Career Counseling and Mentorship

Panelists answer questions during a Career Services event.

Swarthmore Career Services facilitates SwatWorks, the College’s micro-intership program. SwatWorks offers students paid opportunities to gain professional experience and build a professional network while exploring a variety of career paths. Students can complete paid 10, 20, or 40-hour projects with Swarthmore alumni over winter and summer breaks. Additionally, Career Services offers a variety of funding opportunities for summer internships and professional experiences. In fact, each summer, approximately 30% of current Swarthmore students receive funding from the College to participate in these otherwise unpaid experiences – whether it’s interning at local start-up companies, service organizations, non-profits, or other industries. 

Jordan Jackson '25: Summer Experience with Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania

“I had the pleasure of spending my summer interning for Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s (LASP) Chester County Division, located in West Chester, PA. Most of my summer was devoted to the Chester County Mobile Home Tax Reassessment Project: an annual initiative run by LASP and United Way of Chester County to help mobile homeowners reassess their property taxes. I was tasked with completing interviews, calculating fair market values, corresponding with clients and finally preparing physical files for our hearings this fall. I am proud to say that this project has helped over 1,000 clients save hundreds of dollars on their property taxes, and we added 60 more to the list this year ... not only has my desire to become a lawyer grown through this internship opportunity, but I feel increasingly equipped and inspired to study law and use it for the incredible work that LASP does.”  —Jordan Jackson '25

Jordan Jackson '25