Which Career Academy Should I Check Out?
Which Career Academy Should I Check Out?
The best way to get targeted help from the Career Center and ideas for tackling the real world after graduation is by choosing one or more Career Academy.
Note: you can belong to more than one academy! This is just a start.
The best way to get targeted help from the Career Center and ideas for tackling the real world after graduation is by choosing one or more Career Academy.
Note: you can belong to more than one academy! This is just a start.
What's your primary major?
Which word most describes you?
What would you consider your strongest skill?
Which of these is a problem you'd most like to solve?
What are your post-JHU dreams?
What's your favorite music genre?
What would you rather do on your day off?
Where do you spend most of your time outside of class and home?
Arts, Media & Marketing
Arts, Media & Marketing
Arts, Media, and Marketing is for students who want to bring creative ideas to life! If you're looking for jobs in advertising, arts, journalism, creative writing, film-making, museums, and more, you may want to consider joining. To join: click "career interests" under your jhu.joinhandshake.com profile, scroll to academies.
Consulting
Consulting
The Consulting Academy is for anyone who likes planning, thinking critically and working on a team. Consultants often help businesses maximize productivity, aid nonprofit organizations in creating action plans, and much more. To join: click "career interests" under your jhu.joinhandshake.com profile, scroll to academies.
Finance
Finance
If you want to work on Wall Street, accounting or corporate business, the Finance Academy is probably for you. Imagine working for companies like Morgan Stanley, Bessemer Trust, Akuna Capital, etc. To join: click "career interests" under your jhu.joinhandshake.com profile, scroll to academies.
Health Sciences
Health Sciences
The Health Sciences Academy is for students who want to save lives and create a better world through science. This could be a career in medicine, research, or public health. Alumni have jobs in nonprofits, hospitals, research institutions and more. To join: click "career interests" under your jhu.joinhandshake.com profile, scroll to academies.
Nonprofit & Government
Nonprofit & Government
If you're interested in impacting public policy or advocating for important issues, consider the Nonprofit & Government Academy.There are many different paths one can take with regards to careers related to Nonprofit & Gov't., whether your future lies with the Peace Corps or a public office. To join: click "career interests" under your jhu.joinhandshake.com profile, scroll to academies.
STEM and Innovation
STEM and Innovation
STEM and Innovation Academy students are looking towards the future. if you're both a creative and analytical thinker with an interest in technological progress, the Stem & Innovation Academy can help you formulate a direction for your own future with companies like Google, Becton Dickinson, Textron and many many more. To join: click "career interests" under your jhu.joinhandshake.com profile, scroll to academies.
Your personality + skills = ?
Check out all six academies at https://studentaffairs.jhu.edu/careers/career-academies/