Career Platforms & Resources
The current employment landscape is always evolving and there are many platforms and resources available to help you manage your career plans as it relates to a changing economy and future opportunities.
We encourage you to browse these resources and integrate them into your job search strategies.
The Fung Institute's career management home is full of career resources, a discussion board, job board, events. This platform also allows the FI Community to connect, requests informational conversations and build a meaningful community.
Handshake is the campus's platform for job postings and On-Campus Recruiting (OCR) listings along with campus career events, employer information sessions, and career fair information. Students can sign-up and register as soon as they have their campus ID numbers and register for classes.
As a Berkeley student, you have access to the extensive resources available to you through the campus career center. There you will find career planning essentials, events and workshops, job search resources, and more!
Practice your interview skills with this virtual tool.
UC Berkeley's Innovation & Entrepreneurship Portal.
Find jobs and make connections.
Learn more about job outcomes for our alumni.
Berkeley MEng Student Business Cards
Students may order Berkeley MEng-branded business cards from the UC Print Storefront at any time during the program. The cards take up to 7 business days to produce and cost anywhere from $56-132 depending on the style and quantity. Students are responsible for paying for the cost of the cards.
Please list Ashley Villanueva as the Department Approver.
NOTE: If you plan to create your own business card, please reference the Berkeley Brand Guidelines for policies and restrictions around logo use.
Self-Service Resources
Explore our curated list of career and job search resources available to you beyond the Fung Institute.
Exploration
Skill Development
Parker Dewey - Career Launcher program for projects and micro internships
Search Strategies
Job Search Guide (Alumni Created)
Hashtags to follow on LinkedIn and other social media to see who's hiring and sharing jobs: #hiringnow #nowhiring #job #hiring
Remote Search
Entrepreneurship + Start-ups
Berkeley SkyDeck - find opportunities at early stage startups
Wellfound for job-seekers is free, with 18K remote jobs and 3K fully remote teams actively recruiting on the platform.
Join us on the FI Connect App
Instructions for download:
Go to your phone’s mobile browser and type in: connections.funginstitute.berkeley.edu
Sign up or log in your account using your berkeley.edu email (CalNet).
Once logged in, allow pop-up dialogue box to download the app.
Once the download is complete, you can now access FI Connect using your mobile device!