Annual Impact Report 2025-2026

Creating Connections

The Office of Career Services helps Harvey Mudd students explore possibilities, develop career readiness skills, and connect with employers, graduate schools, and opportunities. Throughout the 2025-2026 academic year, OCS partnered with students, alumni, and organizations to create meaningful experiences that supported career exploration and professional growth.

OCS By the Numbers

2025–2026 Highlights at a Glance

  • 862Career Advising Appointments
  • 155Employer and Graduate School Engagements
  • $109,000Awarded in Internship and Conference Funding
  • 20Exclusive Opportunities Shared to Mudders by Employers
  • 64%of Freshman Class Attended OCS Events in Fall 2025
  • 65%of International Student Population Engaged with OCS Through Appointments or Events
  • 51%of the Student Body Engaged with OCS Through Appointments or Events

Harvey Mudd College students continue to stand out in the Optro recruiting process, and a partnership with OCS has made connecting bright students to business-critical opportunities easier than ever before. It’s a delight to partner with OCS in finding summer and full-time roles for students while also getting the chance to meet HMC’s newest students and help them get their careers started!

Neil Laughlin, HMC ’96, Optro – Mudd Insider

Connecting Students with Opportunities

Career Fairs

Career fairs connect students with employers and graduate programs representing a range of industries and opportunities.

Employer Information Sessions & Workshops

Employers engaged with Mudders throughout the year through information sessions and workshops, designed to share career insights and recruiting opportunities.

Mudd Insider & OCS Weekly Newsletter

Mudd Insider and the OCS Weekly Newsletter make finding and applying for opportunities a little easier by bringing curated internships, jobs and programs directly to students, including exclusive opportunities shared with OCS specifically for Mudders.

Micro-Internships & Internship Funding

OCS connects students with paid micro-internships through Parker Dewey and provides funding to help make unpaid or low-paid summer internships more accessible.

“I loved how engaged the students were on the visit to Qualcomm. They asked great questions, and had enough knowledge to have fun conversations. Many of them also followed up with me afterwards as well!

Alex Hagen, HMC ’10, Qualcomm – Engineering Career Trek

Learning Beyond the Classroom

Career Treks

Career treks take students beyond campus to explore workplaces firsthand, learn about different career paths and build connections with professionals and alumni. 2025-2026 employer visits: Vast Space, Gilead, Radiant Nuclear, Kite Pharma, Diasorin, UCSD Center for Epigenomics, Neurocrine Biosciences, Qualcomm, Element Biosciences, WET, EVGo

Grub Club

Interactive workshops help students build practical career skills, explore OCS resources and gain confidence navigating their job and internship search.

Mudd Explores

Students connect one-on-one with Harvey Mudd alumni to explore career paths and learn about different workplaces.

Apple Next Gen Mentorship Program

Through Apple’s Next Gen mentorship program, students connect with industry professionals for mentorship, career guidance and opportunities to build their professional networks.

I’m proud of the R&D process our small team has made, and it’s nice to share it with others and expose a student to some part of what industry engineering can look like.

