Act on Your Plans

Tips & Techniques Cover Letters and Resumes Interviewing Networking

Now that you have explored career options and planned your next steps, it’s time to take action. Use your Personal Career Development Plan to prioritize and set goals.

Take Advantage of UCSF Resources
UCSF provides information and resources for job seekers.

Learn New Skills
Explore learning opportunities right here on campus. Take a class or earn a certificate.

Gain Experience
Look for opportunities to learn new skills and demonstrate your abilities. Seeking out new projects at work or joining campus committees can help you network, learn new skills, and expand your horizons.

Volunteer
Explore new career possibilities, network, and develop skills while contributing to your community.

• Volunteering at the Medical Center
• VolunteerMatch

Join a Professional Group

• The Academic Business Officers’ Group (ABOG) at UCSF:
  


• provides professional development;
• connects administrators across campuses; and
• encourages networking through seminars, social events, a listserv, and an annual conference.
• The UCSF Staff Council hosts periodic lectures, panel discussion, and networking functions.
• Ask your colleagues and supervisor for recommendations of professional groups in your field of interest and explore resources online such as:


• The International Association of Administrative Professionals

Network
Build your professional and personal network.

Find a Mentor

• If you are an AAIII through an MSO III, apply to be paired with an experienced UCSF manager through the ABOG Mentorship Program. You can learn more about management and to better understand the UCSF organizational culture.
• The Out List helps LGBT employees connect for informal mentoring and networking.
• The Turnaround Mentorship Program is a one year mentoring program through the Center for Gender Equity for employees up to the AAII classification that will help you explore your career path.

Practice Your Communication Skills
Develop communication and leadership skills in a supportive and positive learning environment with UC Oracles Toastmasters.

Apply for a Job

• Check out the UCSF Careers Applicant Guide for a visual guide to searching and applying for jobs online.
• Find a job you are interested in and research the position and organization through your network.
• Write your resume and cover letter.
• Prepare for a successful interview.

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