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Employment Services? Yes
Placement Services? Yes
Other Career Services
  • Career information library
  • Career lab
  • Electronic portfolio system
  • Grad school assistance
  • Interview center and on-campus interviews
  • Job and internship listings
  • Job fairs
  • Kellogg mentors program
  • Networking database to help students connect with NU alumni
  • NU Entertainment Alliance
  • Resources for certain groups (ex. women, LGBT students, minority students, international students)
  • Resume and cover letter development
  • Self-assessments
  • Specific career services offices for Kellogg School of Management, Medill School of Journalism, and School of Music
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Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

How helpful is the career center in helping students find jobs or internships?

How strong is the alumni network at your school?

Facts

Firms That Most Frequently Hire Grads
  • Abercrombie & Fitch
  • Accenture
  • Advanced Resources
  • Allstate Insurance
  • Belden
  • Citadel Investment Group
  • Deloitte Consulting
  • Gap
  • Goldman Sachs
  • JC Penney Corp.
  • Maple Leaf Foods
  • Pactiv Corportation
  • Science Magazine
  • Walgreens
Advice on Finding a Job/Internship Networking is important. Get to know people, and they’ll help you out in the long run. Professors and advisers are great resources. NU students have high placement rates, so extra effort will get you far in your search. Also, take advantage of programs put on by the Alumni Association. Alumni connections are a great way to get a foothold in whatever field you're interested in—Northwestern alums take care of their own.
Did You Know?

Best On-Campus Jobs for Students:

  • SafeRide (for entertainment)
  • University and Deering Library
  • Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
  • Admissions Office
  • Various rec centers on campus

Worst On-Campus Jobs for Students:

  • Phone-a-thon, hands down. Ask any NU student, and that's what they'll tell you.

Best Off-Campus Jobs for Students:

  • Off-campus restaurants

Career CenterWhat's This?

620 Lincoln
(847) 491-3700
careerservices@northwestern.edu
www.northwestern.edu/careers

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