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Pacific class of 2020 finds success despite COVID-19 pandemic
博彩平台网址大全's undergraduate class of 2020 has achieved high levels of success despite the disruption of the overall job market due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
In a recent survey of Pacific's class of 2020, 91% of respondents indicated that they are either employed, enrolled in a graduate or professional school, or working in a post-graduation internship. For the alums who reported employment, 87% of them are working in a job that is related to their career goals.
“Pacific alumni have a long tradition of doing truly remarkable things. The class of 2020 is no exception,汤姆·维奇奥尼说, associate vice president and executive director of career development at Pacific. “事实上, 这是最近的一届校友, entering one of the most challenging job markets in memory have exceeded expectations across the board."
The numbers for the class of 2020 are consistent with Pacific's class of 2019, which had 91% of respondents indicate that they were either employed, in a graduate or professional school, or in a post-graduation internship, and 93% of those alums reported having a job related to their career goal.
"One of the special things about Pacific is how they want us to find our purpose,Wajiha Tahir '20说. "I received so much support from every person I worked with at the university that I did not feel overwhelmed by the challenges presented from the pandemic."
毕业后, Tahir moved to San Francisco to begin a job as a financial product analyst for Bloomberg, where she performs market re搜索 and analyzes market data, identifying consumer behaviors and trends.
Pacific alumni have a strong history of earning power, according to re搜索ers at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. 一项对4500名美国学生的分析.S. colleges and universities found that Pacific undergraduate alumni ranked in the top 2 percent in career earnings nationally.
在加州, Pacific alumni had higher career earnings than alumni from all the University of California schools as well as most of the private colleges and universities, 乔治敦大学的研究发现.
梅丽莎·罗梅罗,20岁, 会计学毕业生, accepted an associate position with CliftonLarsonAllen after graduation. To prepare for her interview process, she utilized 太平洋就业服务.
"I would advise all Pacific students and alumni looking for jobs to not be afraid to reach out to the 职业服务 team when you’re preparing for an interview,罗梅罗说. "I would also highly encourage setting time aside for a mock interview as it's a great learning experience."
Pacific works closely with students in order to support their success. Career advising appointments are available to all current students and alumni on topics like resume and cover letter writing, LinkedIn个人资料更新, graduate school applications and more. Students can also join the Tigers On Pace program, which creates a pathway program for students during all class levels.
“The 职业服务 staff takes pride in building rapport with students and celebrating their success, whether that is their first job out of college, 研究生课程的录取, 或者其他职业目标,黛布·克兰说, director of campus career partnerships. “Additionally, students have access to 职业服务 for life at no cost.”
Each week 职业服务 hosts events, where students can get advice on job 搜索es and networking. Some of these events are with outside employers who want to hire Pacific students. The career advising staff also give presentations on popular topics like salary negotiation and provide opportunities for students to listen to interviews with employers on a career podcast called 职业生涯康沃变频器.
20多年来, 职业服务 has offered students and alumni a way to practice interviewing with real employers in a week-long event. Not only is it an opportunity for students to gain valuable interviewing skills, but it also gives them a chance to get feedback and advice from employers.
就像他们的前辈一样, the Class of 2021 is strongly encouraged to take advantage of the many offerings by 职业服务 this spring,维奇奥内说. “This includes planning to attend the Spring Internship & 招聘会. This annual event brings students the opportunity to learn and engage with over 50 diverse organizations.”
Pacific will be hosting its virtual 招聘会 3月18日, where students and alumni can meet with employers interested in hiring them for internships and full-time positions.