School of Industrial and Labor Relations

ILR Office of Career Services Mission Statement

The ILR Office of Career Services empowers students and alumni to navigate career exploration, pursue meaningful opportunities, and develop the skills and confidence needed for lifelong professional success. Through individualized support, experiential learning, and strong employer and alumni partnerships, we prepare the ILR community to lead and thrive across diverse industries and sectors.

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Schedule with ILR OCS

ilrcareers@cornell.edu
ilrcareerrecruiting@cornell.edu
201 Ives Hall

Monday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Tuesday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Wednesday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Thursday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Friday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

Anu Lyons
Director (ILR School) Meet Anu

Marcia Harding Zeller
Senior Associate Director (ILR School) Meet Marcia Harding

Sabel Bong
Assistant Director (ILR School) Meet Sabel

Angela Shurtleff
Employer Connections Specialist (ILR School) Meet Angela

Benjamin Drew
Career Services Coordinator (ILR School) Meet Benjamin

Eva Egeghy
Labor & Advocacy Assistant Meet Eva

Kaitlyn Bell
Communications & Program Assistant Meet Kaitlyn

Bronwyn McNulty
Recruitment Assistant Meet Bronwyn

Maria Pacheco
International Student Liaison Meet Maria

Holly Sternlicht
Communications & Program Assistant Meet Holly

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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

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.

Starting Salary

The salary information below is self-reported by graduates employed full-time. This information does not include international or military salaries. The figures represent base salaries and do not include bonuses or other forms of compensation. Some programs or majors may not show salary data if there are less than 10 responses in the data set.

Employment Industry

Cornell graduates land in a variety of employment industries after graduation.

Employment Locations

New grads build careers in the United States and beyond. This graph shows where students have accepted positions within the United States and around the world. Tip: Hover over each state to see the percentage of graduates in that state.