My Career at UCSD: Explore Options

Find tools and resources to help you explore and review your career options.

Exploring and reviewing your career options is an important step in creating a career plan that furthers your professional development.

Information about jobs at UCSD

• Job Bulletin — Be sure to bookmark this listing of open positions (updated daily) and check back often.
• Classification Criteria/ Series Concepts — View a listing of UC systemwide staff job titles and specifications, including general qualifications for the various job classifications.
• Career path flow charts — Take a look at career mobility information for a sampling of areas:
  • Administrative assistant/administrative analyst/management services officer
  • Student affairs officer
  • Programmer analyst
• Job Description Library — View approved job descriptions searchable by job description number, title, department, or vice chancellor area to gain more in-depth knowledge of staff positions at UCSD.
• Title and Pay Plan — Search a listing of all approved titles with information regarding salaries, premium overtime eligibility and bargaining unit designation.

Planning your professional development

• Staff Education and Development Catalog — Browse the online catalog of courses, listed alphabetically or by topic, to select and enroll in training.
• Career Counseling and Planning — Request an individual career consultation.

Learn about educational benefits

• Educational Benefits — Learn about a variety of educational benefits and opportunities to support your continuing education, including:
  • Reduced fee enrollment
  • Discounts on courses
• Staff Financial Assistance — Obtain information on funding for training and development programs that enhance job skills and assist you in reaching your career goals.

Staff development policies

• UC Personnel Policies for Staff Members and UCSD Implementing Procedures 50/Professional Development and 51/Reduced Fee Enrollment — Review guidelines on educational benefits available to UCSD employees.
• See collective bargaining agreements for information on additional guidelines for represented employees.

Gathering more information and gaining more experience

• Informational Interviews — Gather information about UCSD jobs and departments by visiting departments and talking with people who are pursuing careers of interest to you.
• Internships build skills through on-the-job training to enhance your professional portfolio and further your career mobility.
• Mentorship — Find out how you can be matched with a mentor who can assist you with developing and implementing your career plan.
• Career Connection Career Development Workshops — Obtain career development help in a classroom setting with an instructor and other UCSD employees:
  • Career Planning
  • Career Information Panel
  • Networking Tips
  • Transferrable Skills Tune Up

Click here for Assessment and Planning Steps.

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My Career

• Assess Interests & Qualifications
• Take Action
• Explore Options