Industries & Careers
Industry Insights
Take a deep dive into the industries that most interest you. Colgate Career Services has compiled helpful information, resources, and opportunities to help you get started.
Finding a Career Path
Career Services coaches students of all class years through the exploration of career opportunities available to them during and after their time at Colgate.
Getting Started
Before diving into specifics about careers and industries, take stock of the current situation. Students should consider what they bring to the table, and the resources available to them.
I was given the opportunity this summer to perform research at The Young Lab at the University of California, Santa Barbara, a lab focusing on community ecology and conservation biology. I was tasked with leading a new experiment on tick survivorship and how it is influenced by global warming.
April 17, 2019
This summer I had the privilege of working as a press intern for Senator Charles E. Schumer in Washington, D.C. Senator Schumer’s unique role as not only the senior Senator from New York, but also as the United States Senate Minority Leader, allowed me to gain exposure to both state-wide and national governance.
April 15, 2019
This summer, I had the opportunity to work as a legal intern at The James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy. The staff included attorneys, grant-writers, social workers, and communication experts, all of which served as my mentors throughout my internship.
April 15, 2019
This summer I was able to travel down to Bocas Del Toro, Panama to work with a medical mission group called Floating Doctors. Floating Doctors was started 8 years ago with the purpose of delivering healthcare to indigenous communities that lacked access to hospitals, doctors, and healthcare in general.
April 11, 2019
This summer I had the opportunity to travel to Benin City, Nigeria to work on my company NaSo. NaSo is a clothing brand that takes elements of West African Culture and American Culture and marries them.
April 11, 2019
This summer, I had the opportunity to intern at the U.S. Department of State in Washington DC. I worked in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, in the Office of East Asia and the Pacific.
April 10, 2019