Office of Careers and Industry Partnerships

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Career Success Initiatives

Our goal is to support students and alumni in landing a job by offering engaging skill-building programs that prepare CUNY students for real life internship and job opportunities. We have made it our mission to not only provide CUNY students with the skills to succeed in the workforce, but also increase economic mobility through direct employer engagement.

If You’re an Employer

Learn how you can partner with us
and hire CUNY students!

Employers

If You’re a Student

Learn more about our programs
to get you hired.

Students

Edward T. Rogowsky Internship

Community & Public Affairs

Offers CUNY students hands-on, public-sector experience in New York City, New York State and Washington D.C.

STUDENTS

CUNY Service Corps

Community & Public Affairs

Students work in community-based organizations and government agencies to improve the civic, economic, and environmental sustainability of NYC.

STUDENTS

CUNY Cultural Corps

Arts & Culture

Provides students with paid work experience in arts and cultural institutions, creating a pipeline for students, while diversifying NYC’s cultural institutions.

STUDENTS

CUNY student intern

CUNY Futures in Finance

STEM

CUNY FIF connects students and graduates to careers in financial services and the investment industry.

STUDENTS  |  PARTNERS

Break Through Tech NY

STEM

Works to propel women (trans and cis) and nonbinary students into computing degrees and tech careers.

STUDENTS

CUNY students

Spring Forward

Industry Specific Career Connections

Connects students to paid professional internships that are relevant to their career aspirations

STUDENTS PARTNERS

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CUNY Internship Programs

Industry Specific Career Connections

Partners with NYC agencies, boards, and commissions to provide students with internships in tech, engineering, public health, finance, business and other burgeoning sectors.

STUDENTS

CUNY Students

CUNY Inclusive Economy Initiative

Industry Specific Career Connections

Catalyzing student career success by building industry-college connections and helping students identify and pursue their career aspirations.

PARTNERS

CUNY Upskilling Initiative

Industry Specific Career Connections

Students get the in-demand skills and knowledge that NYC’s employers and high growth industries need through virtual trainings which are accessible on any device and completed at one’s own pace.

STUDENTS  |  PARTNERS

NYC Media Lab in the Campbell Dome.

Tech in Residence Corps

Industry Professionals in the Classroom

Brings industry professionals from the NYC tech ecosystem into CUNY classrooms to transfer their skillsets and applied knowledge directly to students and to collaborate with computer science faculty.

PARTNERS

Tech Equity Initiative

Industry Specific Career Connections

Comprehensive plan that turbocharges tech students’ career readiness and industry connection from their first day of classes through graduation.

PARTNERS

Lehman College student

Internship to Employment

Industry Specific Career Connections

Provides opportunities for recent CUNY graduates to intern for eight weeks with NYC small businesses, with the aim of converting the internships into employment.

STUDENTS

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Campus Career Centers

Resources for On-Campus Support

Campus-specific offices provide resources and supports to students and employers looking to connect with specific colleges.

STUDENTS

Workforce Development Initiative Funding Opportunities

CUNY Workforce Development Initiative (WDI) funding programs aim to invest $5.44 million annually in innovative, creative, and locally customized workforce development projects. Awards under the CUNY WDI funding programs support strategic efforts to meet businesses’ short-term workforce needs, address long-term industry needs, improve talent pipelines, enhance flexibility and adaptability of CUNY workforce programming, and expand work-based learning opportunities. Please follow the link below to learn more about and apply for our three funding areas:

CUNY Apprenticeships   |   CUNY Future of Work Centers   |   CUNY Workforce Development Training Grants

Our Partners

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