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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✔ Access CareerShift and Big Interview

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

Homeless Veterans Community Employment Services

Help to end homelessness among Veterans. The VA created Homeless Veterans Community Employment Services (HVCES) to improve employment outcomes for Veterans who have experienced homelessness. Learn more about VA Homeless Programs.

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Veteran Job Fairs July 28-30

Recruit Military is hosting Veteran job fairs in Tampa, Florida, on July 28 and in Norfolk, Virginia, on July 29. Additional dates are scheduled on its website.

And, on July 30, VA’s Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) will be co-hosting …

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Forté Foundation’s Rising Star Initiative (Free for Yale College students)

Yale OCS is pleased to offer our students the opportunity to join the Forté Foundation’s Rising Star Initiative for free. As a sponsor school, the Rising Star Initiative offers undergraduate women at Yale, across majors, the opportunity to develop skills …

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PennApps XXII College Hackathon

PennApps is the nation’s first hackathon hosted every semester at the University of Pennsylvania. This year the event is going virtual and you’re invited to apply to be a part of the action this fall.

Apply by midnight on July …

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Amazon upcoming SDE Career Fairs

Amazon Student Programs is currently looking for interns and full-time software developers (SDEs) to come help build the future with them in 2022. Join the Amazon Student Programs SDE Career Fair to learn more.

They are hosting 3 career fairs …

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Community Spotlights

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Nicole Li

Nicole Li

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

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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.