Daniel Gruver, HMC ’05, Humble Robotics – Mudd Explores

Programming Appendix

Fall Semester

  • Summer Series – Learning About the Application Cycle
  • Summer Series – Preparing Resumes, Applications and Interviews
  • Summer Series – Insights From Employers/Alum (Application/Interview Process)
  • OCS Welcome Reception
  • OCS Peer Tabling – Resources, Platforms, Events
  • Tech Interview Tips for CS Grutors
  • Grub Club – Who is OCS?
  • LinkedIn Tabling and Headshots
  • Grub Club – Prepare for Recruiting
  • Fall Fest – How to Access and Use OCS Resources
  • Resume Tips for International Students
  • Rivos Inc. Software and Hardware Info Session
  • Grub Club – Rapid Responses (Interview Prep)
  • Medtronic Insights with SWE
  • Computer Science Department Office Hours
  • Google Alumni Panel
  • OCS x SALSA – Resume and Interviews
  • McMaster-Carr Tabling
  • Grub Club – Summer Experience Insights (Student Panel)
  • Chemistry Colloquium Participation – Career Strategies for Chem Majors
  • Unspoken Rules – First-Gen Career Journey Navigation
  • Career Closet Pop-Up
  • Career Fair Prep for International Students
  • OCS x SALSA – LinkedIn Headshots
  • Grub Club – Career Fair Prep
  • Resumania
  • Apple Hardware Engineering Info Session
  • Fall 2025 In-Person Career and Graduate School Fair
  • Trellisware Info Session
  • SafetyKit Info Session
  • Trellisware Interview Day
  • Tabling – Alumni Connections
  • Disabilities in the Workplace with SCE
  • Virtual Alumni Resume Reviews
  • Grub Club – Application Workshop
  • CPT and Job Search Tips for International Students
  • STEM Virtual Fair with Caltech
  • Cafe Day
  • Career Trek – Gilead
  • Career Trek – VAST
  • Grub Club – Evaluating Offers
  • Clean Energy Virtual Alumni Panel – Kairos Power, Ohmium, Antora, General Matter
  • Interview Tips for International Students
  • Jane Street Tabling
  • Math Department Office Hours
  • Grub Club – Mental Health Check-in + Application Workshop
  • Grub Club – Alumni Panel
  • LinkedIn Tips for International Students
  • Grub Club – HMC vs Not HMC Research
  • Mudd Summer Research Info Session
  • 7C Career Workshop – Using AI in Your Internship and Job Search
  • Physics Department Office Hours
  • Peer-led LinkedIn Lab
  • Career and Financial Wellbeing Pop-Up
  • OCS x ISS Drop-In
  • How to Apply to Research Outside of Mudd
  • Peer-Led Resume Workshop
  • SWE x SpaceX

Spring Semester

  • Sophomore Retreat
  • Sophomore Dinner Networking
  • Peer Tabling – Fair Promotion, Career Closet, Appointments
  • California Water Boards Info Session – How to Get a State Job
  • Alumni Resume Review
  • Grub Club – Prepare for the Fair
  • Resumania
  • Winter Virtual STEM Fair with Caltech
  • Exact Sciences Info Session
  • Career Trek – Radiant Nuclear
  • Grub Club: Research Application
  • Mudd Chats – Gabe Phun
  • Grub Club – In-Person Fair Prep
  • Spring 2026 In-Person Career and Graduate School Fair
  • SpaceX Info Session
  • CloudKitchens Interview Day
  • Grub Club – Application Workshop
  • Mudd Chats – Dave Wilbur
  • Math Department Office Hours
  • Grub Club – Alumni Panel
  • Jane Street Estimathon
  • Physics Department Office Hours
  • Grub Club – Outreach Workshop
  • Trek Pre-Orientation
  • Mudd Explores Pre-Orientation
  • FLISHMC Networking Workshop
  • Grub Club: Making the Most of Your Summer
  • NSA Tabling
  • Life Science Career Trek – Kite Pharma, Diasorin, UCSD Center for Epigenomics, Neurocrine Biosciences
  • Engineering Career Trek – Qualcomm, Element Biosciences, WET, EVgo
  • Job Negotiation Workshop with Southern California Edison
  • Epic Virtual Info Session
  • OCS x Prof. Harris – Guide to the Good Life After Mudd
  • Exploring Less Common Career Paths in CS and Engineering
  • OCS x MARC
  • CS Workshop – Let’s Talk Trek
  • International Senior Panel
  • Applied Math Alumni Panel
  • Alumni Weekend Health Careers Reception
  • AI Medtech Alumni Panel

Fellowships & Research

  • Fulbright and Napier Fellowship Info Session
  • University of Chicago Harris Fellowship Coffee Chat
  • NSF GRFP Writing Party
  • Fulbright Info Session

Graduate School

  • Pre-Health Ice Cream Social
  • Pre-Health Community Lunch
  • Tabling – Grad School (Applications, General Timeline)
  • Are You Thinking About Grad School?
  • Tufts Gordon Institute MS in Innovation & Management (MSIM) Info Session
  • Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Info Session
  • Stanford Info Session
  • Yeshiva University Info Session
  • Lessons Learned – Applying to Grad School