Career Development

Monday - Friday | 8:00am - 4:30pm 
as_careers@cornell.edu
172 Goldwin Smith Hall
607-255-4166

Schedule an appointment

Our office in 172 Goldwin Smith Hall is open from 8:00am-4:30pm, with in-person and virtual appointments from 9:00am - 4:00pm. We look forward to meeting you during a 30-minute appointment.  During the semester, 15-minute same day appointments are available for quick questions or resume reviews from 2:30pm-4:00pm. For Fall 2024, same day appointments are available from August 19 - December 9.  We will offer extended same day appointments from 1:00-4:00pm from September 9 - 27.  Same Day appointments will not take place during breaks, including summer, winter, and spring breaks.  

• Create a Handshake account to access job/internship opportunities.
• The Career Development Toolkit is a series of modules to help students navigate resumes, interviewing, job/internship search, graduate school, and so much more!

Connecting You to Your Future

A&S Career Development is your first stop for career exploration, job/internship search support, graduate school support, interview prep, and more. We specialize in helping liberal arts students determine their goals and provide the tools to achieve them. We support current A&S undergraduates and young alumni within 5 years of graduation. It's never too early to start thinking about your future!

Career Development has a range of appointments to fit wherever you are in your career path, even if you don't know what question to ask!  

• Resume Review
• Cover Letter Review
• Job & Internship Search
• Pre-Graduate & Professional School Advising
• Career Exploration & Advising
• Pre-Law Advising
• Health Careers Exploration/Internships/Jobs
• Interview Preparation
• Practice Interviews - Behavioral or Case
• Job Offer Advising
• Networking Strategies

• Career exploration
• Resumes, cover letters, and professional correspondence
• Networking
• Job or internship search
• Graduate school exploration & support
• Interviewing
• International resources
• Pre-professional (grad school, pre-health and pre-law, gap years)
• Post-graduate A&S student data 

Career development programs:

• Summer Experience Grant 
• Pathways Internship Program
• Nexus Scholars
• Student funding opportunities

We are happy to support young alumni (0-5 years out) with career questions related to graduate school applications, job search strategies, and resume/cover letter edits.  

If you are interested in volunteering for Arts & Sciences Career Development, please email as_careers@cornell.edu. 

Get Involved

What will you do with a degree from A&S?

Your liberal arts education will help you understand the foundations of knowledge, inquiry and creativity and prepare you for this era of rapid social, technological, economic and environmental change. After graduation, you could go on to a prestigious graduate program, pursue an advanced professional degree or go directly into a challenging and rewarding career.

Click here to learn more about the careers our students pursue after Cornell.