Shannon Hagedorn, senior Management Consulting and Psychology major, who developed her own on-campus position in a department related to her career, says she would never have had such an opportunity without the little push from the Career Center counselors. In addition, the career services site offers extensive resources for interview preparation, which may contribute to Notre Dame’s top recruiter rating by the Wall Street Journal. Indiana-based Notre Dame is committed to getting students diplomas: 96% of undergraduates finish within six years. Texas A&M has department-specific career services pages and a generous offering of industry-themed career fairs including Construction Science and Retailing.

Recent notable Aggies include Rita LeBlanc, owner of the New Orleans Saints, four current Texas senators and ten Nobel Prize laureates. That’s 200,000 potential connections for current students. Over 400,000 students have graduated from Texas A&M since it was founded in 1876, and 50% of graduates are from the Class of 1996 on. With over 44,000 current undergraduates, Texas A&M boasts an impressive alumni network (#8 in the nation for being the âbiggest, most active and most enthusiasticâ according to Online ). And the new #HireTigers Meetup, a casual career fair blending traditional employer networking with alumni panels and industry-specific chat areas, will replace the General Interest Career Fair this September. Their unique Princeternship program offers 1-3 day shadowing opportunities with alumni over spring break. For the career-minded Tiger, the job hunt is anything but scary thanks to Princeton’s alumni connections. Nearly 87 percent of graduates from Princeton’s Class of 2013 acheived their post-graduation plans within six months of graduation and more than 65 percent accepted employment.

Ivy League students often go on to further education rather than entry-level jobs, sometimes making their bachelor’s degree graduates less valued by recruiters said a Wall Street Journal study. Find out which universities offer students the best career services.

Uf career showcase participants