Explore how the Career Empowerment Center transformed opportunities and outcomes this past year through our 2024–25 Annual Report.

Alumni
Employers
Faculty & Staff

Make Connections & Network

Check out the following pages from the Career Success Guide to learn more about networking:

LinkedIn

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network on the internet. A LinkedIn account allows you to:

  • Develop your professional profile/brand that highlights your qualifications and accomplishments
  • Network with professionals, alumni, and students
  • Search for and apply to job/internship opportunities and be recognized by recruiters
  • Provide and receive recommendations to better market yourself
  • Stay-up-to-date on various topics by joining interest groups and following companies/agencies of interest

Featured Articles

Public Service and Business Career and Internship Fair

News & Articles

Over 450 students seized the chance to meet with 55+ employers who attended the Cal State East Bay Career Empowerment Center’s Public Service and Business Career and Internship on March 13, 2025.  The career fair featured employers like Lawrence Livermore …

By Danielle Islas
Danielle Islas
Send Email
Read more

Cal State East Bay Awarded $2M to Empower Opportunity Young Adults Through Career Innovation

News & Articles

Article by Ben Soriano | April 30, 2025

A year after re-launching the Career Empowerment Center, Cal State East Bay has been awarded a $2 million “Opportunity Young Adult Career Pathway” grant by the California Employment Development Department.

This grant reflects …

By Richa Sapre
Richa Sapre Website Handling Student Assistant
Send Email
Read more

Sidebar

LinkedIn Learning

Skills and the Internal Talent Marketplace

Taught by Erica Keswin
“Look inward” may sound like new-age advice for personal growth, but it’s also a great strategy for finding and hiring:…

Hiring and Supporting Neurodiversity in the Workplace

Taught by Tiffany Jameson
Neurodiversity is an important part of DEI efforts, but how can you recruit and support neurodivergent talent, or even build…

Onboarding New Salespeople

Taught by Ben Elijah
In this introduction to sales onboarding, Ben Elijah emphasizes the strategic importance of a strong onboarding program in today’s complex…

Team Coaching in a Dynamic World

Taught by David Clutterbuck
As teams face increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environments, the ability to adapt and thrive becomes more and…

Enhance Your Coaching Impact with Generative AI

Taught by Sara Canaday
Artificial intelligence can be leveraged in a vast number of ways to assist in your professional goals, and in this…

HR Reps: Here’s How to Invest in Your Employees

Taught by Latisha Russell
Explore the significance of investing in your employees with HR expert Latisha B. Russell. This course delves into the concept…

Attracting, Hiring, and Working with Gen Z

Taught by Sophie Wade
The youngest and most digitally literate generation is now entering the workforce: Generation Z, also known as post-millennials. Gen Z…

Hiring and Managing UX Professionals

Taught by Cory Lebson
UX professionals help shape your product into something your users will love. You need people with the creative skills to…

Delivering Employee Feedback

Taught by Todd Dewett
As a manager, you’re charged with helping your employees stretch and grow their skills. This is largely accomplished via the…

Performance Management: Conducting Performance Reviews

Taught by Todd Dewett
Performance reviews can have a huge impact on your employee’s future. In this short course, the second installment in the…

How to Give Feedback People Can Actually Use

Taught by American Negotiation Institute
Feedback is a gift, but how can you make your feedback valuable to its recipients? In this course, adapted from…

Generative AI, Recruiting, and Talent Acquisition

Taught by Glen Cathey
Generative AI will have profound effects on fields like recruiting and talent acquisition. But how quickly will these changes take…

Effective Coaching Skills for Leaders Under Pressure

Taught by Ron Carucci
Great leaders make effective coaching a top priority. But to do it well, they must overcome all kinds of hurdles.…

Reverse Mentorship Essentials

Taught by Patrice Gordon
A reverse mentorship—where a senior leader is mentored by an under-represented individual, including junior colleagues—can truly transform a business by…

Peer Coaching for Leaders, Managers and Teams

Taught by Sara Canaday
View Sara’s LinkedIn Newsletter As remote and hybrid workers express concerns about feeling disconnected and business challenges become more complex,…

Coaching in Action for Leaders and Managers

Taught by Sara Canaday
View Sara’s LinkedIn Newsletter Employees are much more likely to stick around if they’re being coached, their talents are being…

Coach Your Team to Learn, Stretch, and Grow

Taught by Ruth Gotian
Setting the bar high for curiosity and innovation is critical if you want your team to succeed. But how do…

Team Coaching Strategies for Project Managers

Taught by Ruth Pearce
The best project leaders know how to develop the team as individuals and together. And the best tool for resource…

Taking the Fear out of Feedback

Taught by Pete Mockaitis | How to Be Awesome at Your Job
What’s the best way to give and receive effective feedback? How do you hold feedback conversations without all the angst…

Running Effective Design Critiques

Taught by Tom Green
Most people want and appreciate feedback and constructive criticism about their work—until they get it. If done poorly, a critique…
View All Classes