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Career Design & Development

At Widener, you won’t just start your career at graduation. You'll continue the work you’ve been doing all along.

  1. Student Experience
  2. Academic & Career Support
  3. Career Design & Development

From Day One

Whether you're an undergraduate, graduate, or non-traditional student, we’ll help you find the career path that's right for you. From the moment you arrive on campus, you will develop the skills and experiences you need to reach your goals. It’s not just about landing that first job or next job – though that’s important, too. It’s about placing you on the inside track to a lifetime of professional success.

Finding Your Path

Our student-centered approach starts with helping you figure out who you are and where you want to go in life. Not everyone has a clear path in mind, and that’s okay. And sometimes you start down one path and realize it’s not the right one. We will meet you where you are, and guide you on this journey. 

Through our Office of Career Design and Development, and your interactions with industry-connected professors, you will get the kind of personalized attention and support to help you navigate all the twists and turns, design the pathway of your choice, and hone the skills you need to achieve your dreams.

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Support at Your Fingertips

Our professors are not only amazing educators, they're leaders in their fields and have deep industry ties, offering you essential connections to the profession you’re about to enter or advance in.

Our location in Greater Philadelphia means we've got links to world-class companies and organizations in and around the city, including Comcast, Boeing, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Merck, Vanguard, and others.

You’ll work one-on-one with your assigned career counselors - through our Office of Career Design and Development – to identify and connect your passions to professional and personal aspirations. This is a key relationship for you, as they will get to know you not only by name but by dream.

Meet the Career Design & Development Team

Our robust tools and technologies will help you develop and hone the skills you need to be competitive - from networking to resume and CV writing to interviewing. And we have resources to help you search for internships and jobs, including Handshake, our premier recruiting tool for students, alumni, and employers.

Visit What Can I Do With This Major to explore the many career paths within different majors in addition to employers, professional associations, specialized jobs, and graduate programs.

Plus we have resources especially useful for our graduate students across the academic programs, designed to be flexible as you may be balancing school with work and family responsibilities. For example, you can practice and polish your interview skills 24/7 through Big Interview, a platform for students and experienced professionals alike.

Industry and discipline-specific career fairs, networking events, clinics, graduate school preparation, and other programs mean that no matter what you choose to study, you’ll have the right resources at your fingertips. Our programs and events are open and designed for all students - undergraduate, graduate, and non-traditional alike. Our clinics, for instance, are scheduled in late afternoons and early evenings to accommodate both students and working professionals.

Proven. Results.

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Career Success for Class of 2023

96% of the Class of 2023 was employed, in grad school, or in military/other service within 6 months of graduation, according to the National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE).

$67,600 Median Starting Salary

for Widener's undergraduate Class of 2023.

Source: PayScale

$113,800 Median Mid-career Salary

for Widener alumni with a bachelor’s degree, which ranks in the top 22% nationwide

Source: PayScale
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Hands-On Career Experience

You will gain invaluable hands-on experiences through internships, externships, clinicals, our acclaimed co-op program, and other opportunities that will help accelerate your career and distinguish you from others. And our proximity to Philadelphia means you have easy access to world-class companies and organizations.

Co-Ops & Internships

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Alumni Pay it Forward

Our alumni are generous with their time and talent to help the next generation succeed. Many come back to campus to speak with current students about their own experiences and welcome students to shadow them, or extend internship or co-op opportunities. Some of these connections even lead to full-time jobs, making that Widener link truly something special.

Info for Employers

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Hire Widener

Looking to hire interns, co-op students, or full-time employees? Look no further than Widener. Our students are career-ready thanks to beyond-the-classroom, hands-on experiences and our strong emphasis on honing professional skills. We work closely with employers to connect leaders like you to these future trailblazers.

Info for Alumni

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Pride for Life

Our alumni are part of the Pride for life. As a graduate, you have access to career guidance, including personal consultations, help updating your resume/CV, assistance making a strategic career transition, access to professional skills workshops and career fairs, and more.

In the News

Student Perspectives

Performing Gameday Satisfaction Market Research for the Philadelphia Union was unforgettable. We got an in-depth look at fan, stadium worker, and media reporter insights on the Philadelphia Union, Subaru Park, and loyal fanbase. The energy was palpable.
Ahmad Kamara
Class of 2024
Ahmad Kamara '24

Student Perspectives

I loved having the opportunity to do research, but also having the opportunity to research with a large medical device company—that’s something you don’t see quite often.
Shaylyn Westmoreland
Class of 2023 and 2024
Graduate | Biomedical Engineering
Read Shaylyn's Story
Shaylyn Westmoreland smiles for a photo at an industry research conference.

Student Perspectives

My time at Widener was filled with hands-on experiences and connections that shaped my journey to working for the Philadelphia Union.
Niko Dinoulis
Class of 2019
Undergraduate | Communication Studies
Read Niko's Story
Niko Dinoulis wears a blue suit and poses in front of the union stadium overlooking a bridge and river

Student Perspectives

You're able to focus on both nursing leadership and take classes in the School of Business to learn about important business aspects.
Lauren Thomas
Class of 2024
Graduate | MSN - Executive Nurse Leadership
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Lauren Thomas presents her research poster.

Student Perspectives

Having the opportunities that my mentor Dr. Robin Goldberg-Glen gave me—to speak at two symposiums as well as a conference with a full crowded room—helps me with networking and connections and puts me out of my comfort zone.
Jessica Mereshensky
Class of 2024
Undergraduate | Social Work
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Student Perspectives

The professors in SBA were phenomenal, and the staff in the athletic center were also amazing. The culture that was being built made my experience so special and made me feel included and welcomed although I came in two years late to the program.
Tiernan Johnson
Class of 2023
Undergraduate | Sport and Event Management
Read Tiernan's Story
Tiernan poses holding a Philadelphia Eagles jersey that reads "gameday staff"

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