TOWER & BELL

Preparing for What’s Next

By Tiffany Harbrecht

SJSU’s Career Center seeks to help every Spartan emerge well equipped for lifelong professional success.

The center provides career education, counseling/coaching, job development, job and internship opportunities, and career/employment events for San José State University’s nearly 37,000 students. In fall 2021, the center offered students the flexibility of in-person and virtual services to accommodate their busy schedules and lives in a new hybrid world.

Outcomes Snapshot

Fall 2021/Spring 2022


Virtual career fairs


Employers attended

~

Students attended

Fall 2020/Spring 2021

+

Students served virtually


Internships posted (July 2020–June 2021)


Jobs posted (July 2020–June 2021)

~%

Of students logged into SJSU Handshake seeking jobs or internships

Spartan Career Closet

Current Spartans can choose and keep one free professional outfit and have a portrait taken each academic year.

A student fixing his sleeve.

Joshua Reyes, ’23 Advertising, found career-ready attire at the Career Closet in spring 2022. Photo: Robert C. Bain.

A student buttoning a shirt.

Vanessa Santiago, ’25 Undeclared, was one of 400 students who visited the Career Closet and its accompanying portrait studio in spring 2022. Photo: Robert C. Bain.

Top Hiring Companies of Fall 2019–Spring 2020 Spartan Graduates*

  • Accenture
  • ACES Comprehensive Educational Services
  • Amazon
  • Amazon Fulfillment
  • Apple
  • Cepheid
  • City of San José
  • Cisco
  • Costco Wholesale
  • County of Santa Clara
  • Fortinet
  • Genentech
  • Google, Inc.
  • IBM
  • Intel Corporation
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • KLA Corporation
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Meta
  • Microsoft
  • NASA Ames Research Center
  • Oracle
  • San José State University
  • Silicon Valley Bank
  • Sutter Health
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Valley Water
  • Valley Medical Center
  • Western Digital
  • Yahoo

Names are used for informational purposes only. No endorsement is implied by the use.

*in bachelor's degree programs

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Top photo: Robert C. Bain

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