Oberlin College & Conservatory

Welcome, Students!

Oberlin’s Office of Career Services helps students and recent alumni in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music to identify and achieve meaningful career objectives that build upon their Oberlin education and experiences. We support the career development process through services that:

• Enhance self-awareness of interests, values and talents: Individual counseling and advising, vocational and personality assessments.
• Encourage exploration of future paths: Panel discussions, networking opportunities, and library and online resources with information on a variety of career fields.
• Provide opportunities to acquire knowledge and experience: Internships during the summer and Winter Term, music competitions and summer festivals, freelancing, Business Scholars, Entrepreneurship Scholars, and Law Scholars programs.
• Develop skills for effective self-presentation: Workshops and individual advising on resumes, cover letters, bios, portfolios, audition preparation, proposal and essay writing, interviewing, networking, graduate school, fellowship and employment applications.

Online Resources

Below are some of the web-based services we provide. Hover over each logo to see a description. If you are not on campus, you may need to use the VPN solution provided by CIT in order to fully take advantage of some of these resources. If you don't see what you're looking for, please check out the options to your left or contact us at 440-775-8140 or via email.

Vault's Career Insider is the world's leading source of career information. It will make your efforts at researching employers, jobs, internships, industries, and career subjects infinitely easier and more efficient. Log in to ObieOpps, then click the Career Insider logo to create a free account.	A list of majors with links to common career areas, employers, and strategies designed to maximize career opportunities. Helpful when figuring out how to fit your major into the rest of your life.	Spotlight on Careers is a resource that makes available the best information about a wide range of popular and cutting-edge career fields of interest to liberal arts students.
The University Career Action Network offers thousands of internships and fellowships throughout the year for Oberlin and 21 additional selective colleges and universities. This link will take you to the ObieOpps login; you can jump to UCAN once you have signed in.	Over 2,500 jobs, summer and winter term internships and other experiences are posted throughout the year specifically for Oberlin students. ObieOpps is also a gateway for UCAN and LACN.	The Liberal Arts Career Network offers thousands of jobs, internships, and fellowships throughout the year for Oberlin and 31 additional selective liberal arts colleges. This link will take you to the ObieOpps login; you can jump to LACN once you have signed in.
The Selective Liberal Arts Consortium provides students with off-campus interview opportunities for post-grad and internship positions with over 70 employers located in Boston, Chicago, New York City, and Washington, DC.	Bridge is a database that provides online access to over 2,800 opportunities in music and arts administration. Username and password required - contact career.services@oberlin.edu.	A searchable social networking site with 9,000 alumni. Join the "Oberlin College and Conservatory" group after you have set up your profile.
A searchable electronic database containing profiles on most living alumni.	Interfolio allows you to create an electronic portfolio so you can manage your credentials and letters of recommendation online, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.	Expert advice on gaining experience through study and internships, succeeding and adapting to overseas living, career planning, job searching, international resumes, international interviews, and specific professions and opportunities abroad. You will need to set up an account using your Oberlin email address.