Undergraduate Blog / Tag: First Year

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My Summer Internship at MSCI

This blog was written by Peer Career Ambassador, Praket Sharma ’22. Hey everyone! My name is Praket Sharma and I am a sophomore at Babson concentrating in marketing. Over the summer I had the opportunity to work as an intern at Morgan Stanley Capital Index. I was working at their Mumbai, India office. MSCI Inc.…

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First Year Fridays !

This blog post was written by Peer Career Ambassador, Catherine Ferri ’21. One of the most essential skills students must develop in their early college years is professionalism. Suddenly, in the quick transition from high school to college, students begin applying for career-focused positions, like internships — and eventually jobs. Having experienced this seemingly overwhelming…

What to look for in a first-year internship

I have completed my 6-week-long internship in a consultancy company, and I can genuinely say it was the best internship I ever had. What made it so special was the opportunity to intern in different departments and explore several career interests. My program let me intern in a different department each week in the beginning…

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Was Babson The Right Choice? Five Things I’ve Learned While Interning This Summer

Before being lured in by business and deciding to attend Babson College, I had once aspired to follow the very untraditional  (sarcasm) route of majoring in political science/international relations, taking out a couple of hundred thousand dollar loans in order to attend law school, and ultimately “changing the world.” However, the summer before my senior year…

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First Year Career Tips

As an intimidated freshman, I knew absolutely nothing about resumes, interview skills, and this thing people call “networking.” As the new school year is approaching, I thought I’d gather some insights I’ve learned my first year at Babson. These are a series of tips I’ve learned as a first year. It’s never too early to…

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Communication is Key

Hi guys, I’m Andi, a rising sophomore. I have started my internship in Wenzhou, China for some times now. Here is a little background information about my host company. The company I am working for is called Hongzheng Environmental Technologies LLC. Hongzheng focuses on providing environmental friendly service and products to protect people from indoor pollution, and it is a…

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How to be Productive Over Winter Break

This post was written by Kayla Hale ’15, CCD Peer Career Ambassador I know it’s hard to believe – but winter break is only about a week away (depending on your final exam schedule). Different feelings come with winter break at different class years: as a First Year, winter break was the greatest thing in…

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Eager Beavers: Class of 2018 Ready to Join Babson

With orientation just two months away, Babson’s Class of 2018 will soon be joining the Babson community.  This group of students brings unique qualities and experiences to the campus with its diversity in background, interests, culture and geographic origin. College brings so many new opportunities– academic, social, extracurricular, and beyond – and it is a very…

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Why should you attend the Accounting Concentration Dinner on April 10th?

This blog was written by Lena Wu, Accounting Club Director. Babson Accounting Club partners with the Accounting and Law Division and Undergraduate Center for Career Development to host its annual Accounting Concentration Dinner.  At this event, students are provided the opportunity to casually network with professionals to get a better sense of potential careers and…