Career Engagement and Opportunity (CEO) empowers every unique Novo Collegian to achieve post-graduation success and connect to a world of possibilities. From your first day at New College, our career coaches and faculty advisers will help you build your academic portfolio with internships, research opportunities, community service experience, leadership programs, and skill-building certificates. Every student has a career coach, part of our holistic approach to career integration throughout your New College education.

Get to Know the CEO

Our professional career advisers and coaches at Career Engagement and Opportunity (CEO) will give you a leg up in the ever-evolving job market . How will your AOC lead to a career? Find potential career pathways by AOC here .

Novo Career Advantage

Through the steps of New College’s career plan, the Novo Career Advantage, CEO professional and student staff collaborate with faculty to provide personalized career coaching to students throughout their academic experience ensuring they develop, apply, and communicate skills gained from their liberal arts education, make intentional and strategic career decisions, explore options, connect to opportunity, and are successful in pursuing any professional goal.

Jobs & Internships

New College grads start careers in every industry from IT, business, healthcare, education, government, social services, and more. Hundreds of employers recruit on our campus each year and thousands more recruit through our online career platform, Handshake. Personalized for your interests, our nationally award winning internship programs will give you the hands-on experience you need to launch your career after graduation.

Grad School Preparation

Interested in grad school? New College has comprehensive exam prep for the MCAT, the LSAT, you name it—not to mention pre-med, pre-law and M.B.A. advisers who can help you navigate the graduate school application process. Going straight into a career? We have pre-med and pre-law Pre-Professional Programs, as well as a Professionals in Residence program that lets you schedule appointments with industry leaders for in-depth interview practice and job searching.

Kate Hubbard Marine Research Scientist “I was free to invent my own curriculum at New College, and that’s basically what I do now as a research scientist.” Exploring the life aquatic Close Giulia Heyward Journalist, Former New York Times Fellow “I think New College really helped me foster this idea of constantly learning and engaging, and not being afraid to try new things." Learn more about Giulia Close Rafael Ribeiro General Counsel at Walt Disney “Critical thinking and writing are the main tools for any attorney, and New College pushed us hard to develop these skills.” Learn more about Rafael Close

How does a liberal arts education prepare students for the competitive workforce? The Chronicle of Higher Education, in a 2022 report entitled New Pathways from College to Career, highlighted New College of Florida’s creative approach to career preparation. The state’s designated honors college was one of only six colleges featured in the report.