Careers & Employers

Things that every Knox graduate carries with them after Knox:

• A resume packed with tangible experience—internships, study abroad, service, leadership.
• The ability to live and work and collaborate with people from all over the world who don't think or act like you. In other words: the ability to be an effective member of the 21^st century.
• The ability to come up with big, bold ideas—and then find small, concrete, profound ways to bring them to life.
• The ability to be both critical-minded and constructive; to be both analytical and action-oriented; to be both idealistic and pragmatic; to be both self-motivated and community-minded.

Employers that recently hired Knox alumni:

• Abbott Laboratories

• American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Washington, DC

• Bank One

• BlackRock

• Boeing, Seattle

• Bridges to Community, Nicaragua

• Chicago Board of Trade

• EPIC Systems Corporation

• Goldman Sachs

• Google

• IBM

• IHS Markit

• Kirkland & Ellis

• Motorola

• Oregon Shakespeare Festival

• Prudential

• Sigma-Aldrich

• Teach for America

• World Vision, Thailand  

Professions where you're most likely to find Knox alumni:

• Corporate manager
• Teacher
• Attorney
• College professor
• Sales representative
• Chief executive officer
• Physician
• Educational administrator
• Scientist
• Business consultant
• Accountant/auditor
• Computer programmer
• Writer/editor
• Broker
• Government administrator

Things recent employers have to say about Knox alumni:

• "Knox students don't shy away from a challenge. Don't understand a business process? They research it. Don't know a coding language or API? They learn it. I've rarely, if ever, heard the phrase, ‘I can't' come from a Knox intern."—Eric Miller ‘02, Founder and CEO, DocuWrx
• "Epic values the well-rounded liberal arts education students receive at Knox College and actively recruits students majoring in everything from classics to computer science."—Ann O'Leary, Human Resources Recruiter, Epic Systems
• "Knox students join our company with strong lab experience coupled with a broad, well rounded educational background; this enables these individuals to excel."—Nick Dalton, Senior Scientist, MillaporeSigma