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Career & Professional Development<\/h2>
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The Center for Career & Professional Development empowers students and alumni to navigate a successful Life After Mary Washington by providing personalized coaching, professional development resources, hands-on experiences and opportunities to build meaningful connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stop by and see us on the second floor of the Cedric Rucker University Center.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What can I do with this major?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wondering about what jobs you can get with your major? Explore all your options by looking at the majors Mary Washington offers. Learn typical career areas and types of employers that hire in these fields, as well as strategies to make you a more marketable candidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore my future
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Ready for Life After<\/h2>\n<\/div>

Employers of 2025 UMW Graduates<\/h3>
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  • Amazon<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Americorps<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • CACI International<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Cloudflare<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Defense Intelligence Agency<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dominion Energy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Enterprise Mobility<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Federal Reserve Bank<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • GEICO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • General Dynamics Information Technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Hewlett Packard<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • ILM Corporation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Inova<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Japan Exchange and Teaching Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • JPMorganChase<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Leidos<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Mary Washington Health Center (MWHC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • National Park Service<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • New York Life Insurance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Peace Corps<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Philadelphia Phillies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • RBC Capital Markets<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Sentara Healthcare<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Signature Theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Studio Theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • U.S. Air Force<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • U.S. Department of Defense<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • U.S. House of Representatives<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • U.S. Marine Corps<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • U.S. Navy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • U.S. Secret Service<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • University of Virginia Health<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Walmart Global Tech<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • White House Office of the Curator<\/li>\n<\/ul>

    Student and Alumni Stories<\/h3>
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