irvine Applied Innovation - Irvine, CA

Gauchos Hiring Gauchos

UCSB Career Services, in partnership with the Alumni Association, invites alumni to join Handshake, UCSB’s premier online job and internship database. We are excited to provide this tool for alumni looking to develop career connections with our currently enrolled students.

If you have employment or internship opportunities – and would like to hire a current or recently graduated Gaucho – register and post your job listing on Handshake.

For additional recruiting opportunities, connect with our UCSB Career Services colleagues.

Resources and Services

Learn about job search resources available to alumni through UCSB Career Services, including:

Lifetime access to Handshake to easily search positions by industry or location, create job agents that search positions for you, and access contact information for employers of interest.
Admission to quarterly Career and Internship Fairs.
One-on-One career consultation through Wayfinders, a private career management and transition consulting firm.

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Jobs at UC Santa Barbara

Connect with over 150,000 Gauchos on LinkedIn.

Join the official UC Santa Barbara Alumni LinkedIn group.

Join one of our regional alumni groups:

UCSB Extension

All UCSB alumni are eligible to receive a 15% discount on selected UCSB Extension courses. Does not include hands-on laboratory classes, in-service, or concurrent enrollment courses. Visit www.extension.ucsb.edu to enroll in courses today!

UC Extension

UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association members can update their professional skills by taking advantage of discounts on selected UC Extension classes. The discount program is offered on most UC campuses (except UCSF and UCLA). Discount rates vary from campus to campus. For more information, see Reciprocal extension benefits for alumni .