We Build Confidence and Careers

We Build Confidence and Careers

Career Development and Success

We’ll help you explore your interests, identify your academic path, secure impressive hands-on experience, and develop the kind of job-search skills that will lead to the career of your choice.

Rider student Vivekkumar Govindaswamy at Johnson & Johnson co-op

Student-faculty collaboration in science lab

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Shadow for Success

Shadow for Success

A credit-bearing course that partners students with successful Rider Alumni and community business leaders in a unique learning experience. By matching with a successful professional the student will have the opportunity to observe the daily realities of the actual work environment.

Enriched Career Experiences

Enriched Career Experiences

Your path to career success begins long before graduation. That’s why Rider encourages incorporating an Enriched Career Experience into your academic journey and integrating it into your Engaged Learning activities to help achieve your future goals and transform your professional dreams into reality.

The Cranberry Investment

The Cranberry Investment

The Cranberry Investment is a guarantee that Rider students will gain an entry level position or acceptance into a graduate or professional program within six months of graduation, or we’ll provide career coaching and may recommend either nine additional credits of undergraduate coursework in your field of study at no cost or a paid six-month internship.

Career resources

One of the roles of a great education is to prepare you for a fulfilling career. That's why we want to provide you with resources to set you up for success.

Attend an event

Sign up for Drop-in Hours with one of our career coaches and get personalized one-on-one advisement, or register for an upcoming event or workshop.

Facts and figures

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98%

of bachelor's degree recipients are employed, in grad school, the military or volunteering within a year of graduation

99%

master's degree recipients are employed, in grad school, the military or volunteering within a year of graduation

8

fifth-year graduate options make it easy to get your master's

200+

employers participated in Rider's virtual career fairs in 2021

15.75

Students worked in on-campus jobs an average of 15.75 hours per week in 2019

900+

Rider alumni are CEOs, presidents or organizational leaders

Information for:

Students

Get your future career started now with unique opportunities just for you.

Employers

We look forward to helping connect you with Rider talent.

Alumni

Our career experts are here to help you accelerate your career.

Parents

Providing you with the the support and tools your student needs to succeed.

Faculty and Staff

Career Services is ready to enhance your classroom experience.

Karryne Maclean ’15 in a school classroom

Rider alumnus Walter Saravia ’14 at HomeFront office

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... or maybe you'll even create your own company.

College of Distinction in Career Development

Career and internship opportunities:

ABC-TV
Deloitte
Ernst & Young
ExxonMobil
Johnson & Johnson
NJ State Police Forensic Anthropology Lab
New York Mets
Perelman School of Medicine
NJM Insurance Group

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Broncs leading the way

These are the stories of the students, alumni, faculty and community members who make us proud to call ourselves Broncs.

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Hours and Location

Career Guide (PDF)

Events & Workshops