This blog post was written by Peer Career Ambassador, Calvin Wang ’19. Hello everyone and welcome back on campus. Hopefully by now, you have settled into your new classes, dorms, and organizations and are ready to start the year off strong. This post will focus on being prepared and ready to jump into recruiting season,…
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…
What does a dating app and your resume have in common? You might answer absolutely nothing! Well, countless studies have shown that both rarely spend more than ten seconds to make an informed decision on whether to continue the conversation. I am sure you have been told over and over “you only get one…
Alumni Guest Blog post from Anna Ivashko, Consultant, Clarkston Consulting. Her educational background includes extensive coursework in management, strategic analysis, applied mathematics, and economics at Babson College. Anna’s professional experience includes business process analysis, training, and validation roles in the life sciences industry. She is dedicated to understanding her clients’ business needs, translating business process…
This post was written by Jaclyn Gaines ’16, CCD Peer Career Ambassador. With all the snowy weather we have been having lately, it is hard to believe that the summer internship season is approaching faster than we know it. I know, personally, a lot of my friends have been stressing out about not having their summer…
This post was written by Nicole Cartier ’14, CCD Peer Career Ambassador Employers spend less than ten seconds looking at your resume . . . yes, I will say that again; less than ten seconds are spent reviewing your resume. So, how do you make your resume stand out? How do you make your past…
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…
It’s been a couple of days into the start of my strategy/research internship at the branding agency Mechanica and it’s been great! The agency is located on the Northshore of Massachusetts in Newburyport, MA. It’s a great coastal summer spot close to the beach and just a short train ride away from Boston. I never…