About Us

 

About Us

The Career Center offers career services to all enrolled students who register. Discover your interests and skills, match majors with careers, make decisions, and set career goals. Explore careers and trends in our career library. Take vocational assessments. Learn about internships. Select part and full time jobs online. Participate in campus interviews. Meet industry professionals at our career events and job fairs. Attend workshops to help you find your calling and prepare for work - from deciding to resume writing to interviewing. Jumpstart your career at CSUN!

Contact Information

Career Center
University Hall, 105
Phone: (818) 677-2878
TTY: (818) 677-3066
Hours:
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. M-Th
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. F

Tech Support & Webmaster

Joshua Padilla
Phone: (818) 677-5565
Email: tcc@csun.edu

Walk-In Career Advisement

M-F 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (first come, first served)
Quick answers. Get started. Help with resources. Ten minutes with one of our staff.

Monday: Peer Educator/s & Nyla Dalferes
Tuesday: Lucy McCabe, Sarah Erickson, & Jan Potzmann
Wednesday: Sonya Manjikian, Peer Educator/s, & Brian Finck
Thursday: Azi Ayatabi (10 am-1 pm), Emily Hagan, & Toni Aho
Friday: Peer Educator/s (10 am-1pm) & Ross Berg

Discover Yourself

  • Identify your skills, values, and interests
  • Learn about your working style
  • Find careers that fit you
  • Make decisions

Discover Options

  • Research majors and careers
  • Investigate career trends, industries, and employers
  • Clarify your career and educational goals

Career Preparation

  • Write a resume and get it critiqued
  • Do an internship
  • Build skills employers want
  • Learn to interview successfully
  • Search for job opportunities
  • Meet employers - get hired!

Register Online: http://www.csun.edu/career, click on Students! Look for the RED BOX. You must be registered to access services. Receive email notices about jobs and events.

Career Counseling

Come to us for direction, information, guidance, and support. Our professionals help you to set and reach your career goals. Start early, stay focused, graduate, and get hired!

Schedule a Counseling Appointment

(818) 677-2878

Career Counselors:

  • John Arany
  • Ross Berg
  • Brian Finck
  • Nyla Dalferes
  • Janice Potzmann
  • Patricia Gaynor

Career Advisor

Toni Aho

Peer Educators

Adekanbi Ogunade (Addie)
Tamara Barden
Wanda Pathomrit

Employment Programs

Internship Program
Janice Potzmann, Coordinator - 677-2320 Internship Help Desk - 677-2387

Employer Relations Program
Patricia Gaynor, Coordinator - 677-2941

On-Campus Interview Program
Marjorie Housley, Coordinator - 677-5563

Freshman Career Program

  • Define yourself
  • Relate major to careers
  • Learn decision making skills
  • Make campus connections
  • Find a support group
  • Connect with Alumni

Find a motivation for engaging in classes, staying on target for graduation, and developing yourself and skills for a lifetime. Start with us for activities, testing, resources, and counseling. Bring a friend and explore the possibilities!

Internship Program

  • Gain pre-professional work experience
  • Explore a career, industry, or field
  • Clarify career goals and learning objectives
  • Apply academic theory in the workplace
  • Improve communication skills
  • Experience organizational culture
  • Build a career network
  • Get the competitive edge
  • Gain access to employment

Internship opportunities are available online at our website, in the Career Library, or get help creating your own. Employers increasingly look for internship experience in hiring for entry-level positions. Check our website to see what other students have to say about the importance of internships and how the experience changed their lives!

Employer Relations Program

  • Access to employment: job listings, job fairs, career events
  • Talk with employers about career options
  • Make your part-time job relate to your major
  • Learn to make a strong first impression
  • Network your way to your first career

Need a job? Want to know what's out there for your major? Need work experience? Graduating? Search through job listings online and in notebooks in our Career Library. Apply for part-time jobs, seasonal work, full-time jobs, and internships with local and national employers.

On-Campus Interview Program

  • Find out which companies are coming to campus
  • View job descriptions and submit your resume
  • Sign-up for interviews and manage your schedule
  • Interview and get hired!

Interview with local and national employers that want to hire CSUN graduates. Learn to use our online scheduling system by attending the required "Navigating On-Campus Interviews" workshop. Be prepared and maximize your opportunities for success: register online, watch for emails from us, check the website frequently for updated employer listings, and get ready by taking Career Center workshops before your last semester. Many students accept offers of employment and begin their careers through on-campus interviews. You can too!

 

Contact Information

Career Center
University Hall, 105
Phone: (818) 677-2878
TTY: (818) 677-3066
Hours:
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. M-Th
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. F

Tech Support & Webmaster

Joshua Padilla
Phone: (818) 677-5565
Email: tcc@csun.edu