Here in the Hoffman Family Undergraduate Center for Career Development (CCD), we are eagerly looking forward to putting 2020 in the rearview and welcoming 2021 in with bells on! As our worlds continue to be upended by COVID-19, the health and safety of our community remains Babson’s top priority. Though the news is promising, the…
What a year it’s been! We have all spent the better part of 2020 in quarantine or isolation, socially distancing from family, friends, school, and work. We have had to cope with unprecedented challenges and yet we have risen to the occasion. As Babson students, residing on campus or some other place across the US…
Fear is the Biggest Obstacle to Effectively Networking Last summer, when in the midst of my film production internship at Lifesong Organization, they had shown me all of their portfolio work. One of the works in their portfolio was a testimonial series. Specifically, there was one video of a man sharing his near life death…
One of the biggest benefits of working at a startup is the large amount of responsibility you can get. Unlike at corporate companies, interns at early-stage startups usually have direct access to company leadership, work on a variety of projects, and produce work that has a direct impact on company culture/performance. The structure of early-stage…
Alright. Let’s talk about the subject that makes most people nervous. Networking. If you’re like me, you probably know that informationals are the key to networking. Yet it’s one of the hardest art to master, especially if you’re doing it over video or phone. I’m someone who connects with people much better in person, where…
Babson College Hoffman Family Undergraduate Center for Career Development (CCD) invites you to join us VIRTUALLY this fall to build your brand and identify talent for your organization! Babson’s top priority has been – and continues to be – the health and safety of our community. Recently, the College announced our Return to Campus plan…
2020 has undoubtedly been a crucible. It has been a year of natural disasters, political unrest, social justice movements, and the Covid-19 pandemic. However, in the midst of the chaos, 2020 has also been a year for change and reflection. Like many others, I lost my internship in the spring. I was on track to…
We know so many things are out of our control, but here in the Hoffman Family Undergraduate Center for Career Development, we have some ideas on how you might turn the challenges of COVID-19 into opportunities that positively impact you and your community.
This blog post was written by Peer Career Ambassador, Alex Martiros ’21 Breaks from college can be a great way to recharge and recover from the constant studying and classes of the semester thus far, but there’s a lot of opportunity for networking and internship search if you’re willing to put in the work. One…
This blog post was written by Peer Career Ambassador, Julian Parra ’20 Reflecting on my career development journey throughout my four years at Babson, I am in awe as to how quickly time has gone by. I also acknowledge the plethora of resources and information out there that Babson offers its students that more people…