The Career Center's mission is to promote the career development and related life planning skills of UCLA students and alumni, and to provide access to experiential learning and employment opportunities so students may test career choices and nurture career goals. The Career Center engages in active outreach to students, alumni, employers, and faculty. Guided by the philosophy that career development is a lifelong process of exploration and decision-making, the staff delivers programs and services designed to enrich the total development of students and alumni. Among these activities are:

	Advising/intake services to assess client needs and direct them to appropriate resources;
	Individual and group counseling to assist clients in determining their career related values, interests, skills, and career management issues; to relate those factors to the world of work; and to provide support for difficult transitions;
	Library and Web-based resources to help clients research occupational fields and graduate education options, identify employment prospects, and prepare for the job search;
	Workshops to assist in the acquisition of job-search skills, educational planning, and other career-development tools;
	Internships, part-time job listings, and other experiential learning opportunities to explore career interests and/or to help finance students' schooling;
	Credential services to assist those seeking faculty or administrative positions in academia;
	Full-time job listings, career fairs, and campus interview facilities to assist in identifying employment opportunities and to facilitate networking activities;
	Special events designed to increase clients' knowledge of selected career fields and opportunities;
	Analysis of student career-development needs, projected labor markets and employment outcomes for faculty members, department heads and other University administrators;
	Systems, programs and facilities for employers to assist them with their recruitment efforts.

The Career Center is dedicated to offering UCLA students and alumni opportunities to make thoughtful and deliberate career choices.