The Career Development Office

The Bard Career Development Office (CDO) helps students translate their liberal arts education to the workplace through a variety of programs and resources. From one-on-one meetings, workshops, and special events to collaborations with other Bard offices, alumni/ae, and parents, CDO staff help students connect their skills, interests, and values to a career path throughout their college life and after graduation.

Email CDOJobs + Internships Health Professions AdvisingSchedule via Handshake

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 – Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Pre-Law Advising Hours Spring 2025

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST/GMT-5, Campus Center, Room 201

View All Events

Explore the CDO

What We Do

The foremost goal of the Career Development Office is to support students in translating their liberal arts education to the workplace. Our advisers meet with students one-on-one throughout their college experience and after graduation to connect their skills, interests, and values to the most rewarding career path. In addition to career counseling, job and internship guidance, and professional development programming the CDO offers students access to many online resources that provide job and internship postings, career exploration assessments, and interview readiness. Informal talks, career-specific panels, graduate school information sessions, and formal symposia also take place throughout the year to help students learn about various professions and connect with Bard alumni/ae and employers.

Recent Graduate Spotlight

Meet Nathan Cho ’24

Nathan Cho ’24 is the product engineer at Phi Networks Group, on a mission to optimize and supercharge the venture ecosystem with technology. Nathan spearheads internal data product development and empowers clients through strategic insights, including competitive research and partnership development.

Nathan’s journey into the world of technology and business began early; he started coding at the age of 13 and launched an app with over 300,000 users while still in middle school. Growing up in Korea, he consistently sought out opportunities to learn and build, working in startups since the age of 15 and attending Korea's top public high school for computer science. Fueled by a passion for entrepreneurship, Nathan moved to New York during college and pursued a degree in Computer Science at Bard College, where he also founded the Bard Computer Science Club.

Career Guide for the Arts

Career Guide for the Arts is designed to provide creative students with a fundamental understanding of how to get started as serious young artists following graduation. Written by the Career Development Office (CDO) in collaboration with the faculty of Bard’s Conservatory of Music, Arts Division, and Written Arts Program, the guide offers suggestions on how to start and sustain an art career.

Download a copy here

Contact Us

Location: Bertelsmann Campus Center, Room 201
Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 9AM – 5PM
Contact Us: 845-758-7539 or [email protected]