The Career Discovery Series is a program consisting of various career panels, which aim to educate students on the different career possibilities that they might consider. Panels are held during winter quarter and are comprised of UCI alumni and community members from various industries. Each panelist will discuss their current position, career path, and any tips and hints for students wanting to navigate into that career field. A time for questions and answers will follow where you can learn even more. This is a great opportunity for UCI students to learn from successful professionals who have “walked in their shoes” and can provide sage advice.
2022 Career Discovery Series
- Human Resources | Thursday, January 20
DATE/TIME: January 20: 4:00–5:30 p.m.
LOCATION: ZoomThe Career Discovery Series brings together alumni and professionals to share details about their career paths and job duties, as well as tips for breaking into specific industries.
The Human Resources panel will be featuring the following professionals:
- TikTok
- The Walt Disney Company
- Zillow
- Alternative Careers in Science | Wednesday, February 2
DATE/TIME: February 2: 4:00–5:30 p.m.
LOCATION: ZoomThe Career Discovery Series brings together alumni and professionals to share details about their career paths and job duties, as well as tips for breaking into specific industries.
The Alternative Careers in Science panel will be featuring the following professionals from these companies:
- Foldax Inc., a medical device company
- Amazon
- Deloitte
- Vagelos Computational Science Center at Barnard College
- Nursing | Thursday, February 3
DATE/TIME: February 3: 4:00–5:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Zoom - Business/Entrepreneurship | Tuesday, February 8
DATE/TIME: February 8: 4:00–5:30 p.m.
LOCATION: ZoomThe Career Discovery Series brings together alumni and professionals to share details about their career paths and job duties, as well as tips for breaking into specific industries.
The Business/Entrepreneurship panel will be featuring the following professionals from these companies:
- Pacific Life
- Lucky Day Events Co.
- Higher Education/Student Affairs | Wednesday, February 9
DATE/TIME: February 9: 4:00–5:30 p.m.
LOCATION: ZoomThe Career Discovery Series brings together alumni and professionals to share details about their career paths and job duties, as well as tips for breaking into specific industries.
The Higher Education/Student Affairs panel will be featuring the following professionals from these institutions:
- UC Irvine
- NYU
- Cal State Fullerton
- Engineering | Tuesday, February 15
DATE/TIME: February 15: 4:00–5:30 p.m.
LOCATION: ZoomThe Career Discovery Series brings together alumni and professionals to share details about their career paths and job duties, as well as tips for breaking into specific industries.
The Engineering panel will be featuring the following professionals from these institutions:
- Airborne Systems
- Illumina
- Trending Careers | Wednesday, February 16
DATE/TIME: February 16: 4:00–5:30 p.m.
LOCATION: ZoomThe Career Discovery Series brings together alumni and professionals to share details about their career paths and job duties, as well as tips for breaking into specific industries.
The Trending Careers panel will be featuring the following professionals from these companies:
- Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Apple
- Web Developer & Designer at Freelance
- Paid Social Coordinator, Marketing at OMG23
- Sports Careers | Tuesday, February 22
DATE/TIME: February 22: 4:00–5:30 p.m.
LOCATION: ZoomThe Career Discovery Series brings together alumni and professionals to share details about their career paths and job duties, as well as tips for breaking into specific industries.
The Sport Careers panel will be featuring the following professionals from these companies:
- UC Irvine
- LA Dodgers
- Film Writing Drama/Theatre | Wednesday, February 23
DATE/TIME: February 23: 4:00–5:30 p.m.
LOCATION: ZoomThe Career Discovery Series brings together alumni and professionals to share details about their career paths and job duties, as well as tips for breaking into specific industries.
The Film Writing Drama/Theatre panel will be featuring professionals from these backgrounds:
- Creative Storyteller – Producer
- Artistic Director, Theater
- Book Author
- Staff Writer, Film & Television
- ESports | Thursday, February 24
DATE/TIME: February 24: 4:00–5:30 p.m.
LOCATION: ZoomThe Career Discovery Series brings together alumni and professionals to share details about their career paths and job duties, as well as tips for breaking into specific industries.
The ESports panel will be featuring professionals from these backgrounds:
- GGTech Entertainment