Career and Employment Resources
Prepare for Your Next Big Steps
Whether you're aiming for a job after graduation or planning to attend graduate school, Rutgers–New Brunswick offers a range of resources to help you succeed in your goals. We have professional one-on-one career-related advising, interview prep services, and other resources and programs to help you:
- Uncover your interests, values, and skill sets
- Explore majors and careers via alumni connections and industry insights
- Build real-world experience to help you stand out and prepare for your career
- Reach post-graduation goals with confidence
The Office of Career Exploration and Success, in partnership with campus career providers, offers the Rutgers Handshake platform as the primary source of internship and job postings. The system serves as your primary career management system.
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4WARD: Career Pathways Program is an exclusive, high-impact, multi-year experience designed to assist first-year undergraduate student participants in reaching post-graduation success.
First-year students will clarify their career goals, have access to unique recruiting resources to unlock internship experiences, and engage in opportunities designed to make them more competitive in their future career pursuits.
The world of work is complex, but the on-ramp to success doesn't have to be through the Road to Industry Program. -
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When preparing for a job interview, it's not enough to only read advice - you need to put that advice into practice! With Big Interview, you'll also get hands-on practice with mock interviews tailored to your specific major or area of interest. In addition, Big Interview offers instant resume review AI. This online resource is offered by the Office of Career Exploration and Success (CES).
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The Office of Career Exploration and Success offers multiple Career & Internship Fairs throughout the year. These fairs provide candidates with the ability to discuss full-time, part-time, and internship opportunities with employers.
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Our trained team can assist eligible students and alumni through career advising sessions.
Our career advisors are available to assist eligible Rutgers–New Brunswick students and alumni with a range of career-related issues on an individual basis, such as:
- How Do I Even Get Started?
- Develop a 4-year Career Action Plan
- Assess Your Skills and Interests
- Choose a Major and Explore Careers
- Gain Experience through Internships, Co-ops, and More
- Consider and Apply for Graduate School
- Search for Jobs
The number of appointments scheduled with an advisor will vary depending on the career issue(s) needing attention. Visit careers.rutgers.edu/handshake to schedule an appointment.
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Learn MoreThe career and internship guide is here for all your career journey needs-articles, tools, helpful hints, and more!
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The Office of Career Exploration and Success uses a career development model focused on career communities. This model allows students to break out of the confines of viewing career opportunities based on majors and opens the door to more career options. Events, job/internship postings, alumni mentors, post-graduation career outcomes, and news blogs are structured around our career communities.
Visit careers.rutgers.edu/communities to view a full list of our communities.
After you review the career communities, log in to your Rutgers Handshake account. Go to your profile section, choose ‘Career Interests,’ and select 1-5 career communities to join. Scroll down and click ‘Save.’
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