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Facts

Firms That Most Frequently Hire Grads

  • Boston Lyric Oprea
  • CBS Productions
  • Cone LLC
  • Creative Artists Agency
  • Disney Channel
  • Eaton Publishing
  • Esquire Magazine
  • Houghton Mifflin
  • Intel
  • Little Brown & Company
  • Saraphim Films
  • Sony Pictures
  • Trinity Communications
  • USA Network
  • VH-1
  • WCVB-TV (Boston)

Services Available

  • CareerFinder (Emerson’s site for students to post profiles and establish connections with alumni)
  • Individual career advising
  • Information on job search strategies
  • Job boards
  • Mock interviews
  • Networking resources
  • Recruiting services
  • Résumé and cover letter critique
  • Self-assessment tools
  • Workshops

Grads Entering Job Market

  • 6 Months - 79 %

Advice

  • Use Emerson’s career services to the max. It is there to help you get a job or an internship, which is why you’re going to school, right? Check out the Web site www.emerson.edu/career_services, and keep an ear out for events and workshops that they host. There are a number of services and resources that Career Services offers. While they can help you copyedit your cover letter, or polish your résumé, remember that it’s your charm, wit, and know-how that will land the job.

Career Center

(617) 824-8586

Most Recent Contributing Author

Name: Vanessa Willoughby
Hometown: Waterford, CT
Major: Writing, Literature and Publishing

Vanessa was her high school's Poet Laureate.

Contributing Author Internship

College Prowler is actively seeking talented students to be "Contributing Authors," and assist with updating the College Prowler guide to their school. This is a great opportunity for a student to gain internship experience, be a part of a nationally recognized company, gain tremendous exposure, utilize new media techniques, and share advice with high school students about what life is really like at your college. Read more about the internship.