Author Archives: UCLA Extension Career Services

Choosing my career path after college came down to answering one particular question: Should I work for a big company or a startup?

To me, one advantage of working at a large corporation would be the presence of carefully considered …

Kaiba Lithicum sits across from me, smiling as he talks, clearly at ease in his workplace. But that hasn’t always been the case. He’s often struggled with how he’s been treated at work as a trans person of color. “Being …

Curious to know how much money Landscape Architects earn by state?

Check out this Forbes.com article to learn which states rank in the top ten for highest Average Annual Landscape Architect Salaries.

Hint:  California is (kind of, sort of)  ranked …

My colleagues and I recently hosted a mixer at our office as a way to meet prospective employees to join our recruiting team.

We advertised the event across multiple social media channels as well as to our personal networks, so …

If you’ve ever struggled with a condescending boss, difficult colleagues, or work that feels like a soul-destroying slog, you might have fantasized about “rage quitting.” Maybe you even scripted the scene in your head—telling off your manager, cursing out that …

Let’s say you want to be a part of building something great in your career—something people can tangibly benefit from, something no one else has thought of, and something you can point to and proudly say, “Hey, I made that.”

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When Tina Wascovich got a promotion early in her career, she picked out cards and gave handwritten thank you notes to her manager as well as a senior VP, both of whom she felt had been instrumental in helping her …

While it’s tempting to measure career growth and success solely according to the number of rungs we scale on the corporate ladder, management isn’t the only path to a satisfying career. Being a manager comes with responsibilities that don’t appeal …