Career Center

The Knowlton Center for Career Exploration
Network of 40,000+ Alumni
16 Career Coaches
96% of Grads Working in Desired Field

Programs & Opportunities

From building a resume to landing an internship to getting into graduate school or finding a great first job, our 16 career coaches and industry experts at the Knowlton Center are there every step of the way.

200+ on-campus career programs

$600,000+ for internship stipends

16 career coaches and over 3,300+ personal coaching sessions per year

Recruiters from Business, Technology, Healthcare, Finance, Consulting, Nonprofit, Government, and more!

Journey Program

Unsure what you want to do after college? You're not alone! In the Journey program, you will reflect on the kind of work that is fulfilling and determine what success means to you.

Personalized Career Coaching

There are lots of opportunities for your career coach to get to know you! Get personalized career advice in 1:1 appointments, or participate in workshops to learn interview skills, resume-writing, and LinkedIn best practices, to name a few.

Career Readiness Boot Camp

Over the course of three days, you’ll master career basics, explore industries and career paths, network with Denison alumni and professionals, fine tune your interviewing skills, and much more.

Career Communities

Seven unique communities provide industry knowledge, internship and job postings, resources, events and opportunities, connections with professionals, and more.


Career backdrop

Upcoming
Workshops, Events,
& Accelerators

Jan. 6 - 15, 2025 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Denison Edge: Intro to Excel Accelerator (For GC 201)

Microsoft Excel is a foundational tool used by every company and many individuals. This 2-week program will cover a spectrum of essential topics, including but not limited to, Sheets, Data Entry, Cell Formatting, Formulas, Basic and Advanced Functions, Graphs, and an introduction to Pivot Tables. By the end of this program, you will leave with skills you can apply to your daily personal and professional life immediately.

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Jan. 8 - 22, 2025 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Denison Edge: Financial Statements for Decision Making Accelerator

NON-STUDENTS/WORKING PROFESSIONALS: email edge@denison.edu to register! Denison staff: Please create a Handshake account to sign up.

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Jan. 15 - 17, 2025 8:30am - 8:00pm

Senior Career Ready Boot Camp - Class of 2025

Head back from winter break a few days early to join for the Class of 2025 Senior Career Ready Boot Camp - January 15-17, 2025.. Don’t worry; there won’t be any push-ups or sprints, but you will spend 3 days working hard to kick your future into shape.

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Jan. 15 - 17, 2025 4:30pm - 6:30pm

The Journey Program: Winter Break Early Arrival

Are you unclear about what career path(s) might interest you? Not sure how to even start figuring it out? Do you know exactly what you want to do but need to create a plan to get there? Then “The Journey Program” is for you!  

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Jan. 16 - 18, 2025

UX-AI Design Workshop, Winter Break 2025, with the Red Frame Lab!

UX Design Workshop for January 2025

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Jan. 21 - 30, 2025 6:00pm - 8:00pm

ONLINE Denison Edge: Intro to Excel Accelerator

NON-STUDENTS/WORKING PROFESSIONALS: email edge@denison.edu to register! Denison staff: Please create a Handshake account to sign up.

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Jan. 23 - May. 1, 2025 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Denison Edge: Logistics & Supply Chain Management Credential

This Denison Edge program is being offered exclusively through the registrar this Spring as a one credit pass/fail "special topics" course (Look for "GC 182 - Logistics & Supply Chain Management"). Denison Edge programs are offered to complement your liberal arts education with career-forward skills. All other Denison Edge programs can be found on Handshake and are not typically for credit. 

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Jan. 24 11:30am - 12:30pm

OSU Medical School: Advice on getting in

Interested in The Ohio State University College of Medicine? Megan Celik, Director of the Office of Admissions at The Ohio State University College of Medicine will be hosting a virtual session on an insider's view to their program and admission process. Hear about common mistakes she sees in applications, the advice she wishes they could give every pre-med student, and how exactly they evaluate applicants. Don't miss the opportunity to learn directly from the source!

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Career connections across campus

Recruiting for careers and internships

Students can participate in on-campus employer recruiting programs and they can connect directly with employers, and learn about internship opportunities. Students can also get information about their professional interests through on-campus informational sessions, interviews, trips, and networking opportunities across the US.

Career-infused classroom learning

Denison provides career liaisons and career exploration and outcome programming to our faculty to help students articulate the workplace relevance of their coursework experience.

Flexible opportunities for student athletes

Denison brings career coaching directly to student-athletes to engage in career preparation while juggling demanding practice and competition schedules. Through workshops brought directly to the Mitchell Center and direct collaboration with teams, Career Coaches help students articulate and leverage their experiences as student-athlete in their career-planning journey.

Skill-building for student employees

On-campus jobs provide students the opportunity to develop personally and professionally while gaining skills that will help as they launch into careers post-Denison. A special student employment career series offers interactive workshops to student employees to leverage their on-campus employment as they become career ready.


Land the Life-changing Internship

Set your internship goals — what you want to learn, achieve, and contribute.

2024-2025 Museum interns

Interns at the Denison Museum spend time with antiquities, art, and objects that enhance their learning and deepen their connection to their research.

An internship that keeps going

A successful internship with Owens Corning in the spring semester leads Maya Palmroos ’25 to a yearlong experience with the company.

Outcomes
The Denison Advantage

A Denison education sets you apart (and we can prove it):
We call it “the Denison Advantage.”
96%
of recent graduates are working in their desired field or position.
99%
of alumni are currently employed or in graduate school.
94%
of alumni are satisfied with how well Denison prepared them for professional success after college.

At Denison, you get a liberal arts education, plus pragmatic skills for the workplace. Employers want people who can assess a situation, ask probing questions, research the issue and propose solutions. They also want you to know how to master an excel sheet, manage a meeting, and budget your time. Students in every major learn these critical skills. It’s our secret sauce, and we’ve got the data to prove it.

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