Tag: career goals

Perks & Challenges of Interning Away From Home!

By sdutrafsilva1 | July 23, 2019

São Paulo is one of the world’s best business centers. It’s the city with most internship opportunities in Brazil. It is also more than 620 miles away from my hometown, Brasilia. It was soon before my summer break that I realized I would have to come here to attain a good professional summer experience. It’s…

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Reflecting on my Internship Goals

By Alexandra Guillot | July 29, 2018

As of today, I’ve spent two months at MainStreet Hammonton, and I’m more confident in my role than ever. Earlier in the week, my supervisor asked if I felt as though my internship has met my expectations before starting. Truthfully, my somewhat vague expectations were thoroughly surpassed. Because MainStreet is such a small organization, I…

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My Outlook on Concentrations and Choosing Courses

By Peer Career Ambassadors | January 30, 2017

This post was written by Peer Career Ambassador, Gyda Sumadi, Class of 2018. I have heard stories of students telling me that they are forcing themselves to complete two formal concentrations, by overloading, giving up extracurricular, rejecting part time internships, cancelling study abroad plans, etc. I advise against pigeon-holding yourself into formal concentrations. Concentrations are…

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Kari Chan ’17 in Milan: The 10 item intern

By Emily Besen | June 28, 2016

Kari Chan, rising Senior, is concentrating in Marketing and is interning in Milan, Italy this summer through the Glavin Office’s Intern Abroad program. Her first challenge: the 10 item suitcase! Despite all of the anxiety and fear of flying on an airplane alone and being in a completely foreign country both for the very first…

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Sun Life Financial: Thoughts from an Alumni!

By Guest Employers UG Center for Career Development | January 27, 2014

This post was written by Max Winthrop, Babson Class of 2011 Alumni: I graduated Babson in 2011 with a concentration in Finance and Economics. With an entrepreneurial mindset, I knew that I someday wanted to start my own business.  I also knew that I wanted to build experience in the insurance and investment industry while…

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In Advertising, It’s All About The Strategy

By Natalie Cullings | June 24, 2013

While the summer temperature is only starting to heat up, my internship is in full-swing as I began my fourth week as a strategy/research intern at Mechanica USA. It’s been a great experience so far and I’m looking forward to my continual exposure to the industry as the summer progresses. So you might be wondering,…

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