Every year, over 800 different organizations from around the world recruit USC students for jobs and internships. By joining the Career Center Partner Program, not only will your organization enjoy the convenience of paying for the majority of your recruiting expenses in a single payment, you dramatically increase your organization’s visibility with our highly talented and diverse student population. Best of all, your partnership fee is completely tax deductible and goes directly toward USC Dream Dollars Scholarships, quality career programming, and Career Center resources for our students and alumni.
| Partnership Tiers | Platinum | Gold |
| Advance registration for Career Fairs | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advance invitations to employer-led career readiness workshops | ✓ | ✓ |
| Complimentary USC recruitment strategy session | ✓ | ✓ |
| Employer partnership advertisement in Career Center | ✓ | ✓ |
| Employer Spotlights | ✓ | ✓ |
| Employer events featured in student email and Career Center newsletter | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guest post on Career Center Chronicles | ✓ | ✓ |
| Employer Partners Virtual Networking Event | Fall | Fall |
| Social media ads and takeovers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Complimentary prime registration Virtual Career Fair(s)¹ | Fall AND Spring | Fall OR Spring |
| Complimentary prime registration for Recent Graduates and Students Virtual Career Fair¹ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Complimentary registration to Investigate Industries & Internships (i3) | Spring | Spring |
| Access to exclusive recruitment survey data (e.g., Universum, Virtual Recruitment, etc.) | ✓ | |
| Complimentary Virtual Trojan Talk | ✓ | |
| Complimentary customized Resume Book per semester | ✓ | |
| One email to students and alumni per semester | ✓ | |
| Career Fest Sponsor2 | ✓ | |
| Partnership Cost | $6,000 | $4,000 |
| Diversity Forum add-on at no additional cost for the 2021-2022 academic year. | Platinum | Gold |
| Connections with USC’s Student Equity and Inclusion Programs and student organizations. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Waived fees and priority registration for Diversity & Inclusion opportunities. | ✓ | |
| Individual kick-off and year-end meeting with the Internship Engagement team to discuss inclusion practices. | ✓ |
¹ For a physical fair, includes premium location for four recruiters, school newspaper advertisement, breakfast, and lunch. For a virtual fair, includes premium booth location for four or more representatives and school newspaper advertisement.
2 Includes opportunities to host/participate in Career Fest sessions and advertise sponsorship on website.
For non-profit organizations, contact Erika Rodriguez if you are interested in our Partner Program.
Apply for the Partner Program by completing our online form. Once the form is received and processed, we will contact you to finalize the sponsorship details. If you have any additional questions, please contact Erika Rodriguez.
USC Dream Dollars Program
Your participation in our Partner Program contributes to the Career Center’s efforts to provide meaningful career resources, such as the Dream Dollars scholarship program.
The USC Dream Dollars program aims to assist students by financing career exploration in the non-profit and government fields. Last summer, the USC Career Center offered the USC Dream Dollars scholarship to 10 undergraduate students.
Here is what students had to say about their experience:
This scholarship award gave me unique insight into the public sector of law. This position has provided me with invaluable exposure to criminal defense strategy, and has allowed me to observe the flaws and imperfections in the legal system through the eyes of my clients. I believe that this internship has been an excellent start to my career and I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to the donors that made it possible.
-Jordan interned at Orange County Public Defender’s Office; Major: Political Economy; Class of 2022
As a grateful recipient of the USC Dream Dollars Scholarship, I completed an extremely rewarding summer internship at The Climate Registry (TCR), where I gained valuable skills in database research and development. Project research is a crucial skill within the environmental career field, and I feel far more confident in my ability to carry it out either independently or in collaborative spaces, whether I work in clean energy, greenhouse gas accounting, corporate sustainability, or other similar areas. Specifically, learning about the large influence businesses have in global climate change efforts has inspired me to potentially drive my career toward corporate sustainability, specifically accountability, social responsibility, and verification.
-Benjamin interned at The Climate Registry; Major: Environmental Studies, Class of 2021