The career services model at UW-Madison is a decentralized one, since the school or college housing your academic program is best positioned to provide tailored advice on career exploration and job search within your discipline. Summarized below are the types of career support that various schools and colleges offer their students.
Not sure which school/college your program belongs to? Click here, open the PDF “Majors, options, and degrees list,” and scroll to the sections on master’s and PhD degrees.
School & College Career Services
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College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS)
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Career Services Office offers:
School of Business MBA
School of Business MBA Career Management Center offers:
School of Education
School of Education Career Center offers:
College of Engineering
College of Engineering Office of Engineering Career Services offers:
La Follette School of Public Affairs
La Follette School of Public Affairs Career Development Office offers:
College of Letters and Sciences SuccessWorks
College of Letters and Sciences SuccessWorks offers:
The Graduate School offers online career development resources and professional development events.
Looking for a short-term or part-time position? Visit the Student Job Center.
Network with alumni on BadgerBridge.
Handshake
CONNECT TO CAREER EVENTS, JOBS, & INTERNSHIPS
Handshake makes it easy for every UW-Madison student to explore career events, connect to jobs and internships, and even schedule on-campus interviews.
With Handshake you can:
- Browse and register for career events on campus
- Explore thousands of jobs and internships from over 300K employers nationwide
- Get personalized job recommendations based on your degree program, interests, and more
- Manage your own campus interviews with top employers
We’ve preloaded your profile to get you started. Please note that your profile’s default setting is set to “hidden.” Employers, alumni, and students won’t be able to see anything until you choose to unhide it.
Questions?
See the Help Resources below, or contact your school or college career center or the Career Exploration Center.
Join UW on Handshake!
- Read the Student Terms of Use.
- Go to MyUW
- Add the Handshake app to your homepage
- Launch the app
- Check the box to choose if your profile will be set to public or private. We recommend keeping it set to private until you fill out your profile and/or check in with a career center advisor.
- Fill out the interest survey and start exploring!