Graduate school is an exciting journey filled with opportunities to deepen your expertise, build your professional network, and launch or advance your career. As a master’s student, you’re uniquely positioned to take advantage of both academic resources and real-world connections to shape your professional future. Whether you’re exploring career options, seeking internships, or preparing for your next big role, career development during graduate school is about more than just finding a job—it’s about building the skills, confidence, and vision needed to thrive in your chosen field. This page features articles, resources, alumni, job market statistics, and events to assist you with career development during your Master’s program.

A Guide on Positioning Yourself for Unlisted Roles

Some of the best career opportunities never show up on job boards. You won’t also find them on company websites or get a call from recruiters informing you about them.

If you want access to the best roles before they’re …

By Ivy Exec
Ivy Exec is your dedicated career development resource.
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Five Things You Can Do This Summer To Find a Job or Internship

The Spring ’26 semester will soon be over, but you can still do these five things this summer to find a job or internship.

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By Edward Brodka
Edward Brodka Consultant + Group Learning Lead | College of Arts & Sciences; School of Architecture
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U.S. Employment Pathways for International Students

This infographic breaks down the most common employment and immigration pathways available to international students—from working during your degree to long-term career options in the U.S. and beyond. It’s designed to help students, employers, and advisors understand how different visas …

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How to recruit college students and recent graduates

College Recruiter believes that every student and recent graduate deserves a great career. One of our core values is to provide thought leadership, which includes blog articles like this which we hope will help our campus recruiting and university relations …

By College Recruiter
College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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Resources

One-stop for everything international

Today, your career exploration can take place anywhere in the world.

We know the job/internship search process can be challenging, …

🔁 What Challenges Do You Want to Solve?

🙂😐😍 Start thinking differently about your career + life with these interactive digital challenge cards.

Whether you are exploring majors or careers, …

Beyond Graduate School

Career training platform for Master’s students: Leverage your education into a career!

How to Network in Graduate School: Making Connections Beyond the Classroom

For students in graduate school, now is the time to start establishing connections that will help you further your career …

MyGradMap

Looking to take your degree and career plans to the next level? Use this MyGradMap tool to make your own customized …

Optimizing Your Resume for Applicant Tracking Systems

90% of Fortune 500 Companies use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to manage high volumes of job applications. ATS will electronically scan …

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Explore occupations by career categories and pathways and use real time labor market data to power your decision making.

First, choose an industry of interest, then filter for occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)