Career Advising

The Career Center provides advising options for career and professional development. We offer 15-minute drop-in advising appointments with our highly skilled undergraduate peer advisors. We also offer 30-minute appointments with our professional career advisors to discuss more in-depth questions and topics. These appointments are offered in-person or virtual and scheduled through Handshake.

15-Minute Drop-In Peer Advising

This 15-minute service is available to undergraduate students and recent undergraduate alumni to assist with career planning. Students can meet with a student peer advisor in person only at the Career Center. If this is your first time using our services, we highly recommend this option.

  • Monday through Friday, 10 AM-4 PM
  • Check-in on the 2nd floor of South Hall at the reception desk

For support with:

30-Minute Appointment for In-Depth Questions

This 30-minute service is available to undergraduates, master’s and Ph.D. students, postdoctoral scholars and recent alumni and provides in-depth career planning assistance. Students can meet with a Career Center staff advisor in person or remotely.

Appointments are scheduled on Handshake.

For support with:

See a list of Career Center advisors.

How to prepare for my appointment and make changes or cancel through Handshake

How do I schedule an appointment at the UC Davis Career Center?

  1. Log in to Handshake on a desktop browser or via the Handshake app.
  2. From a browser,  select "Career Center" on your home screen, then "Appointments." From the app, select "Account" then "Career Center" then "Appointments."
  3. Click "Schedule A New Appointment."
  4. Choose a Category for the appointment topic, such as "CV/Resume Help" or "Career Exploration.”
  5. Choose an Appointment Type, such as "Engineering and Computer Science" or "Communications."
  6. Next, you'll see a screen with several filters along the top: "Category," "Type," "Staff Member," and "Appointment Medium." You can filter Appointment Medium by virtual, phone, or in person. This will then display all available time slots which can be accessed in that medium. Click on your preferred timeslot to continue.
  7. In the "Appointment Request Details" page, select your preferred medium from the "Appointment Medium" dropdown menu. In the field for "What can we help you with?" please type a message that will be sent directly to the advisor to help them understand the support you are seeking. Please be specific so that the advisor can best meet your needs. Once you have confirmed that all the fields are accurate, click "Request" at the bottom of the form to complete the scheduling process.
  8. You will be taken to a screen that says "Appointment was successfully created." Below the appointment details, under "WHERE" you will see the advisor's office location (for in-person) and Zoom meeting link (for virtual).
    1. To return to this screen at a later time, log in to Handshake, click on "Career Center" then "Appointments" then "Upcoming Appointments."
    2. If you will be discussing your resume and/or cover letter, please share your documents ahead of time with the advisor, either emailed as attachments or shared via Google Docs. You can find the advisor's email address in your Upcoming Appointments in Handshake.

How do I change an in-person appointment at the Career Center to a virtual appointment?

  1. Find the email address of your advisor. You can locate their email on the Career Center website or on the appointments page in Handshake.
  2. Email the advisor and request to change your in-person appointment to a virtual one. Include your UC Davis email and the time and date of the appointment you want to change.

Look at the office location of the Handshake appointment page to find the advisor's Zoom link.

How do I participate in my appointment?

  • For IN-PERSON appointments, arrive 5-10 minutes early to the office location listed in Handshake on the appointment page.
  • For VIRTUAL appointments, click on the Zoom found in Handshake on the appointment page.
  • For PHONE appointments, call 669-900-6833 and enter the Zoom meeting ID listed in Handshake on the appointment page.

What if I cannot keep my appointment?

Cancel it as soon as possible within Handshake to open the slot to other students. If you don't join the appointment within ten minutes of the scheduled time, the appointment will be canceled.

How do I prepare for my appointment?

Review available online resources at https://careercenter.ucdavis.edu/ for resumes, cover letters, Handshake for jobs and internships, and more. Refer to our Career Resource Manual for resumes, cover letters, interviewing and more.
  
FOR RESUME/CV OR COVER LETTER APPOINTMENTS: Share your materials ahead of time with the advisor, either emailed as Word Document attachment(s), shared via Google Docs, or added as a comment in Handshake with a Google Docs link. You may find the advisor's email address on the appointment page in Handshake.