The USC Alumni Association offers a full range of career services specifically tailored to USC alumni. An overview of all such services is available on the Career Center website.
USC Career Center
Career Services Partnership
Services include career counseling, job listings and research tools designed to help you at all stages of your career.
Handshake – formerly connectSC
Handshake is USC’s university-wide career services management platform and the largest career community for college students. Employers interested in hiring Trojans post jobs for free on Handshake, where there are often thousands of job postings to choose from.
Trojan Network
The Trojan Network is an online networking and mentoring platform for alumni to seek and share career and industry information. Through the Trojan Network, alumni are able to receive advice about their own career path as well as the opportunity to give back to current students and fellow alumni.
Individual Career Counseling and Advising
USC recent graduates with an academic degree are eligible to receive complimentary career counseling services through the USC Career Center for the first three years after graduation. Following that, the USC Career Center has partnered with several virtual career counseling services to provide specially-priced phone consultations. Schedule a career counseling appointment today to take your next professional leap.
Career Webinars and Events
Thousands of alumni participate in USC Alumni Association-sponsored career webinars and events each year. These provide opportunities to sharpen critical career skills, network with employers and fellow Trojans, explore various industries and learn about current economic and employment trends.
Skill Up with USC Online
Skill Up, provided through one of our newest campus partnerships with USC Online, is an educational online-learning platform that offers seminars and upskilling through its lifelong learning initiative. All USC Alumni can explore Skill Up at no charge and access short, skill-building courses employers want you to have today. Stay up to date with emerging skills in your field with a growing library of classes in a range of topics including change management, workplace polarization, project management, organizational equity, and much more. Log in to Skill Up today! For questions or to learn more, please email skillup@online.usc.edu
School-Based Services
Many USC schools and departments offer a range of career services, through the following departments:
USC Leventhal School of Accounting Career Resources
USC School of Architecture Jobs Board
USC Roski School of Art and Design Internships & Jobs
USC Marshall School of Business Career Services
USC School of Cinematic Arts Industry Relations Office
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Career Development Office
USC School of Dramatic Arts Professional Development
USC Rossier School of Education Career Services
USC Viterbi School of Engineering Career Services
USC Gould School of Law Career Services Office
Keck School of Medicine of USC Career Advising
USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy Job Resources
USC Price School of Public Policy Office of Career Services
USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work Career and Profession Development