Career Services

• UCAN: UAlbany Career Advisory Network
  The UAlbany Career Advisory Network (UCAN) is a free online networking tool that connects students and alumni with fellow Great Danes for advice and insight into a particular career or career-related interest.
   
• UAlbany Alumni Career Services
  With expert resources and a range of career tools, your valuable alumni network can help you attain that next step in your career. Follow the link for additional resources. 
   
• Handshake Login
  Handshake is a comprehensive web-based system that assists our students in exploring career options, finding jobs and internships, and connecting with employers. 
   
• Rockefeller College LinkedIn Group
  Connect with others in the Rockefeller College community to network and share professional opportunities.
   
• Career Panels 
  These recorded panels provide insight from alumni and professionals working in a diverse array of fields, including international affairs, political campaigning, criminal justice, health policy and others. 
   
• Career Skills Workshops
  These recorded training workshops include numerous timely topics, such as “The Art of Salary Negotiation,” “Boost Your LinkedIn Profile & Engagement,” and “How to Nail Your Next Interview.” 
   
• Purple Threads
  Purple Threads is UAlbany's professional clothing closet available to current UAlbany students.
   
• Big Interview
  Use Big Interview to learn and practice your interviewing skills, whether you’re interviewing for an internship, job or graduate school. 

• Job & Internship Search Handbook
• Resume Handbook 
• Cover Letter Handbook
• Interviewing Handbook
• Networking Handbook

Handshake is a comprehensive web-based system that assists our students and employers in the following ways.

Students can:

• Request an appointment with Career Office staff
• Search and apply for jobs and internships 
• Look for and RSVP to career fairs, employer informational sessions, and career development workshops 
• Register and track internships 
• Post and share their resume and student profile with prospective employers 

Employers can:

• Post internships and job opportunities 
• Search student profiles and resumes 
• Register for career fairs 
• Review student applications 
• Schedule on-campus interviews  

Employers who are interested in learning more about the services and opportunities to expand their outreach to our students and alumni can contact our director of internships and career services to schedule a meeting. 

Our Master of Public Administration (MPA), Master of International Affairs (MIA) and Public Policy undergraduate program requires students to complete an internship. Internships can be full-time or part-time, domestic or internationally based, and paid or unpaid; the majority of our students successfully secure paid internship opportunities at the graduate level. Political science undergraduate and masters students are also encouraged to complete an internship in order to gain hand on experience in the field.

All students are required to obtain approval of their internship as part of their advisement process. View the Internship Requirements. 

Sample internship placements include: 

• Albany Office of The Mayor 
• American Red Cross 
• Capital District Regional Planning Commission
• Environmental Advocates of New York
• India Summer School for Future International Development Leaders 
• New York State Division of The Budget 
• New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services 
• New York State Department of Health 
• New York State Energy and Research Development Authority 
• NYS Assembly & Senate 
• U.S Department of State 
• Youth for Peace Cambodia: Peace Institute for Cambodia 

Graduate students with two or more years of relevant full-time work experience may be eligible for an internship waiver; students may also be able to use concurrent experience to satisfy their career requirement. Use the Internship Waiver Application Form to apply for an internship requirement waiver if you are an MPA or MIA student with full-time employment in a relevant field. 

Rockefeller students also have the opportunity to participate in several flagship internship programs including the Semester in Washington, Excelsior Service Fellowship, New York State Senate and Assembly Internships, and the Center for Women in Government and Civil Society's Fellowship on Women & Public Policy, and more. Visit our Experiential Learning Opportunities page for more information.

2022-2023 Academic Year Graduates