Hello, I am Devon Seward Howland, the Career Services Specialist in the Career Center focusing on Student Employment. I come to the ICC with a background of 10+ years in Human Resources where I was a college recruiter for firms like Boeing, INROADS and Bank of America where I visited many colleges and reached out to students about jobs and internships. I spent a great deal of time specifically seeking students of color on these campuses, including Native American students in particular.
 
I have worked even longer on the college side at several schools including UC Berkeley, University of Chicago, Chaminade and Gonzaga Universities as well. At these institutions I worked closely with students directly around career and internship services in general and specifically on how to engage with employers.
 
My passion is the help students find theirs. College is a great place to begin to better understand the world and career services is the best place to learn about the world of work. This also includes preparing for graduate study as well since more education opens up future opportunities on and off the college campus and we help students plan and prepare for both.
 
I am very enthusiastic about what I do and especially assisting first generation and students of color to navigate college and the career search process as I reference experiences that helped me find my own way. I like to find ways to relate to people and am pretty good at finding things I have in common with almost everyone.
 
Please feel free to contact me at dsewardhowland@ucdavis.edu or 530.752.4648 to set up a session to chat. I look forward to setting up workshops and other career events as well as sharing information about our upcoming Career Center events. Please share your needs and I will do my best to assist you with them.
 
I will be spending regular time each week in the Native American Student Success Center and look forward to seeing you there!

Virtual Services at the Internship & Career Center:

*Subscribe to weekly newsletters on new internships, jobs, networking events, & more

*Register for workshops, employer info sessions, and career fairs

*Make Career Advising appointments with Career Advisors by phone or video

*Use Drop-in Peer Advising or Document Review to get started on your internship/job search, Handshake basics, and resume & cover letter review