CLAS Internships and Experiential Learning: Apply to Earn Academic Credit for a Summer 2024 Internship

Earn Credit AND Be Paid!

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences encourages students to pursue internships and earn academic credit for them if appropriate. OUS oversees the internship-for-credit process and works with students to identify and pursue internship opportunities, …

By Kate Szumanski
Kate Szumanski Director, Professional Development
Read more

Connect with Employers at the 2026 Spring Career Fairs – Feb. 4!

2025 Liberal Arts & Business Career Fair
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | 10:00 am-1:00 pm
Villanova Room, Connelly Center

2025 STEM Career Fair
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | 3:00-6:00 pm
Villanova Room, Connelly Center

What to Expect from the Career Fairs: There …

By Megan Pongratz
Megan Pongratz
Read more

2026 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration

Villanova celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. King with a series of events and programs designed to highlight continuing injustices, while also celebrating those individuals and organizations that challenge and overcome them. Click on the links below for more details …

By Megan Pongratz
Megan Pongratz
Read more

Resource Spotlight: LiquidCompass

LiquidCompass collects every job posting from nearly every healthcare employer each day. To be certain they’re clean and not duplicated, LiquidCompass gets postings directly from each employer’s career site. Then, they thoroughly index them for all the things that matter …

By Jeanette Paulsen
Jeanette Paulsen
Read more

Superday Interviews Explained: What a Superday Is & How to Prepare (From Management Consulted)

Key Insights:

A superday interview is often the final and most intense step in the hiring process for consulting, finance, and other highly competitive roles. If you’ve been invited to a superday, it means you’ve already passed initial screenings and …

By Management Consulted
Management Consulted
Read more

Private Equity On-Cycle Hiring Is Faster, Earlier, and Wilder Than Ever (Vault article)

Original Article Posted on Vault

By: Rob Porter

Published:  Jan 15, 2026

For some time now, private equity recruiting has been drifting earlier and earlier, causing a lot of confusion, frustration, and challenges. In early January 2026, reports surfaced that …

By Christie Vuoto
Christie Vuoto
Read more

New Opportunity: Columbia SPS Dean’s Fellowship Program

Are you considering graduate school and aiming to make an impact in your field? Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies (SPS) has announced an exciting new opportunity for incoming master’s students: the Dean’s Fellowship Program, launching in Fall 2026.

This …

By Alexandra Karlesses
Alexandra Karlesses Assistant Director, Career Development & Pre-Law Advising
Read more

Wildcat Extern Spotlight (Ava Vincini): “I got a glimpse into the world of OR nursing”

Student: Ava Vincini

Hospital: Hartford Healthcare

Unit: Cardiovascular Step-Down

Q: Can you tell us more about the unit you worked on?

I worked on a Cardiovascular Step-Down Unit, where I shadowed nurses daily and learned how to prioritize patient needs …

By Vanessa Schmidt
Vanessa Schmidt
Read more

Student Society Spotlight: Society of Women Engineers

Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

Current President: Ari Colocotronis, senior

Can you tell us a bit about SWE?

SWE is a national organization aimed to advocate for female engineers. At Villanova, our organization fosters a comradery for female engineers through …

By Vanessa Schmidt
Vanessa Schmidt
Read more

Register Today: Biotech Bootcamp | Friday, January 30th!

VILLANOVA’S BIOTECH BOOTCAMP
Friday, January 30th | 2:00-5:00 PM | Driscoll Hall | Register on Handshake!

Join us for Villanova’s fourth annual Biotech Bootcamp, an afternoon program for students to learn about the various career paths and opportunities within biotech, pharma, life sciences, …

By Jeanette Paulsen
Jeanette Paulsen
Read more

News from Management Consulted: McKinsey Expected To Accelerate U.S. Undergraduate Recruiting Timeline, Bringing It in Line With Investment Banking

McKinsey is looking at shifting its UG/MS recruiting timeline earlier to align with investment banking’s accelerated schedule, signaling rising competition for top talent and a tighter talent market overall. What does this mean? Interviews for 2027 summer internships may be …

By Jeanette Paulsen
Jeanette Paulsen
Read more