Career skills at the University of Oregon
At the University of Oregon (UO), you’ll get top-tier career support both during and after your degree program. In addition to its dedicated University Career Center, UO provides a range of on-campus job opportunities to help you gain real-world skills.
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During your degree
Through UO’s University Career Center, you’ll have access to resources that will help you build your career skills while you’re enrolled in your degree program.
Benefit from career support resources, such as:
Get a job on campus while you study
At UO, finding a part-time job on campus is a great way to earn supplemental income and support your personal and educational expenses. With a huge range of campus student roles available every year, you’ll have the chance to earn money and build valuable career skills!
University of Oregon Career Center overview
Career search advice from UO international students
Do an internship related to your major
Some degree programs at UO require you to complete an internship as part of the curriculum. However, you can still intern somewhere even if it isn’t required by your program. Many students look for an internship to help them apply classroom knowledge in a professional environment. But getting an internship can also help you explore different career paths and establish important networking connections.
UO offers a variety of dedicated internship programs and access to a collection of job-search websites to help you find and land an internship.
How UO helps you shape your future
High involvement in research at undergraduate level plays a key role in preparing international students for career success in a wide variety of fields.
How undergraduate research will get you career ready
Hear from other international students about the benefits of hands-on research while enrolled in a degree program at UO.
Top 3 reasons to get involved in research
- Get real-world work experience to add to your résumé
- Start building your professional network
- Learn how to adapt to a professional environment
Research at the University of Oregon
Getting a job on campus at the University of Oregon
After graduation
After you graduate, the University of Oregon will continue to be there to support you with entering the job market.
How UO can help you:
88% of UO students
participate in at least one career readiness experience (2021-22 First Destination Survey)
Hundreds of full and part-time jobs
available through Handshake, which connects graduates with potential employers
$65,000 median starting salary
for business bachelor’s graduates (Class of 2023 first destination survey)
500+ companies visit UO’s campus
for career fairs and interviews each year
8,200 students
are employed on campus
32 active startup companies
are run by UO graduates in the state of Oregon
- Adidas
- Amazon
- Apple
- Deloitte
- Intel
- KPMG
- Meta
- Microsoft
- Nike
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Salesforce
- US government
And many more!
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