Employment and Community Outreach Services

What we do

Employment and Community Outreach Services is the unit of Human Resources responsible for recruitment. The unit assists the university in attracting the best qualified and diverse applicants through various outreach efforts. Emphasis is placed on guidance and monitoring of the employment process and assisting the San Diego community with employment opportunities at UC San Diego.

This unit administers the campus recruitment and outreach function through the following core activities:

• Recruits and refers qualified external and internal applicants who reflect requisite skills
• Provides professional and efficient applicant intake services to job seekers
• Guides hiring authorities through the employment process to ensure that appropriate hiring decisions are made by following sound human resource practices and university policies
• Provides assistance and guidance to former employees in layoff status who are seeking reemployment and to active employees seeking transfer opportunities
• Provides information regarding career opportunities at UCSD
• Offers job skills assistance for UCSD employees and individuals seeking to work at UCSD
• Makes recruitment plans
• Assists hiring departments in applicant sourcing
• Develops and presents training and workshops
• Acts as a liaison throughout San Diego county and the UC system in support of UCSD's commitment to diversity and equal employment opportunities