Workplace

On November 14, 2024, a group of Columbia undergraduate students visited Major League Soccer (MLS), the governing body for the premier professional soccer league in North America. A panel session of MLS staff shared their career journeys, roles, responsibilities, and favorite memories and projects.

On November 20, 2024, a group of Columbia undergraduate students visited Rokt, a dynamic e-commerce company that has redefined the online shopping experience. Read on for an overview of Rokt’s approach, values, and culture, and for student reflections on the site visit experience.

This summer, CCE’s Karla Puga, Senior Associate Director of Alumni and Employer Relations, visited Chicago to learn more about career paths and opportunities in the Windy City. Read on for a blog post from Karla sharing her experiences and highlighting key takeaways.

This summer, CCE’s Employer & Alumni Relations Team traveled coast to coast, visiting major cities to discover career opportunities for students. Jazmin Lesane traveled to Seattle, Washington, a hub of innovation, technology, and social impact! Read on for her key takeaways.

This summer, CCE’s Employer & Alumni Relations Team is hitting the road again to explore careers, industries, and employers across the country! First on the intinerary is Bianca Bryson’s trip to Atlanta, Georgia.

Over spring break, 104 Columbia students visited 12 employers across New York City through the Site Visit Program. This program gives students a firsthand look at what it’s like to work at employers across industries. Read on for key takeaways from each site visit.

The CCE Spring Break Site Visit Program has returned! Last held in 2019, this program offers undergraduate students the opportunity to tour employer offices and gain insider knowledge about an industry directly from the professionals within an organization. Over the course of three days during...

Alumni share insight on interviewing and transitioning to the workplace as a first-generation and/or low-income student. CCE, First-In-Family Programs, the Academic Success Program, and FLIP co-sponsored a virtual alumni panel and networking event around telling your story as a FLI student. Alumni...

On October 29th, students and alumni gathered virtually for the Center for Career Education’s annual LGBTQ Alumni Panel and Networking Event, this year titled Networking From Home: LGBTQ+. The theme of the discussion was navigating the job search as an LGBTQ+ person.

By JOanna Bubilek , Assistant Director, Employer and Alumni Relations In the past months, the whole world has had to pause and adapt to the new circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. No country, industry, or person was left uneffected, and now more than ever, the word “resilience” matters...

Relationships are essential, both in and out of work. Now more than ever the world is feeling the need for and the power of relationships. Understanding the relationships in your world of work is an important step towards being an effective worker. Each relationship that you have, has key aspects...

By PETE BRIDGE In November, we traveled to Durham and Raleigh, North Carolina to connect with employers from the biotech, startup, and healthcare spaces in the region. These conversations focused on the value of connecting to these organizations even though they aren’t located in the NYC area...

On October 29 th , students and alumni gathered at the Center for Career Education for the annual Being Out in the Workplace Alumni Panel and Networking Event. The theme of the discussion this year was inclusion , and our panelists shared their journey and the impact being out in the workplace has had for themselves and others.

On October 17th, we hosted an amazing panel of five alumni who shared their experiences being out in the workplace. Sitara Herur, a GS student and leader within the LGBTQ student community at Columbia, moderated the panel. The panel was followed by a networking event with additional alumni joining...

On Monday, October 29 th , CCE, First-In-Family Programs, the Academic Success Program, and FLIP co-sponsored an event called Telling Your Story as a First Generation or Low-Income Student – Alumni Panel and Networking. It was an opportunity to hear from alumni about the ways in which their identity played a role in successfully navigating Columbia and the job search and how experiences inside and outside the classroom gave them skills that employers seek.

Now you’re in the swing of things. Keep the momentum going! You may have finally figured out how to navigate the commute and the names of your coworkers, but there’s more to learn to become a fully-fledged superstar intern. Look for opportunities – in regard to not only your projects, but also to...