Events and Networking

CDO Events

  • Pre-Law Advising Hours Spring 2025
    Wednesday, February 5, 2025 – Wednesday, May 21, 2025 , 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST/GMT-5
All events are subject to change
CDO Events and Networking
CDO staff and students visit the New York Times.

CDO Events and Networking

CDO offers over 50 events each year to engage students in career exploration and professional skills development. Events include:

  • Employer information sessions & Site Visits
  • Professional Development Workshops on resumes, cover letters, interviewing skills, internship and job search strategies, and LinkedIn
  • Alumni/ae talks in a range of fields from finance to the arts
  • Annual Bard Works programs 

Featured Events

  • BardWorks
    The BardWorks series programs and event allows students to reflect on their next steps while honing their professional and networking skills and learning how to translate their skills and talents into the workplace 
  • Recruiting Events
    Bard College partners with LAUNCH (Liberal Arts Undergrad Network for Career & Hiring). LAUNCH's virtual recruiting events in the fall and winter are open to juniors and seniors and are excellent opportunities to apply and interview for jobs beginning after graduation, as well as summer internships.
  • Alumni/ae Panels
    In the CDO's ongoing series of alumni/ae panels, you'll hear from Bard graduates about how they translated their liberal arts education to a range of careers. Learn about the work that they do, gain insight into the field, and hear firsthand about industry trends.

Preprofessional Pathways

Events, Collaboration, and Support

  • Prehealth, Medicine, Public Health, and Sciences
  • Prelaw
  • Finance, Business, and Technology

Building Your Network

  • Making Connections
    Through CDO events, Bard students have many opportunities to build and practice their networking skills, an important component of job and internship searches. CDO staff work with students to help them articulate their stories and engage in meaningful conversation and correspondence with professionals. CDO also encourages students to join the Bard Career Network platform boasting over 700 + alumni/ae profiles as a way to connect and facilitate informational interviews and mentorship conversations. Students can also reach out to the Office of Alumni/ae Affairs to learn more about connecting to alumni/ae working in their fields of interest.
Watch the whole series or scroll through the playlist above. You can also use the "Videos by Topic" dropdown to select a video.

CDO Speaker Series

Bard CDO hosts several webinars and roundtables throughout the year.  Employers, alumni/ae, and professional partners cover topics including success in the gig economy, tackling a job search, exploring pathways, and connecting a liberal arts education to a rewarding career. In our alumni/ae panels, fellow Bardians talk about their career paths in a variety of fields, from science and technology to media and journalism.


Contact Us

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