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6 tips for first-generation college students searching for internships or other early career jobs

Published on March 21, 2025

We’ve gathered six invaluable tips from tech content reviewers, founders, and others to help first-generation college and university students navigate the challenging waters of early career employment. These insights range from planning early and gaining hands-on experience to leveraging social …

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Careers for Neurodivergent Strengths: Excelling as a Natural Language Processing (NLP) Specialist

Published on March 21, 2025

In Mentra’s “Careers for Neurodivergent Strengths” series, we’ll explore what it takes to thrive as an NLP Specialist…

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Cornell Career Services hosts multiple career fairs of various size and scope throughout the academic year. Our flagship fair, Cornell …

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Finance

The Finance function of a business ensures a company’s financial health by balancing profitability, liquidity, and a strong balance sheet.…

AI

While the advance of AI may seem sudden, decades of progress in data, algorithms, and computing power have paved the…

Leadership and Career Skills in Food Science (FDSC 1102)

A successful career in food science demands integrating technical knowledge with professionalism and leadership skills. This course utilizes principles in…

Media Advocacy and Storytelling (eCornell)

This course will equip you with the skills to effectively communicate your political cause to the public. You will explore…

Investment Banking

Investment banks play a critical role in global finance, facilitating major deals and capital market activities. This primer breaks down…

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Software runs the world. At least it can seem that way based on the number of tasks and processes that…

Career Explorations in Public Policy (PUBPOL 1112)

Course designed specifically for Brooks School undergraduates interested in exploring the range of careers that a Public Policy or Health…

Career Development in Engineering (ENGRG 2350)

Through this course, you will develop an awareness of and ability to manage the career development process. You will be…

Preparation for Engaged Learning in Global and Public Health Sciences (NS 2060)

Course provides foundational knowledge about community-engaged and experiential learning as it relates to global and public health and creates a…

Careers in Animal Science (ANSC 1105)

Background for careers in agricultural production, education, marketing, communications, and policy development, in both private and public sectors. In this…

Pre-Internship: Community-Engaged Learning Prep (GDEV 2105)

Students focus on preparing for their internship experience (and future development practice more generally) through the intentional discernment about the…

Management Consulting

Management consultants advise businesses, non-profits, and governments, yet their work often seems mysterious. To clarify, we created this Primer to…

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