Undergraduates

The Office of Career Strategy offers a variety of ways for you to engage that align with the stage you are in on your academic and professional path. Whether you are just starting to consider possibilities or you are further along, we will help you explore options, create application materials, learn to networking with ease, guide you to negotiate offers, and consider how graduate school might fit into your plans.

Get Started

Explore our resources below and make an appointment to work with an experienced career advisor. For advice and resources specific to your fields of interest, please visit and sign up updates from our our Career Communities, Affinity/Identity Communities, and Applying to Graduate School Communities.

Engage with OCS

Students don’t need to know their career path before engaging. We are here to help you explore and apply to jobs and internships. Here are ways to get started:

Plan and Assess

Before you begin, consider assessing your goals through these OCS self-assessment tools:

Apply for Jobs & Internships

Applying to positions can be a mysterious process, but we’re here to help! Start with these resources and make an appointment with a career advisor.

Funding for Professional Experiences

Yale students pursue many meaningful projects and positions. Below are resources to help you consider opportunities and funding options.

Grow Your Network

Networking may seem intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. Read these tips to network with ease.

Thinking About Graduate or Professional School?

Interested in pursuing a higher degree? We will guide you through the entire process, from the first moment through the application process and acceptance.

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CareerShift

✔ Powerful job board that all Yale OCS students and alumni have access to
✔ Provides millions of contacts for networking (alumni) and find recruiters for various employers or by industry

Craft & Career with Hanoi Hantrakul ’15, AI Research Scientist, Composer, and Cultural Technologist

We return with a new guest conversation for the Craft and Career series for Yale’s OCS podcast, featuring conversations with professional creatives from the arts, entertainment, and media industries, to discuss the nuances of their craft, the reality of their …

By Derek I. Webster
Derek I. Webster Senior Associate Director for Creative Careers Derek I. Webster
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Senior Biomedical Engineer – Medtronic – North Haven, CT

Job title Senior Biomedical Engineer Req Number 21000PLK Operating Unit Surgical Innovation Location North Haven, CT

Careers That Change Lives

In this exciting role of Senior Biomedical Engineer, you will be responsible for biomedical research in wound healing and tissue …

By David Halek
David Halek Director of Employer Relations David Halek
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Healthcare Huddle

Here’s some background on this pre-health community, called HuddleU. HuddleU is part of Healthcare Huddle, a modern media company that’s transforming the way we doctors, researchers, administrators and students consume healthcare information. Once a year, we host a semester-long program …

By Kristin McJunkins
Kristin McJunkins Director, Health Professions Advising & STEM Connect Kristin McJunkins
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Funded Documentary and Research Opportunity available w/ Thomas Allen Harris

Application is open for a development and research position for a feature length documentary and STEM-related outreach project entitled My Mom, The Scientist. The company is looking to hire students to do research on the project as well as animation …

By Derek I. Webster
Derek I. Webster Senior Associate Director for Creative Careers Derek I. Webster
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Founded in 2013 by Yalies, IsoPlexis Makes Wall Street Debut

IsoPlexis, which is headquartered at 35 NE Industrial Road in Branford, was founded by Yale students in 2013.

Read more here: Branford-based IsoPlexis makes Wall Street debut Friday | New Haven BIZ

By Laurie Coppola
Laurie Coppola Senior Associate Director Laurie Coppola
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Community Spotlights

Elaina Foley

Elaina Foley

  • Legislative Intern Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
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Shreeya Singh

Shreeya Singh

  • Research Project Intern Dr. Sarah Cahn, Professor
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Nicole Li

Nicole Li

  • Congressional Intern Office of Congressman Steve Cohen (D – TN)
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Montana Love

Montana Love

  • Research Project
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Sarah Borden

Sarah Borden

  • Human Rights Refugee & Immigrant Program Intern Advocates for Human Rights, Minnesota
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Shreyas Raman

Shreyas Raman

  • Innovation Lab Intern Greenwich Library, Connecticut
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Sophie Lieberman

Sophie Lieberman

  • Nutrition Education Fellow Capital Area Food Bank, Washington DC
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Vanessa Zhang

Vanessa Zhang

  • Development Intern Peer Health Exchange (PHE), Chicago
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CONTACT & LOCATION

Phone
(203) 432-0800
Email
careerstrategy@yale.edu
Address

55 Whitney Avenue, 3rd Fl.
New Haven, CT 06510

SERVICE HOURS

  Academic Year Summer Hours
M 8:30am - 5pm 8:30am - 4:30pm
T 8:30am - 5pm 8:30am - 4:30pm
W 8:30am - 5pm 8:30am - 4:30pm
TH 8:30am - 5pm 8:30am - 4:30pm
F 8:30am - 5pm 8:30am - 4:30pm

The office is closed weekends, holidays, and recess days.