First Generation and/or Low Income Students

Yale’s Office of Career Strategy is committed to ensuring that all first generation and/or low income students feel supported in exploring different careers, searching for internships/jobs and applying to advanced-degree programs. We realize that many FGLI students face additional obstacles when approaching these processes, and our goal is to help you overcome them by providing guidance and sharing our specialized resources.

Some employers may offer diversity recruitment programs aimed to address historical gaps in the workforce, and students are encouraged to research those programs to learn more.

Investment Banking: 2026 Summer Internship Overview (For Sophomores)

Employers hiring for investment banking internships recruit based on the timelines that work for their company. Internships after the junior year of college often lead to full-time offers after graduation. Recruiting for junior-year internships usually begins during your sophomore year …

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Assessing an Organization’s Culture

When considering an employment offer it is valuable to consider several factors to assess the culture of the organization. The below has been written in the context of an employer in the United States.

Mission, Values, and Goals: To what extent …

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Forage’s Virtual Experiences: Great Resume Builder!

Forage offers free, very-short virtual work experiences, which are online programs designed and delivered by leading companies. Each virtual work experience contains a series of resources and tasks designed to simulate the real-world experience of starting a career. Forage experiences …

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FGLI Facebook Group

The FGLI at Yale Facebook group is available for first-generation and/or low-income students to join and learn what’s happening on …

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Explore Job Market InsightsIn partnership withLightcast logo

Search continually updated U.S. market trends to learn about job types (job functions), growth trends, and desired skills. The results will include general information about each job (functional area), employment trends from the past two years and projections for the next 10 years, employers that have that role, desired education level, skills for the position, and more!

TWO WAYS TO SEARCH:

  1. Find Career Data by Selecting Keywords: Enter keywords of various job titles and choose a state or search nationwide to learn more about that job.
  2. Filter by Industry and Occupation: Search by industry and choose among popular occupations/job titles within that industry.

First, choose an industry of interest, then filter for occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Type in a keyword to select a relevant occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

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Friday 8:30am - 5pm 8:30am - 4:30pm

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