Career Services Center News

At the GenAI in Higher Education symposium held on campus last week, four experts from the tech industry discussed how today’s students can prepare for tomorrow’s jobs. The consensus: In this age of machines, employers still need humans.

USF’s latest employment survey shows 95 percent of graduates from the Class of 2023 report they are employed, continuing their education, or doing both.

For Atanas Patterson ’25, his favorite part of visiting Fastly, the cloud computing company in the SoMa district of San Francisco, was the one-on-one time he had with a tech industry professional.

Sheridan Moore ’26 went on the beauty trek hosted by USF’s Career Services Center because she’s interested in the role biotechnology plays in cosmetics product development.

One of the benefits of visiting Gensler’s headquarters was seeing the world’s largest architecture firm’s newly designed offices on Montgomery Street in downtown San Francisco, said architecture major Jonathan Speth ’26.

She talks about auditing, income statements, recruiting events, and careers.

As the school year kicks off, “we want all students to be successful, but we know the first year can sometimes be a challenge," said Lamonte R. Stamps, assistant dean for new student and family programs. "These tips can help students have a good year and set them up for a wonderful time at USF."

He talks about marketing, business analytics, the value of ideas, and the importance of networking.

She talks about banking, data science, quantitative analysis, and the importance of opening emails.

In February 2023, Maya Ayed ’22 was laid off by a tech company in San Francisco. She wasn’t sure what to do. So she wrote a post on her LinkedIn page.