The Graduate School

Cornell’s Graduate School offers student support and has a list of advising guides and student resources to find help, become part of the community, experience Cornell, and foster work-life balance while at Cornell. Consider visiting Academic Progress, Student Experience, and Diversity and Inclusion within the Graduate School to learn more.

The Graduate School Office of Career and Professional Development comprises Careers Beyond Academia, the Office of Postdoctoral Studies, and Future Faculty and Academic Careers. The Pathways to Success framework can help graduate and professional students and postdoctoral scholars be successful at Cornell and in their future careers by focusing on academic, career, personal, and professional development in four primary categories: navigate academia, build your skills, create your plan, and prepare for your career.

Cornell Libraries

See the Cornell Library Career Research Guide, developed with Careers Beyond Academia. It is jam-packed with useful tips to search for and connect with career and professional development skill building knowledge about a particular career path such as industry, non-profits, consulting, entrepreneurship, and more.

More On-Campus Partners

We encourage participants to visit these units and view their programs and other offerings. For example:

• Career Services is ready to review your resume and cover letters, conduct a mock interview, help conduct self-assessments, and link you via Handshake to employer job postings. Their Canvas Career Development Toolkit Modules can be completed at your own pace via the link above. Schedule a career advisor appointment with a career services specialist in your college, 8am-4:30pm.
• Entrepreneurship@Cornell Internship Program will match you with small entrepreneurial companies where you will get a broad array of experiences over a summer. See the eShip ecosystem map that compiles all entrepreneurial resources in one place.
• English Language Support Office supports all multilingual and international students’ specific needs for writing, presentations, and applications.
• Society for Humanities is a hub for connecting everyone in the humanities.

Interested in Teaching or Faculty Careers?

• Future Faculty and Academic Careers offers academic job search preparation and many workshops and webinars as part of the North American Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) network for developing research and mentorship skills.
• Center for Teaching Innovation (CTI) leads the GET SET workshops, Teaching Fellows program, and much more.