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YSE in DC 2023 - Format TBA

Students meeting with Shawneece Hennighan, College Manager, The Nature Conservancy

YSE in DC: Coming in 2023!

Engage in a deep career exploration experience
Hear directly from employers about upcoming opportunities
Learn from YSE alumni and employers about careers in their organizations, agencies, and firms
Quickly learn the domestic and international environmental careers spaces based in the D.C. area
Network with employers and YSE alumni during a virtual Networking Reception

Annual All-Ivy Environmental and Sustainable Development Career Fair Coming in 2022!

2023 event details TBA!

All-Ivy website

Registration Required. Valid ID needed to enter the fair.

Jointly sponsored by 8 Ivy League institutions. The fair is a unique opportunity to network and learn about a range of environmental career opportunities in a dynamic, packed day. Open to all undergraduate and graduate students from Yale University, Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, and Princeton University.

Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellowships

Virtual EDFCC fellow training

94 students and alumni from YSE have completed fellowships with EDFCC since its inception.

CPD annually hosts the EDFCC team to kick off the recruiting season for this popular summer fellowship, working collaborative with our partners at Yale SOM.

Climate Corps Program Details | Become a Climate Corps Fellow

Career Fair Tips

Articles on what a career fair is and isn't, how to prepare and make the most of career fair opportunities, and tips for follow up.

Making the Most of Career Fairs,
Garth Fowler, Science Careers

Fair Thee Well: Strategies for Job Fair Success,
Peter Fiske, Science Careers

Career Fair/Job Expo Tutorial,
from Quintessential Careers