CEC Kicks Off Fall 2025 with Handshake Career Trek

The CSUEB Career Empowerment Center (CEC) kicked off the Fall 2025 semester with its first Career Trek of the semester. A visit to Handshake, the university’s primary career platform and a leading connector between students and employers nationwide. Partnering with …

By Rachel Ticas
Rachel Ticas Experiential Learning Coordinator
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From Veteran to Director

How Light & Wonder’s Tonia Adams harnessed transferable skills to build her career

Tonia Adams comes from a family of military veterans; her dad served in the Army and her mom in the Army Reserves. Despite this early exposure, Tonia …

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Follow Your Passion: How One U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Became a Battle-Tested Entrepreneur

The FourBlock Podcast welcomes two members of the leadership team from Battle Tested Security, a company that provides innovative event solutions and proudly employs over 800 veterans: U.S. Marine Corps Veteran and Founder and CEO Casey Holiday, and U.S. Army …

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Empowering Women Veterans: Insights from a 24-Year Navy Veteran

FourBlock alumna and our new West Coast Regional Director Marina Rabinek joins FourBlock Founder Mike Abrams for a personal conversation about her military experience, her transition after 24 years in the U.S. Navy, how she came to start the Military …

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Hiring Veterans in Aviation: Insights from an HR Expert

On this episode of the FourBlock Podcast, discover why veterans’ skills are in high demand in aviation and hear actionable advice on resume building, networking, and interview preparation from Britney Ratcliff, Director of Human Resources at Metro Aviation®.

Britney brings …

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Life is a Series of Transitions: A U.S. Air Force Veteran Turned Chef Shares His Story

“If I walk into a brick wall, I just grab another opportunity that gives me more information to get me over or around that wall.”

This week on the FourBlock Podcast, we’re thrilled to welcome Jerome Amos, a native New …

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Veteran LRS Architect Promotes Sustainability and Training in Pacific Northwest

This week on The FourBlock Podcast, FourBlock Founder Mike Abrams sits down with Kevin Schneider, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who went on to become an architect and now works as a Project Architect at LRS Architects, Inc.

As a …

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O*Net Translator for Veterans

When you’re a veteran, it can sometimes be challenging to transition your skills and experiences to find a civilian career.  That’s why we want to share the Veterans Career Exchange Skills Matcher which helps you identify your skills by creating …

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Top 20 Cities for Veteran Entrepreneurs

In their annual study, the PenFed Foundation has compiled a list of the top 20 cities for veteran entrepreneurs. The foundation’s Veteran Entrepreneur Investment Program (VEIP), which supports veteran-owned startups and businesses through education, preparation and network access, conducted the …

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Just Keep Moving: How a Black Hawk Pilot Transitioned to a Career on Wall Street

This week we are honored to be joined by Heather Burns, Senior Vice President in Securities Finance at Jefferies, a diversified financial services company engaged in investment banking and capital markets, asset management and direct investing.

Throughout this episode, Heather …

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