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Virtual Comm Career Day
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Now in its 13th year, Career Day is an annual professional development event for UCSB Communication students, featuring a career advice panel, alumni-student networking and a departmental news update. This year's theme: Transitions.
Communication Career Day
Saturday, April 24th, 2021
Via Zoom
1:00-1:30 Welcome and Introductions
Departmental Update - Norah Dunbar
Alumni Council Update - Alexandra Platt
1:30-2:00 - Career Panel - Moderated by Eric Zackrison
Jamie Morgan – Head of Technical Recruiting at Cruise
Takako Suzuki – Statistician/Data Scientist at Neustar
Diana Nguyen – Learning and Development Program Specialist at Apeel Sciences
2:00-3:15 Alumni/Student Networking
3:15 Closing Remarks
Speakers
Eric Zackrison - Moderator
Takako Suzuki - Panelist
Statistician/Data Scientist
Neustar
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tako-18/
Takako graduated from UCSB with Communication Honors in three years and soon after that, she went to graduate school at UC Irvine for a year and finished with a M.S in Business Analytics with a concentration in Data Science. Currently, she is working at Neustar, Inc as a Data Analyst/Statistician.
Diana Nguyen - Panelist
Learning and Development Program Specialist
Apeel
https://www.linkedin.com/in/diananguyen221/
Diana graduated UCSB with a degree in Communication and certification in Technology Management in 2018. She is currently a Learning & Development Program Specialist at Apeel Sciences. Diana leads the strategy and execution of the company’s New Hire Orientation program. In addition, she works to implement training programs to support individual and organizational learning needs.
Jamie Morgan - Panelist
Head of Technical Recruiting
Cruise
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiepmorgan/
Jamie received her B.A. with a major in Communication and a minor in English at UCSB. She also holds a M.A. in Organizational Management. She has been working in talent acquisition for 20 years and specializes in building teams and in candidate generation strategy. Her background in recruiting for technology and infrastructure roles spans both Fortune 100 companies, as well as small organizations.