{"id":520322,"date":"2026-03-11T21:40:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T01:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=520322"},"modified":"2026-03-12T10:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:34:12","slug":"how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get a job after college: 5 smart strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From in-person networking to AI literacy, URochester career education professional Jodyi Wren shares tips for navigating today\u2019s job market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1402,"featured_media":520682,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[42,34502],"class_list":["post-520322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-community","tag-alumni","tag-gwen-m-greene-center-for-career-education-and-connections"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to get a job after college: 5 smart strategies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From in-person networking to AI literacy, URochester career education professional Jodyi Wren shares tips for navigating today\u2019s job market.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to get a job after college: 5 smart strategies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From in-person networking to AI literacy, URochester career education professional Jodyi Wren shares tips for navigating today\u2019s job market.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-12T01:40:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-12T14:34:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/fea-get-a-job-after-graduation.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Melissa Pheterson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Melissa Pheterson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Melissa Pheterson\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/14a51433abfbe8287eb08a9a15d182e4\"},\"headline\":\"How to get a job after college: 5 smart strategies\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-12T01:40:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-12T14:34:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":9,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/fea-get-a-job-after-graduation.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"alumni\",\"Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Campus & Community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\\\/\",\"name\":\"How to get a job after college: 5 smart strategies\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/fea-get-a-job-after-graduation.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-12T01:40:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-12T14:34:12+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/14a51433abfbe8287eb08a9a15d182e4\"},\"description\":\"From in-person networking to AI literacy, URochester career education professional Jodyi Wren shares tips for navigating today\u2019s job market.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/fea-get-a-job-after-graduation.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/fea-get-a-job-after-graduation.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"\u201cThe more you experiment, reflect, and talk with people about your interests, the better positioned you\u2019ll be when it\u2019s time to apply,\u201d says Jodyi Wren of the University\u2019s Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections. (University of Rochester photo \\\/ Matt Wittmeyer)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to get a job after college: 5 smart strategies\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/\",\"name\":\"News Center\",\"description\":\"University of Rochester\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/14a51433abfbe8287eb08a9a15d182e4\",\"name\":\"Melissa Pheterson\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/author\\\/mpheterson\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to get a job after college: 5 smart strategies","description":"From in-person networking to AI literacy, URochester career education professional Jodyi Wren shares tips for navigating today\u2019s job market.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to get a job after college: 5 smart strategies","og_description":"From in-person networking to AI literacy, URochester career education professional Jodyi Wren shares tips for navigating today\u2019s job market.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\/","og_site_name":"News Center","article_published_time":"2026-03-12T01:40:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-03-12T14:34:12+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/fea-get-a-job-after-graduation.jpg","width":1000,"height":600,"type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Melissa Pheterson","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Melissa Pheterson","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\/"},"author":{"name":"Melissa Pheterson","@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/#\/schema\/person\/14a51433abfbe8287eb08a9a15d182e4"},"headline":"How to get a job after college: 5 smart strategies","datePublished":"2026-03-12T01:40:42+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-12T14:34:12+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\/"},"wordCount":9,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/fea-get-a-job-after-graduation.jpg","keywords":["alumni","Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections"],"articleSection":["Campus & Community"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\/","url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\/","name":"How to get a job after college: 5 smart strategies","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/fea-get-a-job-after-graduation.jpg","datePublished":"2026-03-12T01:40:42+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-12T14:34:12+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/#\/schema\/person\/14a51433abfbe8287eb08a9a15d182e4"},"description":"From in-person networking to AI literacy, URochester career education professional Jodyi Wren shares tips for navigating today\u2019s job market.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/fea-get-a-job-after-graduation.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/fea-get-a-job-after-graduation.jpg","width":1000,"height":600,"caption":"\u201cThe more you experiment, reflect, and talk with people about your interests, the better positioned you\u2019ll be when it\u2019s time to apply,\u201d says Jodyi Wren of the University\u2019s Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections. (University of Rochester photo \/ Matt Wittmeyer)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/how-to-get-a-job-after-college-520322\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to get a job after college: 5 smart strategies"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/","name":"News Center","description":"University of Rochester","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/#\/schema\/person\/14a51433abfbe8287eb08a9a15d182e4","name":"Melissa Pheterson","url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/author\/mpheterson\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1402"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=520322"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":697222,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520322\/revisions\/697222"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/520682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=520322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=520322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=520322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}