Career Readiness
At UConn, career readiness is woven into the undergraduate experience. With more than 700 employers recruiting Huskies on campus each year, we equip students from their first semester through graduation—and beyond—with the skills, experiences, and connections needed to achieve meaningful career outcomes.
Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills
Before you even arrive at UConn, our Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills is preparing you for post-graduation success.
Undergraduate Student Outcomes: Where do our alumni work and live? Where do they continue their education and in which fields? How much money do they earn?
Events: Job and internship fairs, résumé workshops, major explorations, it’s all here.
12twenty: A career hub for students and alumni, featuring more than 7,000 on-campus job opportunities that help students gain valuable skills, build their résumés, and develop professional experience.
student outcomes
91%
of students found employment, continued education, participated in volunteerism, or joined the armed forces after graduation.
- 56% are employed full-time
- 30% are continuing their education
$67.5K
The average starting salary of recent graduates.
Students who utilized career services while at UConn have an average starting salary $5,000 higher than those who did not.
77%
of employed in-state graduates work in Connecticut.
75%
of in-state graduates continuing their education are enrolled at Connecticut institutions.
78%
of graduates participated in at least one experiential learning opportunity prior to graduation.