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Future Friday

May 19, 2017

Listen to associate director of career devleopment, Megan Jackson, as she talks about the career services at Skidmore and annual First Destinations Report. 

This year, more than 600 members of the class of 2017 join the ranks of 35,000 alumni in their chosen career paths. These graduates have secured internships, attended networking events, received advice from career counselors, and are now equipped with the diplomas and creative thought necessary to tackle the working world.

Skidmore’s Career Development Center has been tracking job placements as they’ve been coming in this spring. Meet a few new Thoroughbreds who are going out into the “real world”:

Employers

Take a look at some of the employers that have hired members of the Class of 2017 below. 

Abernathy MacGregor
Adirondack Trust Insurance
AIG
Artlet Realty
Autism Education & Therapy Center
Barclays Bank
Black Rocket Productions
BNP Paribas
Boston Children's Hospital
Carousel Productions
City Year
Colorado State University Psychology Department
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
DIS Copenhagen
Drift
Earthos Institute
Edward Brooke Charter School
Empire State Building Observatory
Gender Proud
Goldman Sachs
Harding Loevner
Harvey's Restaurant
Hospital for Special Surgery
HumanGeo
JP Morgan Chase
Kala Art Institute
Klein and Ellis LLC
Lloyd Harbor Equestrian Center
Masa Israel
Montezuma School to Farm Project
Mote Research
Novamaya
Orthodox Church of America
Powerhouse Theater Training Program
Quebec Labrador Foundation
Risk Management Solutions (RMS)
S&P Ratings
Samuel Field Y
Sang Lee Farm
ScribeAmerica
SEA
Silicon Valley Bank
SITE Lomburdy Italy
Standard and Poor's
Success Academy Charter School
Teach for America
The Seurat Group
Third Bridge
Thomson Reuters
Thorne Nature Experience
UCETAM
United States Air Force
University of Utah
Walking Mountains Science Center
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Wesleyan University

Approximately 80% of Skidmore alumni are employed one year after graduation. Read more about alumni who have found success after Skidmore.

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