School of Education & Social Policy
 
Employment

Employment opportunities come in myriad forms for School of Education and Social Policy (SESP) students.

View current Job Opportunities for students and graduates

Opportunities for students:

  • The work-study office has a variety of job postings. Click here to be linked to the work-study office web page.
  • Work-study jobs in the SESP Student Affairs Office provide a great way for our students to be at the center of SESP undergraduate life. For more information, contact Hillary Gordon.
  • Work-study jobs are available in other SESP offices.
  • Many work-study jobs exist off-campus with different social service agencies. These may be of particular interest to SESP students.
  • Some work-study jobs assist with faculty research.
  • Non work-study jobs are also available that assist with faculty research.
  • Internships (paid and unpaid) are coordinated by University Career Services.

Opportunities for graduates:

Our graduates follow both traditional and non-traditional career paths. To learn what graduates of our various undergraduate programs do upon graduation, click on the links below:


While there is no single path toward securing a job after graduation, students find several University resources and networks to be helpful. Here are just a few ideas to assist with the search:

  • Talk with a SESP advisor to learn if there are any Chicagoland SESP alumni who are available to be a career networking resource.
  • Read the classnotes of Inquiry magazine to gain a sense of what our graduates do for a living.
  • Register with University Career Services (UCS). Registration will provide students with a beneficial orientation to UCS.
  • Our students have additional support from our UCS liaison, Brett Boettcher
  • A variety of recruitment fairs are of particular interest to SESP students including the Martin Luther King Jr. Public Interest Career Fair held each January.
  • Students are encouraged to establish a reference file. A reference file contains recommendations from persons selected by the student. Upon the student's request, UCS will send a copy of each reference to prospective employers and graduate schools. The file is kept active for five years.
  • Utilize the Northwestern University Alumni Association database. Available to Northwestern students, this network provides students with a tool to find alumni who have expressed interest in helping our current students in the career and graduate study search.