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Exit Resume Black Holes

This blog post is written by PCA Shun Ping Huang ’17. Resume black holes are real. We’ve all experienced it when we apply to a job on a company website and never ever hear back. As the recruiting process becomes more competitive and electronic based, resume black holes become bigger and more relevant. But did you…

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Handling Rejection

This post was written by Peer Career Ambassador, Ji Hwan Kim ’18. Most upperclassmen at Babson know what it feels like to be a part of the job-search process. From the numerous resume critiques to the countless networking and informational sessions we attend, it’s certainly a significant investment of our personal time. While the process…

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Invisible Pressures for Seniors

This post was written by Peer Career Ambassador, Shun Ping Huang ’17.  Many of my fellow senior friends have been coming to me and voicing their worries about not being able to find a job…and it’s only early October. While I try my best to calm their fears, I am also breaking a little under…

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Check out this new LinkedIn App for Grads!

Ada Yu recently (April 18, 2016) posted this on LinkedIn, and I thought it was worth sharing ! Introducing the LinkedIn Students App: Helping Soon-to-Be College Graduates Conquer Their Job Search Graduation is quickly approaching. Your job search is all consuming. What do you search for? What job options are best for you? Today, LinkedIn…

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5 Strategies for the International Student U.S. Job Search

If you’re an international student in the midst of the U.S. internship or job search, I don’t have to tell you that the process is hard. Perhaps you came to Babson thinking that simply attending University in the U.S. would open doors to your dream career; or your parents can’t understand why you’re having so…

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Job Search Agent in Career Connections

This post was written by Shun Ping Huang ’17, CCD Peer Career Ambassador.  Did you know that Career Connections can notify you of an internship posting that matches your search criteria? Instead of logging into Career Connections to search for a specific internship and logging out empty-handed, you can easily set up the customized Job Search Agent…

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4 Types of Company Culture

This post was written by Kayla Hale ’15, CCD Peer Career Ambassador How do you know what company culture suites you best? Sometimes it is difficult to know until you experience each type, but knowing the different company cultures can help you understand what your looking for and where you may be more comfortable. The…

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What I Learned at the LGBTQ Out for Work Networking Conference!

I was fortunate enough to attend the Out for Work LGBTQ Networking Conference in Chicago, IL at the end of September. Not only did I LOVE Chicago as a whole (think best of NYC and Boston together), but I made amazing networking connections with some truly progressive corporate companies. The most beneficial component of the…

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The Babson Network

As a senior, I am at a pretty awesome stage in life. I’m honestly living the dream, but the thought of entering the real world has slowly crept into my mind. In a mere eight months, I will leave the traditional path followed by many people to enter a world that has no bounds. For…

How to Infiltrate an Ad Agency — Part 2

In the previous post, I gave you an introduction to where I will be working (Erwin Penland) and why I am excited about it. As promised in Part 1, this post will be all about how I got this internship. Full disclosure, some of this will be from a popular post on my own personal…