Summer 2026 Career Resources
Summer 2026 Career Resources
There’s plenty you can do this summer to continue your career development, but sometimes it can be difficult to know where to begin. We’ve added easy links below to some of the resources that may be the most helpful for you in the coming months. Appointments are open now for the summer months for Advisors for Career Exploration, Industry Advisors, Alumnae Career Advisors, and Fellowship Advisors, so please go ahead and schedule a time that works for you. We look forward to speaking with you!
This summer, you can...
... Brush up on your Financial Literacy with Kindros!
Wellesley is partnering with Kindros to offer free financia literacy modules for students. Currently, the platform covers earning, budgeting, saving, credit scores, borrowing, insurance, housing, education, and retirement. Additional modules being released over the next 12 months include an investment module and tax module. Students may choose to complete some or all of the modules in any order and at their own pace. Kindros provides unbiased financial knowledge — they do not sell financial products, advertisements, or user data.
... Build Mentorship Relationships
Mentorship comes in different forms, and your relationships with mentors will vary depending on your intentions, questions, and aspirations. Through the online platform The Wellesley Hive, you can meet alums who have expressed interest in mentoring current students. They have all proactively signed up and are eager to hear from you! You can search for alums who share your industry interests, location, major, identity affiliation, and more.
... Explore & Reflect
Where do you begin when you don’t know where to begin with your career path? The resources below offer a great way to start exploring! You can also learn about various career fields by taking a look at our industry-specific pages. Each is a treasure trove of information to help you explore specific paths.
... Think about Graduate School and Fellowship Opportunities for the Future
Summer can be a wonderful time to explore options for the future. Discover funding opportunities you never knew existed for undergraduate research, study abroad, and for after graduation, including self-designed projects, travel, teaching, service, graduate study, and more: have you tried the Fellowships browser?
If graduate/professional degrees and scholarships to support them are on your mind, we have a range of resources that can help you weigh your options and plan to apply!
... Network and Conduct Informational Interviews
Learn more about an individual’s career path and profession in a way that may inform your own journey! Hilda Lief, our BCFM Career Advisor, recommends this Life Kit Networking podcast episode from NPR.
... Make the Most of Your Internship
Working at an Internship or a SHIP this summer? These resources will help you to reflect on how to maximize your experience!
Transitioning to Life After College
If you are a graduating senior (or perhaps you're just thinking ahead!) Career Education has worked with partners across campus to develop a set of videos to help you explore topics related to the transition from college to career. Subjects covered are:
- Financial Literacy & Investing
- Benefits & Compensation Considerations in a Job Search
- How to Find An Apartment
- Building Community After Graduation
- Health & Wellness
Take Time to Relax, Rejuvenate, & Have Fun!
Our team knows we're no New York Times Book Review, but we're still excited to offer you a few of our favorite entertainment ideas for the summer ahead! Below are suggestions from members of the Career Education team.
TV Shows
- The Chair Company on HBO (Tess M.)
- Stumble on Peacock (Ariane S.)
- Ponies on Peacock (Ariane S.)
- The Pitt on HBO (Ariane S.)
- Game Changer on Dropout TV (Ariane S.)
- Count of Monte Cristo on PBS (Becky K.)
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on HBO (Mercedes A. and Ariane S.) — don't need to have seen GOT to watch
Podcasts
- Good Hang (Ariane S. and Kate R.)
- If Books Could Kill (Ariane S.)
- NPR Wild Card with Rachel Martin (Becky K.)
- Within Reason with Alex O'Connor (Becky K.)
Movies
- Sinners (Tess M. and Caitlin R.)
Music
- Noah Kahan (Ariane S. and Becky K.)
- Olivia Dean (Ariane S.)
- Mon Rovîa (Ariane S, Destiny B, and Becky K.)
- Allison Russell (Destiny B. and Becky K.)
- Our Native Daughters (Destiny B. and Becky K.)
- Raye’s “This Music May Contain Hope” (Alexis T.)
- Milk Carton Kids (Becky K.)
- The song "Redesigning Women" by Highwomen (Becky K.)
Books
- Bunny by Mona Awad (Tess M.) — amazing as an audiobook
- The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow (Caitlin R.)
- Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh (Caitlin R.)
- The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson (Caitlin R.)
- Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Ariane S.)
- The Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman (Ariane S. and Becky K.)
- I, Medusa by Ayana Gray (Alexis T.)
- My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (Alexis T.)
- The Broken Blades series by Mai Corland (Alexis T.)
- Divine Rivals & Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross (Mercedes A. — a duology - so good in audiobook form)
- The Deep by Rivers Solomon (Mercedes A. — the audiobook is narrated by Daveed Diggs)