2023 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 supports students at every stage of their development from exploring majors to graduating 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 34,000 employers providing internship and job opportunities across all industries. Torero Treks allow undergraduate students to engage in career exploration by visiting leading companies across the nation. In 2021-2022, 17 Treks were organized with 29 companies, creating valuable networking opportunities that spanned multiple sectors in both in-person and virtual formats. TEAM is a virtual platform connecting USD alumni, parents and students for career advice, flash mentoring, informational interviews, career opportunities, and job shadows. Students can connect with more than 2,700 USD alumni across the world for mentorship and career advice. 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 compiled from multiple sources for 76.3% of 1,386 students graduating between July 2020 to July 2021 found that 97.6% of respondents employed full time received their job offer within three months of graduating, and 92.6% reported that their current position at least somewhat if not closely aligns with their career goals. In addition, 42.9% of respondents employed full time received a signing bonus and 38.9% received more than one job offer. sandiego.edu/careers 24