Right now, college graduation probably seems far off. Part of our job, though, is to help you prepare for the next step.
Graduate or Professional School
Our graduates go on to graduate and professional degree programs at some of the best universities in the world, including Washington University. As an undergraduate, you can find lots of support from professors, your academic advisor, and pre-professional advisors in formulating your graduate school plans.
We Help You Search for a Job
Two on-campus career centers can help you improve your job-seeking skills. The Washington University Career Center and the Weston Career Center offer interviews with major local, national, and international organizations that recruit on campus. You can begin your career exploration your first year.
Services offered by the career centers include:
- Career advising.
- Self- assessment tools, including MBTI, StrengthQuest, Strong Interest Inventory, and Elevations.
- Managing Your Business Career Strategy course: a two-credit academic and career development course.
- Assistance with finding internships and engineering Co-ops, as well as full-time employment.
- Workshops and seminars on résumé writing, career fields, and networking and interviewing techniques, including recorded practice interviews.
- A career resources library.
- Listing of full-time jobs and internships accessible through a college listing service, or via your e-mail account.
- Access to computerized networks of WU alumni and employers worldwide who have volunteered to talk with current students about careers, companies, etc. Many alumni who own or manage businesses and organizations are willing to help students learn more about specific career paths.
- Job and internship search teams.
- Specialized workshops and panel discussions for architecture students, as well as an architecture and design career fair.
- Career Center-sponsored trips to New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles for career exploration and networking.
- On-campus interviews, information sessions, and career fairs that provide opportunities to meet face-to-face with prospective employers.
Short-Term Transitional Programs
Post-graduate transitional programs in virtually every area of interest are available. They can consist of a six-month to two-year opportunity for service learning, exploring a career field, or gaining experience before starting graduate or professional school.