Career Pathways

13 Tips for Finding State and Local Government Jobs

Published on February 12, 2025

By Heather Kerrigan, GovLoop

February 24, 2015

Getting a job in state or local government isn’t always the easiest thing to do, especially if you’re looking for a management position. Some individuals work their way into the public sector through …

By Mia Ferraina
Mia Ferraina Public Service Careers Coach (Central Career Services)
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Looking for Consulting Case Interview Prep?

Published on February 7, 2025

Cornell Career Services is excited to present two interactive in-person workshops led by Management Consulted, the world’s leading provider of case interview prep. Whether you’re just starting your case prep or looking to refine your skills, these workshops will provide …

By Elaine Lu
Elaine Lu Career Readiness Coach (Central Career Services)
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Funding and Fellowships

Cornell offers a variety of funding opportunities for startups and students, including stipends, fellowships, and investment programs like BR Ventures, …

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Legal, Accounting and Library Services

Cornell’s entrepreneurship legal clinic provides startups with discounted legal services from law students, along with free office hours from a …

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Licensing and Technology Resources

Cornell’s Technology Transfer Office (CTL) licenses technology developed by Cornell faculty, staff, and researchers to startups and established companies, fostering …

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Undergraduate Career Outcomes

The Central Career Services office collects post-graduation outcomes information about most of Cornell University’s undergraduate class within six months of graduation, per reporting standards. This page shows post-graduate outcomes data for our undergraduate student population. Classes include graduates from the period commencing in fall term through the subsequent summer term (i.e., Class of 2024 includes Fall 2023 and Spring/Summer 2024 graduates).

These interactive tools will allow you to explore graduate and undergraduate outcomes by graduation year, college/program, degree, and major/field.

  • The default setting is ‘all years’, ‘all schools’, and ‘all majors’
  • There is no ‘enter’ button, results will automatically update as you choose different filters

Most Recent Class Overview (Class of 2023):

Knowledge Rate Success Rate Mean Starting Salary Top Five Industries
73% of those graduating in the class of 2023 92% employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation $87,235 among graduates employed full-time in the United States Financial Services, Consulting/Professional Services, Technology, Education and Human Healthcare Services
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First Destination

The data displayed defaults to include multi-year outcomes of undergraduate programs at Cornell University. Use the dropdown menus above to customize your search based on academic year, academic divisions/schools, or programs/majors.

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Wenyao Zhang

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Daeden Gordon-Somers-Archer

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Valerie Lenis

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Jessica Zhang

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Glenna Li

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  • Staff Writer Cornell Undergraduate Law & Society Review
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