Mission
The Career Center at California State University, San Bernardino empowers students and alumni to develop a lifelong skill set for an ever-changing labor market through exploration, programming, and experiential learning opportunities to meet their personal and professional goals. To help meet this mission, the Career Center has adopted the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Career Readiness Competencies. NACE defines career readiness as the attainment and demonstration of requisite competencies that broadly prepare college graduates for a successful transition into the workplace. The NACE Career Readiness Competencies serve as a foundation for the Career Center’s services and programs to ensure students are ready for the professional world of work upon graduation. Refer to the legend below to learn more about these competencies.
Critical Thinking
Exercise sound reasoning to analyze issues, make decisions, and overcome problems.
Leadership
Leverage the strengths of others to achieve common goals, and interpersonal skills to coach and develop others.
Career Management
Identify and articulate one’s skills, strengths, knowledge, and experience relevant to career goals.
Digital Technology
Leverage existing digital technologies ethically and efficiently, and demonstrate adaptability to new technologies.
Professionalism
Demonstrate personal accountability, effective work habits, integrity, and ethical behavior.
Communication
Articulate thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively in written and oral forms.
Global Fluency
Value, respect and learn from diverse cultures, races, ages, genders, sexual orientations, and religions.
Teamwork
Build collaborative relationships with colleagues and others, and negotiate and manage conflict.
Meet Our Staff
Career Center Leadership
Sarai Maldonado | Interim Director
P: (909) 537-3682
E: smaldona@csusb.edu
Strengths: Communication, Connectedness, Relator, Analytical, Learner
Counseling Team
Oscar Fonseca | Career Counselor | Palm Desert Campus
P: (909) 537-8236
E: oscar.fonseca@csusb.edu
Strengths: Harmony, Restorative, Positivity, Includer, Responsibility
Jennifer Carhart | Career Counselor | Liaison to College of Natural Sciences
P: (909) 537-3248
E: jennifer.carhart@csusb.edu
Strengths: Relator, Maximizer, Focus, Analytical, Activator
Denise Perez-Flores | Career Counselor | Liaison to College of Business & Public Administration
P: (909) 537-3256
E: denise.perezflores@csusb.edu
Strengths: Empathy, Restorative, Learner, Responsibility, Connectedness
Internships
Guadalupe Saldivar | Internship Specialist
P: (909) 537-5571
E: guadalupe.saldivar@csusb.edu
Strengths: Connectedness, Input, Intellection, Strategic, Ideation
Vacant | Internship Administrative Support
Employer Relations
Vacant | Employer Relations Coordinator
Administrative Support Staff
Olivia Nanez-Salazar | Office Manager & Clothing Closet Program Coordinator
P: (909) 537-3251
E: onanez@csusb.edu
Strengths: Context, Learner, Harmony, Discipline, Analytical
Meet the Career Center Paraprofessionals
| Paraprofessional | Career Center Role | Major |
|---|---|---|
| Patti Lopez | Peer Career Educator | Psychology |
| Derick Prince | Peer Career Educator | Sociology |
| Oscar Orozco | Peer Career Educator | Biology-Biological Psychology |
| Cameron Garrido | Peer Career Educator | Administration-HR |
| Gracie Ramirez | Peer Career Educator | Communication-Public Relations |
| Alejandro Cortez | Employer Relations Student Assistant | Administration/Marketing-Sports/Entertainment |
| Madeline Juarez | Event Crew/Front Desk Student Assistant | Administration-Management |
| Johnny Ramirez | Marketing/Content Writer Student Assistant | Administration-Marketing |
| Ethan Mink | Employer Relations Student Assistant | Communication-Media Studies |
| Vaidehi Rena | Research/Outreach Student Assistant | Info. Systems/Technology-Cyber Security |