Students looking for help choosing their major, planning their career or just getting accepted into a cool research team on campus have a refreshed space to visit in the newly-renovated Arts & Sciences Career Development office in 172 Goldwin Smith Hall.
Career development offices across campus recently announced closer collaborative efforts as part of the new Cornell Career Network, bringing students easier access to a variety of resources, staff and events across campus.
The renovated A&S office includes a new front desk space, more work and study spaces for students and interview rooms available for students to reserve.
“The launch of the Cornell Career Network means that students have more opportunities to explore career paths, expand their network, and connect with resources throughout every step of their career journey, regardless of their interests,” said Jen Maclaughlin, director of A&S Career Development. “Our office has always been a welcoming place for students to study, work on job applications or have private rooms for interviews, but the new furniture and office renovations make it an even more bright, cozy spot.”
On any given Wednesday, you can find Natalie Deng ’27, a biology major and student career advisor, working in the office helping students fine-tune their resumes and applications.
“It’s been great knowing I can help students across the College from so many different majors,” she said. “I’m able to personalize my advice about a student’s resume after I have a conversation with them to find out what they’re interested in.”
Deng said she advises students to spend more time offering bulleted details of their various jobs, research or activities rather than trying to make their descriptions sound “snappy.”
“They’re so worried about writing a description in an impressive way that they miss out on the actual specifics of what they did,” she said, adding that she encourages students to be wary of using AI, which can add language that’s flowery but not factual.
Along with resume resumes and practice interviews, career development advisors can help with skills assessments, networking tips, job search advice, internship planning and graduate school applications. They also manage a number of programs including Summer Experience Grants, the Pathways Internship Program and the Nexus Scholars Program and host ongoing workshops about various topics.
“We want students to see that the breadth of an Arts & Sciences education is an advantage when it comes to career opportunities,” Maclaughlin said. “With this renewed space and our partnerships across campus, students have more places to turn, more people in their corner and more opportunities to discover what’s possible. There isn’t one path from Cornell to a successful future, and our role is to help students connect what they’re learning in the classroom, their on-campus involvement, and the professional experiences they’re having to the many possibilities that come next.”
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