Career Consulting & Self-Assessments
Individual counseling appointments with a trained professional are available to students
with specific career planning, job search, and graduate school concerns.
Contact Us to make an appointment.
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Don't Know where to start? Overwhelmed by all your options?
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Self-Assessments include:
- Assesses interests
- Reveals interest patterns and shows how these patterns relate to occupational choice
-Assesses personality
- Helps to better understand the relationship between behavior and an ideal work environment
Or download the free Self Assessment Booklet
Meet the Career Center Counselors:
Our certified Career Counselors can help you explore the limitless options in your career path. From choosing a major to applying to grad school, they can help you plan and prepare for a successful and rewarding future. We provide in-depth career counsulting appointments to current UCI students. Contact Us today to schedule your appointment.
Kathy Dotson has a Masters Degree in Counseling with an Emphasis in Career Counseling from Chapman University. She started working at the UCI Career Center during an internship and got hired after she finished her program in June 1999. She serves as a liaison to the School of Biological Sciences, School of Physical Sciences, Athletics Department, and the SAGE Scholars Program.
Linda Drake is a National Certified Career Counselor (NCCC) and has an MS in Counseling with a Career Counseling Emphasis. She also has a BS in Business Administration with a Marketing Emphasis. Before coming to UC Irvine, Linda worked at three community colleges teaching and counseling part-time.
Bob Gomez has been a part of the Career Center and the UC Irvine community for over 27 years. He leads the Career Center's UCDC and Sacramento Internship Program, as well as, specializing in helping students apply to grad school. His liaison relationships include the School of Social Sciences and the Advisor for Pre Law Society.
Allison Keller provides career counseling and workshops to students and alumni on various aspects of career planning including career exploration, Strong/MBTI interpretation, job search strategies, and graduate school planning. She serves as the liaison to the School of Humanities and the School of Social Ecology.
Christine Kelly earned her Ph.D. in 1991 and spent the next 16 years teaching at a variety of colleges. She works with graduate students to help them discover and meet their career goals. She strives to be a liaison to anyone on campus who works with graduate students.
Lorena Marquez attended Santa Ana College and then transferred to UCLA. She went on to receive her Masters of Science in Counseling with an emphasis in Student Development in Higher Education. She is a liaison to the Transfer Student Center, the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and the All University Leadership Conference.
Stacie Oshima graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor in Communication Studies. While working in Marketing, she obtained a Masters in Communication Management at USC. After being inspired through informational interviews, Stacie decided to pursue the field of career counseling. She went back to UCLA for her Masters in Counseling in Student Affairs. She is a liaison with the Accounting Minors and Business Administration Majors (the Merage School of Business).
Araceli Rossi obtained her degree in Social Work from California State University, Long Beach. After working as a social worker for 10 years, Araceli joined UCI Career Center in 1992. She leads the Peer Consultant Internship Program and serves as a liaison to the Disability Services Center, Cross Cultural Center.
Michelle Mallen received her Bachelors in Anthropology from UCSD and continued her studies in graduate school at UC Davis. After completing her Masters in Anthropology, she decided to change career directions and move into student services. She then pursued a Masters of Science in Counseling with an emphasis in Career Counseling from California State University, Sacremento. Michelle serves as a liaison to the School of Humanities.
