2022 USD Fact Book

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

USD’s Career Development Center actively engages with students to help them develop and achieve their career goals The innovative careers team tailors their approach as they support students at every stage of their development from exploring majors to graduating from USD with a purposeful career path The Career Readiness Program is a graduation requirement for all undergraduate students Three programs — the College of Arts and Sciences COMPASS, Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering CONNECT and Knauss School of Business PASSPORT — provide a customized educational experience through every facet of the career process Handshake is USD’s official job portal connecting students to leading organizations with more than 22,000 employers posting jobs and internships across industries Torero Treks are opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in career exploration by visiting leading companies across the nation In 2021, 26 virtual Treks were organized with more than 60 companies for students, creating networking opportunities that spanned multiple sectors in a variety of geographical regions TEAM is a virtual platform connecting USD alumni, parents and students for career advice, flash mentoring, informational interviews, job opportunities and job shadows The Summer Internship Award provides up to $3,000 to support eligible undergraduate students as they participate in meaningful summer internships, undergraduate research or career-related community service Data complied from multiple sources for 74% of 1,453 students graduating between July 2019 to June 2020 found that 83% of respondents employed full time received their job offer within six months of graduating and 92% reported that their current position at least somewhat if not closely aligns with their career goals sandiego.edu/careers

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