Formerly known as the Center for Careers and Life After Brown (CareerLAB), in summer 2023 the center relaunched as the Brown Center for Career Exploration, with a renewed commitment to supporting students at all stages of career development.

With new staff, industry-specific advising and expanded mentoring and professional networks, the Brown Center for Career Exploration encourages students — and alumni and friends — to view the process of a career as a lifelong journey centered on continual reflection, connection and exploration.

Just as students navigate their academic paths through the Open Curriculum, they are also the authors of their own career journeys, partnering with a vast network of partners across the University to realize their goals and reach for new ones along the way. 

Building confidence to explore a wide variety of career options is a key element of the distinct educational experience for students at Brown.

From exploring new classes and declaring a concentration, to participating in extracurricular activities and campus employment or internships, Brown students learn how to apply their experiences to their career journeys. And thanks to an expansive mentoring and professional community of alumni and families, students develop a robust network in which to seek guidance and identify experiences that can lead to fulfilling jobs.

By facilitating personal reflection, connections within and beyond the Brown community, and exploration of many professional pathways, the Center helps students and recent graduates achieve their career ambitions. At Brown, the career exploration process consists of three primary activities: Reflect, Connect & Explore. 

The Brown Center for Career Exploration staff is dedicated to helping students and alumni set the course for their careers.

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