Building a meaningful career starts with knowing who you are — what motivates you, what kind of environment you thrive in, what sparks your curiosity. We listen to you, working together on connecting your interests with professional opportunities that promote exploration.
We can help you tap into the Kenyon Network, an expansive global network of alumni and parent career mentors who offer their invaluable insight and support with job shadowing, resume reviews, internships and interviews.
Find a career that speaks to you.
What energizes you? Where do you find joy in your academic work and extracurricular activities? The CDO team, together with the Kenyon Network of alumni and parents, can talk you through these questions to help you explore potential career paths through job shadows, mentor meetings and career consultations.
Build skills and meaningful work experiences.
Gain meaningful work experience by spending time in a field that interests you. We can help you find and apply for internships and connect you with professional extension projects that provide you with the tools to succeed.
Craft your own narrative.
With our help, you can translate your skills, experiences and academic history into cover letters and resumes that pop. We’ll assist in adapting your real-world experiences into job application-ready materials.
Handshake is your career resource hub.
Log in with your Kenyon username and password to schedule appointments with the CDO, access resume tools and search for opportunities on and off campus. Kenyon alumni and partners also use Handshake to recruit from Kenyon for their opportunities.
CDO Rewards Program
Learn about our unique program, where participation in career development events and resources earns points toward exclusive rewards. Advancing through levels, you will gain new resources that fuel your progress even more, and unlock opportunities to earn gear from top brands like GoPro, Sony, Hyperice and REI.
Fast-Paced Summers
From working in the legal field to digital marketing, Kenyon students land meaningful internships each summer. Here's a recent sampling.
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Legal Advocate
As an investigative intern for the Legal Aid Society of New York, sociology major Julián Clivillés ’25 (second row, center) assisted attorneys by gathering facts and interviewing witnesses.
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Climate Communicator
Environmental studies major and anthropology minor Tommy Hillmer ’25 flexed his multimedia skills creating social media content for Woodwell Climate Research Center on Cape Cod.
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Cancer Researcher
Ngone Fall ’23, a biology major, examined the pre-operative decision making process in complex surgical cases at the James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute.
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Records Rocker
Digging through the history of Blackheart Records, an indie label co-founded by Joan Jett, was a high note of the summer for intern Ben Warshavsky ’25, a music and political science major.
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The Ohio State University and the Five Colleges of Ohio are offering up to 30 paid summer research internships through the 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program, exclusively for students from Kenyon and other Ohio Five institutions.
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Join the CDO for an upcoming information session, available both virtually and in person, hosted in partnership with the Peace Corps.
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$500Kin annual funding supports internships and summer research for Kenyon students.
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20,000alumni receive resumes from graduating seniors through Kenyon Candidates, an online publication produced by the Career Development Office.
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200 industries are represented by Kenyon’s global network of alumni and parent career mentors.
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96%of students engage in a career-building activity like interning, job shadowing or networking.
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