We encourage you to explore the resources and information available to you as a member of the WashU community. We provide:
- Career coaching and planning
- Career assessment and skills training
- Access to a global community of leaders, recruiters, influencer networks and WashU alumni
We want to partner with you as you follow your curiosity, explore career options and apply for opportunities.
Career Engagement Process
The following steps loosely reflect what all people go through when pursuing something new related to career development (internship, job, research, graduate education, advanced career decisions). These external steps are accompanied by internal processes of reflection, learning, and experimentation. The process is iterative and repeats throughout life. Click below to see what each step entails.
- Identify your interests, values, needs, skills, strengths, identity, and culture
- Evaluate the fit of past courses, jobs, volunteer work, and experiences
- Follow your curiosity
- Join Center for Career Engagement Career Communities
- Explore majors
- Explore industries and sectors
- Research occupations and job titles
- Conduct informational interviews
- Design and plan actions
- Evaluate and prioritize options
- Make decisions
- Develop relevant skills
- Set goals
- Prepare application materials
- Practice interviewing
- Follow industry and employer specific news, social media, and resources
- Identify listed opportunities and/or programs
- Network and connect with alumni and professionals
- Target organizations directly
- Apply
- Interview
- Evaluate and negotiate offers
- Gain experience through:
- internships
- campus jobs
- student groups
- study abroad
- project work
- research positions
- first post-graduation job
- advanced career positions
- Develop personally and professionally
- Evaluate and synthesize
Career Resources and Tools
