January 2025 Career Exploration Summit (CES) - Application

*PLEASE NOTE: This is not a job posting*

This is an application to participate in the January 2025 Career Exploration Summit hosted by the Columbia University Center for Career Education.

Hear directly from alumni about careers and companies across creative, arts, biotech, life sciences, media and journalism industries. 

WHAT IS A CAREER EXPLORATION SUMMIT?

The Career Exploration Summit is a virtual opportunity for undergraduates to explore careers and engage with alumni in brand-name companies across various industries.

The program will feature a series of alumni panels across three days where topics ranging from the most pressing industry trends to what their day-to-day looks like will be discussed to help you explore different career opportunities and pathways. You will also receive professional development support from CCE during the week and beyond.

UPCOMING CAREER EXPLORATION SUMMIT

There will be a virtual Career Exploration Summit this January 14-16, 2025.

To participate, apply by January 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM ET.

The Summit is a great opportunity over winter break before classes resume to explore pathways and launch or keep the momentum going in your career journey.

We encourage you to attend the panels for your industry(s) of interest. 

ALUMNI PANEL SCHEDULE

We will have three days of alumni panel sessions (January 14-16). Each day we will meet virtually for a total of 90 minutes. In those 90 minutes we will have an alumni panel and a short professional development activity.

January 14: Creative/Arts

January 15: Biotech/Life Sciences

January 16: Media/Journalism

Eligibility:

You must be a currently enrolled full-time undergraduate student at Columbia College, the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, or the School of General Studies.

Students who are on leave of absence or who have withdrawn from Columbia University are not eligible. You must be a currently registered student in good academic and disciplinary standing. International students are eligible to participate. This is considered a career exploration program and therefore does not count as off-campus employment. 

International students do not need to secure OPT or CPT to participate in this program.

*By submitting an application, you authorize the Center for Career Education to conduct academic and disciplinary checks to confirm program eligibility. Certain University policy violations may disqualify you from consideration for the program.

Apply:

In one document, upload and submit the following:

1) Resume

2) Response to the short-answer question below

Short Answer Question:

1. Why are you interested in participating in the Career Exploration Summit, and what do you hope to gain from the experience? (Response should be a maximum of 2 paragraphs)

**Your application is NOT COMPLETE unless you submit all required materials through this LionSHARE posting (click "Apply Now").

Apply by Monday, January 6 at 12 pm ET.

Application materials uploaded to your LionSHARE account, but not submitted to this posting will not be viewed.

Please contact program managers if you have any questions.

Program Managers: 

Rory Johnson (rcj2124@columbia.edu)

Brianna Gutierrez (bpg2122@columbia.edu)