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Fall 2022 SuccessWorks Career Programs for L&S Students

Posted on September 7, 2022

SuccessWorks fall career programs and events are for every Letters & Science student with any interest, any major or any background. These in-person and virtual opportunities are valuable from a student’s first year through senior …

Posted in SuccessWorks News, Tips, Uncategorized

Consulting Is Everywhere — Launch a Great Career With Any Major

Posted on June 2, 2022

By Emma Gran – Journalism & Political Science, 2022 L&S students are a great match for consulting roles. The skills learned through an education in the College of Letters & Science — critical thinking, problem-solving, …

Posted in Employer Spotlights, Tips, Uncategorized

Madison Made, World Ready: Spring Career Strategies for Every L&S Student

Posted on February 1, 2022

SuccessWorks programs this spring help students prepare for the future by building on what inspires them right now.  Career fairs, exploratory alumni networking sessions, experience-building programs and major-based workshops offer opportunities for students of all …

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Preparing for Career Fairs: Four Key Tips From Recruiters

Posted on December 3, 2021

By Emma Gran – Journalism & Political Science, 2022 Career fairs offer fantastic opportunities for interactions that can lead to employment or great connections, but we get it — the atmosphere is intimidating and oftentimes, …

Posted in Employer Spotlights, Tips, Uncategorized

Insights on a Career in Publishing with an Executive Editor & L&S Alum

Posted on March 16, 2021

Emily (Salkin) Takoudes (‘98) is Executive Commissioning Editor of Food publications at Phaidon who majored in History and Women’s Studies at UW-Madison. She continued her education at the International Culinary Center in New York, receiving …

Posted in Alumni Spotlights, TipsTagged Communications Entertainment & the Arts

Environmental education Q&A with an L&S Alum & Returned Peace Corps Volunteer

Posted on October 30, 2020

    Mikaela (Mickey) Tennis (’14) is an Environmental Educator who majored in International Studies, French, and Environmental Studies at UW-Madison.    Upon graduating, she continued exploring her international and language interests by teaching English …

Posted in Alumni Spotlights, Tips

College during COVID: How Badgers can Cope with Change

Posted on April 22, 2020

By Sam Jones, Journalism Major with Certificates in Environmental Studies and Development Economics, 2020 When Badgers were scattered across the state, country, and world for spring recess, this is not what we expected to be met …

Posted in Student Spotlights, Tips

Enjoy the Journey: Q&A with an L&S Alum

Posted on January 22, 2020

    Jessica De Valk, MD (’11) is a primary care pediatrician in the greater Milwaukee area who majored in Molecular Biology with Honors in the Liberal Arts at UW-Madison.       Q: How …

Posted in Alumni Spotlights, Tips

Being Comfortable Not Knowing What’s Next

Posted on March 21, 2019

Comm Arts major Joshua Steinberg (’07) on his path to Google and beyond My career at Google started with a twist. For as long as I can remember, I wanted to live in California. As …

Posted in Alumni Spotlights, Tips

Drop-in Peer Advising

Posted on February 6, 2019

For first and second year students, isn’t it too early to be thinking about a “career”? Nope! It’s too early to think about an internship if you haven’t figured our your major, right? Incorrect! Here’s …

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