
99.5% of recent Northwestern alumni were employed or in graduate school within 6 months of graduation. Reasons for our impressive placement rate include:
- The appeal of our smart, responsible, well-written and well-spoken students to employers and graduate school admissions offices
- The preparation provided by our excellent academic programs
- The broad range of services and personal attention of our professional career counselors
Among Northwestern graduates are an FBI agent, a Disney producer and Sony video game programmer. Our alumni are influential entrepreneurs; life-changing educators; award-winning medical specialists, acclaimed actors, artists and authors; and recipients of prestigious graduate school fellowships.
Compass Center services
The services of Northwestern’s Compass Center for Career & Calling are available even before you enroll when you sign up for a MyNWC account. In addition to helping you find internship and study abroad opportunities, the Compass Center can also help you:
- Explore your interests, skills and talents and match them with careers
- Research different majors and careers
- Search for and find job possibilities
- Learn about and attend career fairs
- Prepare a cover letter and resume
- Practice interviewing
- Study for graduate school entrance exams