<p>I love Tufts--the intellectual feel, the quirkiness of the student body--but I'm a bit concerned as to how job placement is looking for Tufts grads. I'm not sure what I'm going to do in the future, but I would love to know if there are some general trends for jobs, grad schools, etc. that are accessible/attainable for a Tufts grad. Also, how is the alumni network at Tufts?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>The alumnus who came to the college night at my school (I believe a chemE major) ended up getting into the petrochem industry here in Houston. He since became, as he put it, the highest position he could possibly have as a petroleum engineer. Very interesting guy, very smart and clearly quite successful. My tufts interviewer attested to this (as apparently he is the head or whatever of the houston area alumni committee, or whatever its called).</p>
<p>Speaking of which, my interviewer was also a great guy, another chemE major. Did research in biomedical engineering while at Tufts, graduated and got a job at a big company that payed his way through Harvard business school, then promptly let him go (LOL, jokes on them). He now has a good job, I’d say he’s done pretty well. P.S., he said that all of his engineering friends pretty much had the same experience.</p>
<p>Both absolutely adored tufts, and I don’t think I’d have applied if not for them. Hope that helped, perhaps an actual grad could be a little more specific tho.</p>
<p>my tufts interviewer was an electrical engineering major who worked on the iphone prototype at apple and now works at freescale semiconductor. he is very successful and credited his success to tufts!</p>
<p>From a governmental and non-profit perspective, many firms recruit at Tufts (That’s no surprise because of IR and such).</p>
<p>From the business/finance/consulting perspective, Tufts is recruited by some top firms: Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, DE Shaw, UBS, Deutsch Bank, Fidelity, BNP Paribas, Morgan Stanley, Deloitte, etc. (And not for something like operations, but for positions such as Investment Banking or Sales and Trading).</p>
<p>I also know people that have landed jobs at the big three consulting firms.</p>
<p>I also know that both Google and Microsoft recruit at Tufts.</p>
<p>So I would say that you don’t have much to worry about.</p>
<p>thanks everyone! </p>
<p>if i were to pursue journalism, what sort of internship/job opportunities would be available? i know this may be a silly question since tufts is so close to boston, but just wondering. thanks!</p>
<p>[Tufts</a> University - Career Services](<a href=“http://careers.tufts.edu/students/jobs/recruiting/]Tufts”>http://careers.tufts.edu/students/jobs/recruiting/)</p>
<p>Check this page out. There’s some useful info regarding job placement, internships, plus other available employment opportunities. If you scroll all the way to the bottom, there is a list of employer participation and some employment statistics.</p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
<p>Not too sure about journalism, but I know there is a really strong alumni network for this. I mean, Tufts is hugely represented by the NYT (It’s why the University gets free NYT papers). And there are definitely people who write for the Wall Street Journal or Boston Globe.</p>
<p>Obviously there are probably people who work as correspondents or reporters in foreign areas/travel the world. But again, this is more of an alumni connection things. And there are PLENTY of alumni who will help you out and have experience or work in journalism.</p>
<p>From what I have heard for most schools, journalism is one of those fields where alumni help out a lot. And Tufts definitely has the alumni in the journalism world.</p>
<p>I’m friends with an '07 grad who is a deputy editor for The Weekly Standard. Two friends of mine who graduated in 2006 went on to work for Slate.com - one helped develop the online financial magazine The Big Money (owned by The Washington Post) and the other developed media applications for the National Review. Other folks I know from my time at Tufts work in the DC bureau office of the Boston Globe ('08) and NPR ('10). (Ironically, I don’t believe I know anyone working at the NYT).</p>
<p>Photojournalism is big amongst our alums as well - though I know this more anecdotally than because I have alumni friends who do it.</p>
<p>Patrick Healy, who is a Tufts grad, writes for the New York Times. His byline is often on the front page. He used to write for the Boston Globe.</p>
<p>I found this article that may help you out:</p>
<p>[Katie</a> Couric and Jonathan Tisch Headline Murrow Journalism Forum at Tufts University on April 11 | Tufts Now](<a href=“http://now.tufts.edu/news-releases/katie-couric-and-jonathan-tisch-headline-murr]Katie”>http://now.tufts.edu/news-releases/katie-couric-and-jonathan-tisch-headline-murr)</p>
<p>And the publisher of the NYT is also a Tufts alum, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.</p>
<p>I take it back, I checked on FB and I do know an alum working at the NYT. Emily Maretsky is a 2010 grad [Insights</a> From the 21st Floor - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/24/insights-from-the-21st-floor/]Insights”>Insights From the 21st Floor - The New York Times)</p>
<p>I can put you in touch with her (or anyone else reading this) if you e-mail me (<a href=“mailto:daniel.grayson@tufts.edu”>daniel.grayson@tufts.edu</a>) and want to know more about Journalism+Tufts=???</p>