Cornell Career Services (CCS) is part of Cornell’s Division of Student and Campus Life. We offer services in Barnes Hall open to all undergraduates plus many graduate students and alumni, as well as services distributed in each undergraduate college, to meet the diverse needs of the Cornell student population.
When you think about “career services,” you may think first about resumes, career fairs, and jobs after graduation. Yes, we help with all of those things; what you may not know is that this is in the context of supporting you in an ongoing career-development process to discover what’s possible for your life after Cornell. Our staff members are eager to work with you throughout your time at Cornell to explore your interests, values and strengths; expand your skills and gain experience; and connect you to a network of faculty, staff, alumni, peers, and professionals to access and navigate career opportunities for life.
Career Success Priorities: Explore. Expand. Connect.
EXPLORE: Examine your interests, values and strengths/skills as you explore and consider a variety of paths to make confident and informed career decisions.
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to identify and articulate their unique interests, values, and strengths.
- Students will engage in activities to explore career paths and identify areas for further exploration.
- Students will reflect and align their interests, values, and skills to 1-2 career path(s).
- Students will create a plan for how they will pursue experiential opportunities in their fields of interest.
EXPAND: Develop skills and gain first-hand knowledge through academic and experiential opportunities in order to achieve personal and professional goals.
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to assess strengths and identify areas for growth relevant to their unique career goal(s).
- Students will be able to identify and complete at least 1-2 experiences during which they develop career-related competencies and skills by the time they are ready to make intentional career decisions.
- Students will be able to clearly communicate the connection between their competencies and skills and their career goals, using real world examples.
CONNECT: Progressively build your network through faculty, staff, alumni, peers, and professionals to access and navigate career opportunities for life.
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to explain how making connections is an important element of gaining career insights, enhancing professional skills, and accessing experiential or academic opportunities.
- Students will utilize at least 1 Cornell networking resource to make connections.
- Students will proactively identify individuals who could be helpful in their career development and articulate what they aim to learn through these connections.
- Students will connect with at least 2 individuals in their network in order to expand their knowledge.
- Students will contribute to their networks by sharing knowledge and experience.
Annual Report
The Cornell Career Services 2023-2024 Annual Report is available below. This report provides valuable insight on the 2023-2024 academic year and all of the exciting work happening in Cornell Career Services in the Division of Student & Campus Life. It also includes information on career support provided across campus and data on student outcomes for the Class of 2023.
Commitment to Excellence
We welcome feedback on our services and interactions with students and alumni. We regularly collect survey feedback and invite any additional feedback via email at career.cornell.edu.