Career Development Events

The GAPP office and Viterbi Career Connections hosts multiple career related sessions and events throughout the year. Below is a list of some of the featured events. Please follow the Viterbi Career Connections News and Events for additional information.

(International Career Panel 2016)

The GAPP office hosts and coordinates multiple seminars and information sessions related career development often includes alumni and faculty. Regular events include:

International Career Panel
Focused on graduate international students, these panels provide an opportunity for current students to hear from alumni on their experiences and suggestions for career advancement and processes and policies for international students.

USC hosts numerous on campus and online recruitment activities throughout the year. Many students are also successful in finding internship and full time jobs on their own while using some of the career resources offered through USC. Major events include the following:

Viterbi Engineering Career and Internship Fair
The Viterbi Engineering Career & Internship Fair is a great way for students and employers to connect. OFFERED IN BOTH THE FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS, THE VITERBI ENGINEERING CAREER & INTERNSHIP FAIR ALLOWS VITERBI UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN INTERNSHIPS, CO-OPS AND FULL TIME POSITIONS TO REGULARLY NETWORK WITH EMPLOYERS.

The Viterbi School hosts numerous networking events throughout the year and many of the recruitment activities typically involve some level of networking. Special events for graduate students include:

Viterbi Career Conference
The Viterbi Career Conference joins together Viterbi alumni, industry partners, and undergraduate students to provide an invaluable opportunity to connect, network, and learn.
VINE (Viterbi Industry Networking Event)
The Viterbi Industry Networking Event (VINE) brings together Viterbi students to meet employers and Viterbi Alumni the evening before the Viterbi Career & Internship Fair.

Last Chance to Enter the Career Fair Drawing September 25th Deadline September 21, 2018
Just a friendly reminder that the deadline to register for the Career Fair Drawing is Tuesday, September 25th. Date: Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Time: 10:00am- 3:00pm Location: Trousdale Parkway & Alumni Park (Fenced off for drawing) NEW FORMAT A select group of high volume employers (maximum of 15) will be located in a fenced off area in Alumni Park. Admittance to Alumni Park […]
Why Internship Experience Is More Important Than Ever September 14, 2018
College students need to balance work, friends, family, and assignments. It can be easy to overlook the critical importance of getting great internship experience. However, in today’s competitive economy, it is crucial that students make an internship a top priority. The Best Time to Search for an Internship Surveys suggest that the best time to […]
DATAFEST – NoSQL and Future-proofing your Data Skills September 7, 2018
The Marshall School of Business MS in Business Analytics program is pleased to present their new season of Data Festivals. This event is a great opportunity for Viterbi students as the speakers will also be hiring for engineering positions. Learn how different companies tackled different industry cases using data and hear from Technology Leaders as […]
Learn to Love Networking September 7, 2018
“I hate networking.” We hear this all the time from executives, other professionals, and MBA students. They tell us that networking makes them feel uncomfortable and phony—even dirty. Although some people have a natural passion for it—namely, the extroverts who love and thrive on social interaction—many understandably see it as brown-nosing, exploitative, and inauthentic. But in […]
Apple Networking Day September 7, 2018
Interested in networking with Apple? Apple is hosting a networking event for people across all majors, so even if you don’t know where your major fits within Apple, they’ll help you connect the dots! You can meet employees from hardware, software, and operations engineering. Where: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 When: 9:00am – 1:00pm Where: Center […]

Career Development Events

Viterbi Career Connections – Graduate Events