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Career Pathways

What Accessible Design and Engineering Look Like at Quip (With 6 Tips for Your Company)

Christina Xu has long been interested in accessible design. As the product manager for the Accessibility (A11y) team at real-time collaboration software company Quip, it’s more than just a passing fascination—it’s a key part of her job.

Because Quip makes …

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How to Overcome the Fear of Entrepreneurship with Jhenai Chandler – The First-Gen Lounge Ep. 183

Did you know that most entrepreneurs are scared? They are scared of failing. They are scared of losing customers. They are scared that their friends were right — this was a ridiculous idea. And as intriguing as this may sound, some …

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Resources

This is an opportunity for designers to see your experience and how you think. You can prepare the interviewers for …

Planning & Structure Do: Don’t: Design & Layout Do: Don’t: Refining Content Do: Don’t: Additional Portfolio Tips Creating a Business …

One book you might find helpful is Studying Engineering: A Roadmap to a Rewarding Career (5th edition). Written in clear, …

Currently in its 24th edition, Heard on the Street: Quantitative Questions from Wall Street Job Interviews by Timothy Crack is …

Undergraduate Career Outcomes

Cornell Career Services surveys undergraduate and many professional master’s graduates to obtain information on their career plans after graduation. To learn more about our approach to career data and outcomes, please visit: https://career.cornell.edu/career-statistics-and-outcomes/. The below interactive tools will allow you to explore outcomes by graduation year, school, major, degree and employer industries.

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

Most Recent Class Overview (Undergraduate Class of 2025):

Knowledge Rate Employed or in Graduate School Mean Starting Salary Top Employment Industries
72.1% of those graduating in the class of 2025 91.3% employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation  $89,055 average salary among undergraduates employed full-time in the United States Financial Services, Technology, Consulting/Professional Services, Human Healthcare Services and Education
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  • Top Employers
  • Starting Salary
  • Employment Industry
  • Employment Locations
  • Top Universities
  • Degree Types
  • Fields of Study

First Destination

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

Alumni Connections

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  • Quality Assurance Inspector Matco Electric
Meet Brian
  • Plantation, FL
  • Principal Commercial Real Estate Broker MA Realty
Meet Marsha
  • Oriental, NC
  • Executive Coach Robin Carberry Coaching
Meet Robin
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Vice President, People ZipRecruiter
Meet Marissa
  • Ithaca, NY
  • Program Assistant - Engagement Initiatives, College & Unit Partnerships, Alumni Career Support Cornell University
Meet Allyson
Meet Piero
  • San Diego, CA
  • VP Data Strategy LPL Financial
Meet Julian
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Brand Consultant & Creative Director Freelance
Meet Hannah

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Phone
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Address

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Ithaca, NY 14853

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Tuesday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
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