CAREER SERVICES

MPP graduates can expect their skills to be in demand by nonprofit groups and private industry as well as by all levels of government. Nationwide, there is a significant increase in the number of policy school graduates working in the private and non-governmental sectors with organizations such as KPMG Peat Marwick, the World Bank, the Sierra Club, and Children's Defense Fund. Academic opportunities in teaching and administration also are on the increase, as the number of public policy programs continues to grow. UCLA alumni have secured positions in the public, private and nonprofit sectors around the world from Los Angeles to Angola. They have secured positions with the U.S. Department of Justice, Catholic Relief Services, the California Public Policy Institute, Booz Allen Hamilton Consulting, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, and private environmental consulting and social marketing firms.

The School provides extensive assistance to students in locating employment after graduation. The Career Services Coordinator conducts workshops on resume writing, interviewing, and job search strategies. The coordinator arranges recruiter presentations and interviews, collects and lists career positions in public policy, and identifies new and emerging positions for MPP students. The School hosts internship and career recruiter presentations by organizations such as the:

• U.S. Department of State
• General Accounting Office
• Office of Management and Budget
• Congressional Research Service
• Presidential Management Intern Program
• Greenlining Institute
• California Legislative Analyst's Office
• California State Auditor’s Office

The Career Services website (http://www.sppsr.ucla.edu/careers/index.cfm) provides examples of internship and career opportunities for MPP graduates. Current students can search these listings by policy interest, type of organization, location, or keyword. The online listings for internships and jobs provide students an efficient and convenient way to identify possible field placements and eventual career opportunities. Students also have access to the UCLA Career Center, one of the nation's premier university career centers. A pioneer in online career services in partnership with JOBTRAK, the UCLA Career Center provides online access to job listings and resources available to students and alumni 24 hours a day at www.career.ucla.edu. The center also offers one of the largest career resource libraries in the country with exhaustive information about employers and careers relevant to MPP students.

Besides employer information and job listings, the School also offers excellent networking opportunities. The faculty, alumni, research centers, Senior Fellows, and the UCLA Policy Forum provide access to a wide variety of policy professionals.

Students can also tap the Career Network of the UCLA Alumni Association (www.alumni.ucla.edu), a group of more than 4,000 alumni who voluntarily make themselves available to students for professional networking. UCLA alumni are well represented in prominent positions in all levels of government, nonprofit organizations, and private industry worldwide.