Hundreds of employers to meet with students on Sept. 17 and 18

The Center for Career Engagement will host the 2025 Career Expo on Wed., Sept. 17 and Thurs. Sept. 18 from 3-6 p.m. at the Athletic Complex on the Danforth Campus.

“The Career Expo brings hundreds of employers to WashU to …

By Center for Career Engagement
Center for Career Engagement
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Tips for Class of 2025 jobseekers

In November, the National Association of Colleges and Employers reported that employers plan to hire 7.3% more new graduates from the class of 2025 than they did from the class of 2024. Today, the outlook for new grads looks much …

By Center for Career Engagement
Center for Career Engagement
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Share Your Summer Experience!

Summer is a great time to grow, explore career paths, and gain hands-on experience. Whether you are completing an internship, working a summer job, conducting research, taking courses, or volunteering, your experience is valuable!

The Center for Career Engagement wants …

By Center for Career Engagement
Center for Career Engagement
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Partnership Spotlight: Campus Life Integrates Career Competencies with Student Employees

Last month, the CCE collaborated with Campus Life on a new pilot workshop for supervisors of WashU student employees. The workshop gives campus supervisors access to strategies and resources that will elevate their student employment program as a high-impact practice. …

By Molly Thompson
Molly Thompson Assistant Director, Academic Partnerships
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Partnership Spotlight: Navigating Employer Conversations for International Students

The Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) co-sponsored a program with the Center for Career Engagement (CCE) to share timely information and answer questions about how international students can understand their work authorization options and discuss those options with …

By Molly Thompson
Molly Thompson Assistant Director, Academic Partnerships
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Partnership Spotlight: Biotech Explorers Build Resume and Interview Skills with CCE Support

This past spring, the CCE Health Care & Sciences career community partnered with Professor Joe Jez on the Biotech Explorers Pathway (BEP) program. BEP is a sequence of three semester-long courses targeted to first-year undergrad students with interests spanning STEM and business …

By Molly Thompson
Molly Thompson Assistant Director, Academic Partnerships
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Partnership Spotlight: Bridging Academia and Industry in Chemical & Environmental Engineering

With plans to return this fall, “Bridging Academia and Industry in Chemical & Environmental Engineering” was a new one-credit hour course offered in spring 2025 through the McKelvey School of Engineering. Led by Professors Ray Ehrhard, Marcus Foston, and Trent …

By Molly Thompson
Molly Thompson Assistant Director, Academic Partnerships
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Career Prep Series: How to Land a Great Summer Internship (Even if You’re a First-Year)

by Shivy Mannengi, an Tech, Data & Engineering intern

Welcome back to the world of career prep through the eyes of a fellow student!

Summer internships are the stress on almost every WashU student’s mind. I remember when I was …

By Robin Shepard
Robin Shepard Assistant Director, Career Development
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Jen’s 10 for the Informational Interview

By Jen Logan Meyer
Jen Logan Meyer Associate Director, Arts, Design & Media Career Community
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Career Prep Series: Crafting Your Tech Resume

by Shivy Mannengi, an TDE intern

Hi everyone! I hope you’re all settling into the semester well – I know it’s been a busy first month. This is Shivy Mannengi, an intern in the TDE department at the WashU CCE. …

By Robin Shepard
Robin Shepard Assistant Director, Career Development
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The WashU edge: How our graduates stand out to leading employers

WashU graduates are making their mark in industries across the globe and employers consistently cite their strong academic preparation, problem-solving skills and ability to adapt in dynamic environments as reasons they seek out WashU talent.

For hiring managers, WashU graduates …

By Casey Jenkerson
Casey Jenkerson Director, Employer Engagement
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Chancellor’s Career Fellows program provides first-gen student skills and a stipend

Student supports patients with dementia through internship at Memory Keepers

Junior Kiersten Anderson plans to earn a PhD in developmental psychology. This summer, the Chancellor’s Career Fellows Program funded her internship at local nonprofit Memory Keepers. (Photo: Zach Trabitz/WashU)

WashU …

By Sarah Sims
Sarah Sims Assistant Director, Internships & Experiential Learning
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From Uncertainty to Impact

WashU senior Mason Shaver grew up in a St. Louis neighborhood where opportunities felt out of reach.

He often felt the odds were stacked against him and wondered whether he could break that cycle and succeed. When he arrived at …

By Maria Bruns
Maria Bruns Assistant Director, Internships & Experiential Learning
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