About Sarah Smitter
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Graduate Intern
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My role at UC San Diego
As a graduate student intern for the Career Services Center, I advise students on the various phases in their career development through self-assessments, career exploration, and job search strategies. In addition to individual advising, I help with workshops and on-campus fairs.
My career path
After receiving my bachelor’s in Public Relations from the University of Alabama, I traveled to Guam for a community events internship through the Department of Defense. While living on the naval base, I coordinated several community events, planned and promoted a band concert by the group Everclear, and I briefed national and international submarines about the various activities offered in Guam. After my internship, I moved back to San Diego and began working as a substitute teacher in the San Marcos Unified School District. During this time, I also traveled to Ghana, Africa as a human rights volunteer with Projects Abroad. This experience inspired my next career move of attending law school. After one semester of Law School in Florida, I knew that was not the correct career path for me to further pursue. As a result of this realization, I once again moved back to San Diego and worked at BeneTrac, part of Paychecks, as a data analyst while I began graduate school classes at the University of San Diego in School Counseling. I am in my second and final year of the Master’s program at USD, and I am looking forward to the next steps on my career path.
The rewards in doing what I do
Having “spun my wheels” numerous times on my journey to finding a career, I enjoy working with students as they are working through their career development by giving them useful information in their decision-making process. I enjoy the discovery of finding that perfect fit.
My words of wisdom to students
It is never too early to start career development. UCSD has wonderful resources to help all students, so I recommend making an appointment and coming in!
In my free time...
In my free time, I enjoy traveling, riding my beach cruiser, and taking my dog to the dog park. I have had the chance to travel throughout Europe, China, Central America and Africa. Sunny days in San Diego are so much fun, and I love spending them at the beach. In addition, I also volunteer through different organizations to give back to our community.
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