Center for Career Development at Princeton University

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Register to attend the Spring Networking Career Fair, the biggest recruiting event of the semester! Get a chance to build your network, learn about new industries and explore future opportunities 🤝

📍Friday, February 17, 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Dillon Gym
https://bit.ly/3XyuDy2

Application is open for the Summer Social Impact Internship (SSII) Fund!

If you’re participating in unpaid summer opportunities with a nonprofit or government organization working in social impact, civic engagement and/or public policy, apply for funding through the SSII Fund. Interested but don’t have summer plans lined up yet? We can help you find an internship with a nonprofit that qualifies for this funding — just make an appointment with a career adviser in Handshake.

Learn more about SSII Fund: https://careerdevelopment.princeton.edu/ssii

This summer, you can make your mark with LENS.

LENS (Learning and Education through Service) ensures that every Princeton undergraduate student has the opportunity to complete a meaningful summer service or social impact internship before graduation.

With LENS, you can…
- Find funded summer service and social impact internships offered by Princeton
- Learn through service
- Connect with community
- Expand your career prospects in any field

Ready to learn more? Go to lens.princeton.edu.

LENS (Learning and Education through Service) ensures that every Princeton undergraduate student has the opportunity to complete a meaningful summer service or social impact internship before graduation.

Learn more at lens.princeton.edu.

LENS will make summer service internships possible for all Princeton undergraduates The new Learning and Education through Service initiative will provide funding to allow all undergraduates to spend a summer focused on service and social impact work that engages with communities beyond campus.

It's that time of the year again 📢 If you're looking to explore a career without the commitment of an internship or job (with an alum as a guide!), good news — application is officially open!

Princeternship is our winter break job shadowing and project experience program for undergraduates. This year, there are over 300 positions available with more than 70 different organizations across arts, media, culture & entertainment; business, engineering, science & tech; healthcare; law; and social impact. Apply by Wednesday, Oct. 19!

Find out more: https://bit.ly/3BYKA7c

It may be summer, but we're still here to support you. You can still schedule a virtual or in-person appointment with one of our advisers during academic breaks.

Make an Appointment Career advisers offer one-on-one appointments for undergraduate and graduate students.

Felicia Sanders '25, a Peer Career Adviser, on what she hopes to learn from her internship with the Friends of Princeton Open Space:

"After Princeton, I'm not sure if I want to pursue research opportunities or work in the nonprofit sector. This experience allows me to investigate both options and determine how they might be combined."

Did you know that around 27% of Princeton graduating seniors go on to work for government or in service-based roles? Learn more about five members of the Class of 2022 who be doing just that.

Five seniors awarded Labouisse Prize for international civic engagement projects 2022 Princeton University seniors Beata Corcoran, Fernanda Romo Herrera Ibarrola, Elle Ruggiero, Naomi Shifrin and Frances Walker have been awarded the Henry Richardson Labouisse ’26 Prize to pursue international civic engagement projects for one year following graduation.

Are you interested in working at a nonprofit this summer?

First-years, sophomores and juniors who participating in unpaid opportunities with nonprofits dedicated to social impact, civic engagement and/or public policy work may be eligible for University funding.

Funding for unpaid summer projects and internships with nonprofits University funding is available to support current first-years, sophomores and juniors who will be spending their summer participating in unpaid opportunities with nonprofits dedicated to social impact, civic engagement and/or public policy work.

We were honored to lead a professional development workshop at the recent Design-Your-Own (DYO) Service fellows retreat, focusing on the importance reflection plays in finding personally meaningful work.

Service Fellows Return to Princeton Princeton alumni who worked with nonprofit organizations worldwide as part of Princeton University's Project Tiger Futures initiative gathered together for a three-day retreat over spring break.

Our advisers are available for appointments with undergraduate and graduate students throughout the year — even during academic breaks.

Make an Appointment Career advisers offer one-on-one appointments for undergraduate and graduate students.

Virtual coffee chats provide an opportunity to meet with an employer or grad school representative for an informal conversation and to ask questions about their organization, career paths, applications/recruiting and more.

Sign up for coffee chats with employers and graduate schools Connect one-on-one with an employer or graduate school representative for an informal conversation and to ask questions about their organization, career paths, applications/recruiting and other topics.

Applications for the Spring City Trek - a daylong trip to New York City during spring break to visit employers, learn about career fields and make professional connections - are now open.

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Apply to be the Princeton in Washington summer coordinator to help students learn about careers in public service, connect with peers and explore D.C. this summer.

Apply to be the Princeton in Washington Summer Coordinator Are you interested in spending the upcoming summer in D.C., planning programs and social events, and meeting with lawmakers and other special guests? The Center for Career Development is hiring an undergraduate (first year, sophomore or junior) for the paid position of Princeton in Washington (PIW)....

Curious about careers in gaming look like? Four Princeton alumni founders will share their journeys -- and demo their products.

TigerTalks Digital: Gaming Tigers Join this TigerTalks panel to hear from several Princeton alumni who have led exceptionally interesting careers in the gaming industry.

Gaeun Seo, who heads up our graduate student career development efforts, shares interview screening advice for Ph.D. candidates interested in academic careers in Inside Higher Ed.

How to prepare for screening interviews for faculty jobs (opinion) Gaeun Seo shares some insights to help early-career job candidates better prepare for this stage of the faculty hiring process.

Want to explore a career without the commitment of an internship or job? Here's your chance. Apply for a Princeternship, our winter break job shadowing and project experience program for undergraduates.

Princeternship applications open Oct. 4 Let's face it - seeing what's out there in the real world and getting hands-on work experience while you're at Princeton is tough. That's why we created Princeternship.

Career Chats are an easy, low-pressure way to learn about different career paths and start to develop your own network. Meet alumni who want to speak with undergraduate and graduate students and share their insight:
https://careerdevelopment.princeton.edu/exploring-options/career-chats

Princeton in Washington brings students, alumni and experts together for exclusive events, to foster connections and provide opportunities to learn about alumni career paths. This summer, all events will be virtual.

Register in Handshake for the Zoom links: http://princeton.joinhandshake.com/events.

Applying to law school can feel overwhelming, especially when evaluating the financial impacts. Katya Valasek, LSAC Ambassador, will share tips and resources for you to make the numbers work: https://app.joinhandshake.com/events/767889

Rising sophomore and Peer Career Adviser Austen Mazenko is working as a data science intern for the Princeton Gerrymandering Project.

"This will be my first internship experience in the aerospace industry and I could not be more excited!"

Learn how the internship and job search changed in the face of COVID, the critical role alumni play and how we support students every step of the way.

Hire the Tiger Like Princeton students since time immemorial, Mia Rosini ’21 entered her senior year looking for a job.

Rising senior Nico Gregory shares his plans for the summer.

Arts At Work returns this summer! Co-presented by Lewis Center for the Arts, the series offers practical, real-world advice to Princeton students and early-career alumni interested in establishing creative careers.

Learn more: https://careerdevelopment.princeton.edu/artsatwork.

The academic year may be over but we don't have any vacation plans. Undergrads and grad students - learn how we can support you through the summer: https://careerdevelopment.princeton.edu/summer2021