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About GW Career Quest:

Career Quest offers GW students an exclusive opportunity to gain an up-close and personal experience with leading organizations in major cities, including New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago and Los Angeles, and now Boston! 

The program provides students with an opportunity to:

• hone their informational interviewing and networking skills with employers
• learn how an organization works and about their job and internship opportunities
• hear from employers about their professional journeys and the  pathways they followed to career success
• connect with GW alumni in major metropolitan areas
• explore and experience the culture and pulse of exciting cities

GW Career Quest is sponsored by the Center for Career Services and the Career Services Council, and supported by a generous gift from Board of Trustees Emeritus Mark R. Shenkman, MBA '67, and his wife Rosalind.

Summer Break 2019 Career Quest: Boston

Boston (All Industries trek): Sunday, August 18- Wednesday August 21  

Confirmed Site Visits include: Wellington Management | Skyword | Google | The City of Boston - Mayor's Office | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Raytheon

Fall Break 2019 Career Quest: New York City 

New York City (Media/Communications trek): Sunday, October 20- Tuesday, October 22 

Confirmed Site Visits include: New York Times | Facebook | KWT Global

Employers will be announced soon!

Application Process

Students must submit an application and supporting documents (unofficial transcript, resume, and optional financial need form) through myGW . Select applicants will also need to complete an interview. Application submissions accepted beginning at noon on Monday, January 28 and close at 11:59PM EST on Monday, February 11.

A committee consisting of members of the Center for Career Services will review applications and select participants. Selection criteria include:

• Eligibility: You must be a full-time undergraduate student or a graduate student. Part-time undergraduate students, exchange students, and full time GW employees* are ineligible for this program
• Academic standing (participation is contingent on upon maintaining a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5)
• Disciplinary standing (the selection process will contain a review of non-academic disciplinary conduct records as maintained by the Office of Student Rights & Responsibilities)  
• Demonstration of your academic and professional goals
• Quality of writing and interview responses

*Note: GW faculty & staff who are taking classes or are enrolled in a degree program at GW - your primary designation in Banner must be listed as  "student" in order to be eligible to submit an application. 

Submit an application

Important Program Information

• Participants are required to attend all mandatory meetings prior to departure as well as submit a program evaluation and blog post.
• The Career Quest  program covers lodging, breakfast, and lunch during the site visits.
• Students cover their own transportation to and from the CQ city and all dinners. In cities where public transportation is the primary means of getting around, students will be required to cover this cost. If you believe you may need financial assistance for travel to and from the CQ city, please apply for aid by completing the Financial Need form when submitting your application.

Past Career Quest site visits in New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco:

Buzzfeed | Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media | Facebook | Hulu | iHeart Media | Spotify | Kiva | Bustle | LA Dodgers | eMarketer | Lionsgate | Milken Institute | NBA | The New York Times | Pacific Council on International Policy | Pop Sugar | Thumbtack | Millimam | Airbnb | U.S. Bank | GAP, Inc. | Genentech | Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative |

GW Career Quest program contact information:

• If you are interested in the New York City trek, please contact [email protected]
• If you are interested in the Boston trek, please contact [email protected]
• For general inquiries about Career Quest, please contact the Employer Relations team at [email protected]