Advising
Career advising is available to currently declared Data Science majors and Data Science alumni. This type of advising offers support with career exploration and professional development. Students are encouraged to utilize career advising for: resume and interview support, graduate school navigation, strengths based assessment, career competency resources and overall job search strategy and applications.
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Hours and Instructions
Career Advising Hours:
- Tuesday: 1:00 pm — 3:30 pm PST
- Thursday: 9:00 am — 11:30 am PST
To request an appointment:
- Email dscstudent@ucsd.edu or call 858-534-0198.
- In your email, please include:
- PID to verify you are a declared Data Science major or Data Science alumni
- Preferred Date and Time based on availability indicated on advising calendar on the “Advising” page of the website
- Alternative Date and Time based on availability indicated on advising calendar on the “Advising” page of the website
- Reason for appointment: CAREER ADVISING
Resources
Communication
Public Speaking and Presentation
Networking
Resume and Cover Letter
Many students struggle with identifying how the skills learned within the classroom translates into skills needed outside of the classroom. Feel free to refer to this resource as a tool to articulate your development on your resume and to employers.
Projects
Personal Project Resources
Graduate School
The Basics
The Options
The Programs
Prepping for the GRE*
Alumni Placement Data
- Below are the graduate programs that HDSI Alumni have entered:
- UC San Diego MS Business Analytics
- UC San Diego MS in Machine Learning and Data Science
- UCLA Anderson MS Business Analytics
- UC Berkeley MEng Data Science and Systems
- UC Berkeley MS Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
- NYU MS Data Science
- Columbia University MS Data Science
- Carnegie Mellon University MS in Machine Learning
- Carnegie Mellon University MS in Intelligent Information Systems
- Brown University MS in Biostatistics
- UPenn MSE in Data Science
- University of Washington MS in Data Science
Industry
For reference, below are some of the companies where HDSI Alumni have secured employment:
For reference, below are some of the titles of the roles that HDSI Alumni have attained within industry:
- Associate Business Analyst
- Associate Consultant
- Client Solutions Executive
- Data Analytics & Data Engineering
- Data Engineer
- Data Quality Analyst
- Data Solutions Analyst
- Engineer IIII
- Graduate Data Engineer
- iOS Developer
- Software Development Engineer I
- Software Engineer
- Software Engineer I
- Transportation Modeler
Recommended Resources
- Glassdoor
- Handshake (all UC San Diego students have an account with their ucsd.edu email address!)
- Data Science Student Society (DS3)
Events
Summer Opportunities
HDSI Career Advisor, Margaret Zuhlke, partners with the Data Science Student Representatives to discuss how to make the most of your summer – with, or without an internship.
Getting Ready for Grad School
This series is designed to help prepare undergraduate students 1-1 interested in pursuing a graduate education focused on Data Science
The Basics
HDSI Career Advisor and Alumni Relations Specialist, Margaret Zuhlke, will review the graduate school application materials, timeline, and recommended resources to help students conquer the intimidating application process.
The Options
HDSI Career Advisor and Alumni Relations Specialist, Margaret Zuhlke, will review the graduate school application materials, timeline, and recommended resources to help students conquer the intimidating application process.
The Programs
Join us for a collective virtual information session of UC San Diego programs that are aligned with our students’ interests and long term goals. Admissions representatives will provide an overview of each program and we will then use breakout rooms to allow students to connect with representatives for additional information and support.
Ramp Up for Fall 2020 Recruitment
Learn to Use LinkedIn for Virtual Recruitment
How to Ace the Data Science Interview
Craft an Effective Elevator Pitch
Open House 2020
The Open House event offered an in-depth look at our undergraduate data science talent and ways to engage with them to those involved in talent acquisition as well hiring managers and leaders considering the addition of data science talent to their organizations.