Undergraduate Resources

FOCUS 2 is a career, major, and education planning system that helps you assess your interests, values, personality, and career planning readiness. With this system you can:

• Select a major based on your interests, values, and preferences
• Discover occupations matching your personal preferences and attributes
• Map out your career plans
• Make informed career decisions

To get started with FOCUS 2, create a username and password. Our access code is thenewschool. Already have an account? Log in. 

After you complete the career assessment, your Success (career and academic) advisor will review the results with you. To schedule an appointment with your advisor, log in to Starfish. 

Additional Career Exploration Tools

O*NET has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, researchers, and others.

The Muse is a website on which you can explore jobs, read career advice, and get career coaching.

What Can I Do With This Major? is an exploratory resource designed to help you better understand what you can do with your major.

• Accepting a Job Offer and Salary Negotiation Guide
• Accessibility Career Resources
• Career Advice in the Age of COVID
• Career Changer Guide
• Career Fair Prep
• Cover Letter Writing Guide
• Creative Resume Guide
• Curriculum Vitae Guide
• First Year Student Career Fair Guide
• International Student Job Search Guide
• Interviewing Skills Guide
• LGBTQ Career Development Guide
• Networking Guide
• Press Kit/EPK Guide
• Portfolio Guide
• Resignation Letter Template
• Résumé Writing Guide
• Skills Checklist
• Time Management Guide
• Values Checklist

• HireNew: The New School platform on which to search for jobs, internships, and on-campus career development workshops and recruitment events.
• New England Conservatory: New England Conservatory teaches and motivates musicians globally with experience with world-renowned faculty.

CoPA

• School of Drama
• School of Jazz and Contemporary Music
• Mannes School of Music

Lang

• Anthropology
• The Arts—Arts in Context
• The Arts—Contemporary Music
• Culture and Media
• Economics
• Environmental Studies
• Global Studies
• History
• Interdisciplinary Science
• Journalism + Design
• Liberal Arts (self-designed major)
• Literary Studies: Literature
• Literary Studies: Writing
• Philosophy
• Politics
• Psychology
• Theater
• Urban Studies

Parsons

• Architectural Design
• Communication Design and Graphic Design
• Design and Technology
• Fashion Design (AAS)
• Fashion Design (BFA)
• Fine Arts
• Illustration
• Integrated Design
• Interior Design (AAS)
• Photography
• Product Design
• Strategic Design and Management

Schools of Public Engagement

• Food Studies
• Media
• Psychology

Lang

CoPA

Schools of Public Engagement

Parsons

• Art, Media, and Technology
• Constructed Environments
• Fashion
• Design Strategies

• Job Search Guide
• Lang
• Parsons
• CoPA
• Schools of Public Engagement

• Building a Professional Profile
• Conducting Essential Employer Research
• Finding Your Career Passion
• Job Hunting Tips
• LinkedIn Etiquette Guide
• LinkedIn for Job Seekers: How to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile
• LinkedIn for Students: Top Five Profile To-Do's
• LinkedIn for Students: Your Career Starts Here
• Networking Professionally
• Salary Comparison Tool

• Applying to Graduate School Guide
• Applying to Law School Guide
• www.graduateguide.com
• Peterson's Guide to Graduate Schools

Career Development and Experience is dedicated to maintaining an inclusive, well-resourced program that represents the richness of the New School community and supports underrepresented students both academically and in their career exploration and development.

Listed below are some basic resources that students can use in their search for an internship. Students are encouraged to attend workshops and meetings on résumé development, interviewing skills, and other internship- and career-related topics.

Select Programs

Diversity recruitment programs focus on preparing and placing underrepresented students in internships or jobs in a variety of fields. Selected diversity recruitment programs and opportunities at specific organizations are listed below.

Jopwell

Jopwell is dedicated to helping African Americans, Latinos/Hispanics, and Native Americans, the most underrepresented ethnic minority groups, connect with companies seeking to diversify their applicant pools. Use this site to create an online profile to learn about internship and career options and get connected with local and national organizations.

Urban League Jobs Network

The Urban League Jobs Network is backed by the National Urban League and is dedicated to helping students of diverse backgrounds find employment opportunities.

Work Wider 

"Work Wider is both a career and recruitment ecosystem for underrepresented communities, as well as a website where companies come to hire unrepresented talent."

Fiverr Empower 

"Fiverr Empower contributes to the effort of the world disability inclusion and creates real, equal opportunities by giving additional support and education to help students and graduates with disabilities earn professional experience, build a professional portfolio, earn money, and empower themselves (emotionally and professionally).

"We believe students and graduates with disabilities need a way to start their careers. They need to be able to interact with the market and need to gain experience. We want to ensure they get this chance."

Those interested in Fiverr Empower can contact [email protected].

Select Companies and Organizations

Diversity recruitment programs focus on preparing and placing underrepresented students in internships or jobs in a variety of fields. Selected diversity recruitment programs and opportunities at specific organizations are listed below.