Connect Your Webster Education to Your Career Goals
Career development does not begin when you graduate. At Webster University, you can start exploring your interests, gaining experience and developing career-ready skills from the beginning of your education.
The Impact Center and Career Integration (ICCI) Department supports students with help finding internships, experiential learning, employer engagement and career pathway development, leading to real outcomes and fulfilling lives. Whatever your goals, Webster offers resources to help you prepare for what comes next.
What Is Webster’s Impact Center and Career Integration?
The Impact Center and Career Integration Department helps students connect what they learn with meaningful career options. Webster’s transition from a traditional career services model to a career-connected learning approach brings together:
- Academic Experiences
- Career Exploration
- Internships and Experiential Learning
- Student Employment
- Employer Engagement
- Career Readiness and Skill Development
This integrated approach gives you opportunities to find where your interests and abilities can take you — from before you graduate to long after.
Student Testimonial
"The Impact Center played a key role in preparing me for my internship with Edward Jones. Through career coaching, resume feedback, interview preparation and professional development, I felt confident entering the application process. During my internship, I had the opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects with my team, collaborate with professionals across the firm and strengthen my leadership and communication skills. I’m thankful for the support Webster provided, which helped make this opportunity possible."
Jackson Gerken
BA in Business Administration, ’27
How Does Webster Help Students Prepare for Their Careers?
At Webster, career preparation is part of the broader student experience. Webster’s career-connected learning model integrates academic study, career exploration and applied experience. Current resources include:
Handshake
Handshake is an online career management platform. Use it to search for internships, student employment and other professional opportunities.
Internship Opportunities
Internships help you apply what you have learned, explore an occupation and gain experience in a professional environment.
Student Employment Support
Student employment opportunities can help you develop workplace skills and experience. Work on campus or with university departments for an income or academic credit.*
*While student employment opportunities are limited, resources are provided to help you develop essential workplace skills and become career-ready through campus roles and department engagements.
Career Exploration Courses and Resources
Career exploration resources help you consider your interests, research possible occupations and make informed decisions about your future. Additional information about job and internship searches, résumés and cover letters, career exploration and networking is also available through the Impact Center.
Forage Job Simulations
Webster University has partnered with Forage to offer free, self-paced job simulations created directly by top global employers. These flexible modules help you gain practical experience in interview strategies, technical skills and workplace professionalism.
Explore the Webster University Career Integration Portal.
Global Career Support
The Webster University GoingGlobal Portal features job postings in over 50 nations. Utilize comprehensive country guides, extensive organization directories and intercultural resources to confidently handle global employment and relocation. Tap into a global community of peers and graduates to begin shaping your international professional path today.
How to Get Started With Career Planning at Webster
ICCI Location: Loretto Hall, Suites 154-160
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Phone: 314-968-6982 or 800-981-9805
Email: icci@webster.edu
You can begin career planning in your first year at Webster. Starting early gives you more time to explore possible paths and develop skills that can strengthen your résumé. Current students can visit the ICCI site (requires login) for help finding the right job or graduate school and navigating applications.
- Explore your options. Consider your interests, strengths and goals as you research college degrees and potential career paths.
- Develop your skills. Use class projects, campus involvement, student employment and other experiences to develop skills that employers value.
- Gain experience. Look for internships, experiential learning opportunities and professional activities connected to your interests.
- Prepare for your next step. Research employers, identify opportunities and learn how to communicate the value of your education and experience.
Each field has unique aspects to its career path.
Resources and Policies for Our Employer Partners
Hire Webster University students for internships, short-term engagements or for full-time work after they graduate. Recruiting Webster students is a seamless process that leads to real results for your organization.
Who Can Use Webster University Career Preparation?
Career resources are available to Webster students at different stages of their education and careers. You can use career resources to:
- Explore careers related to different college majors
- Search for internships and student employment
- Learn how your coursework and experiences relate to workplace skills
- Research employers and professional opportunities
- Prepare for the transition from college to your career
- Consider graduate education or a career change
If you are an international student, Webster’s Impact Center and Career Integration Department offers guidance on developing your career and professional connections. Check out International Student and Scholar Services for help understanding requirements for working in the United States.
Currently enrolled students can access career-readiness resources through ICCI using Starfish (requires log in), where a faculty mentor or academic advisor can raise a student referral, or a student can request career support.
Handshake (requires login) is an accessible career management platform, also available to currently enrolled students.
Students may explore and engage with career resources at any point during their education, meeting with career advisors at various steps toward career-readiness. Professors and other experts are involved as advising mentors and strive to incorporate career development through high-impact practices within degree programs and career-preparation curricula tailored to post-graduate goals.
Our alumni resources help Webster graduates access Handshake, explore career options and stay connected with the university.
Career Support by College and Major
Your academic program can help you develop specialized knowledge, as well as transferable abilities such as communication, critical thinking, collaboration, research and problem-solving. Internships, applied projects, student organizations and employer events can provide additional opportunities to explore how to transfer your abilities to the workplace.
Your academic department can also help you identify experiences and opportunities related to your field.
Career Outcomes: Where Do Webster Graduates Work?
According to Webster University’s 2024–2025 First Destination Report, 80.7% of graduates for whom information was available had gained employment or been accepted into a graduate or professional program within about six months of graduation.
Employers of Recent Webster Graduates Include:
- Amazon
- Ameren
- American Express
- Anheuser-Busch
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Boeing
- Centene Corporation
- Cisco
- Deloitte
- Goldman Sachs
- Kaiser Permanente
- KPMG
- McKinsey & Company
- Nestlé Purina North America
- Pfizer
- Salesforce
- U.S. Department of Defense
RAD Conference
Find out more about our biannual Research Across Disciplines (RAD) conference - an academic event that brings together researchers, students, and sometimes faculty from multiple fields to share, present, and discuss their work in a collaborative setting.
ICCI's Mission and Vision
Mission: The Impact Center and Career Integration Department empowers students to connect their academic experiences with meaningful career pathways through experiential learning, employer engagement, reflective practice and intentional skill development. We collaborate with faculty, employers and community partners to ensure every student has opportunities to explore, apply and articulate their learning in preparation for lifelong success.
Vision: We envision a Webster University where every student graduates with meaningful experiences, a strong sense of purpose and the ability to confidently connect their education to future opportunities and impact.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Webster Career Preparation
The Impact Center and Career Integration Department connects students’ academic experiences with career exploration, experiential learning, internships, employer engagement and skill development. Its goal is to help students understand how their education can prepare them for future opportunities.
Webster offers career exploration resources that can help you consider your interests and possible career paths. You can also explore Webster’s academic programs and work with an academic advisor to understand the requirements for different college majors.
Current resources include Handshake, internship opportunities, student employment
support, career exploration courses and online career resources. Webster’s career
preparation model is embedded in your learning.
Explore our Forage job-preparation modules and our GoingGlobal platform. Also, follow Impact Center and Career Integration on Instagram for the latest updates.
Webster students can use Handshake to search for internships, student employment and job opportunities. Sign in using Webster’s single sign-on option and your Connections login information.
Yes. Webster provides career development information specifically for international students. International students should also work with International Student and Scholar Services to understand the employment rules associated with their individual immigration status.
Yes. Webster alumni can use Handshake to view job postings, events and other resources. Graduates who do not already have an account can request one using a personal email address. The Impact Center and Career Integration must verify alumni status before full access is provided.
Start Connecting Your Education With Your Future
Starting your career planning early gives you time to explore your options, gain experience and make purposeful decisions about where your degree can take you. Explore Webster’s career resources and use Handshake to find current opportunities.
