Undergraduate Blog / Date: March 2015 - page 2

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#Babson2019

This Monday at 3:00 p.m. EDT, Babson will release Regular Decision results online, accessible through the My Babson portal (please make sure that you know your username and password before you check!). Last year around this time, I blogged on this very subject and as I reread it, it still rings so true, especially the…

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Business Analytics at Babson and Beyond

This Blog was written by Babson student, Nelson Munoz, class of 2015. Munoz recently secured his post graduate plans at one of the big 4 professional services firms in a data analytics role in their consulting practice. ************************************ When I first came to Babson three years ago, “Big Data” was not exactly a buzzword yet.…

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Join CCD and Rub Elbows with Cambridge Start Ups

Interested in connecting with entrepreneurs in one of the most heralded startup hubs in the world?  On March 27, CCD will host a select group of students to visit entrepreneurs in Central and Kendall Squares, where we will meet with Devin Cole, Director of Business Development at the Workbar Network and Anna Whitlock, Head of…

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Winter Sports Wonderland

It is no secret that we’ve had an unusually heavy-handed winter this year, but you know what’s great about being in college when it snows? You don’t have to be the person shoveling (unless some of you entrepreneurial types want to make a few extra dollars)! You know what’s also great about college in the…

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Alcatraz Night Tour/Beach Blanket Babylon

This weekend the Babson SF group had a group night tour to Alcatraz Island, a place that once housed a high security prison called Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. I had never been to the island before and I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I was very pleased with my visit. Each of us had a…

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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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Leveraging Your Personal “Code Halo”

This post was written by Jaclyn Gaines ’16, CCD Peer Career Ambassador. I recently read the book, Code Halos: How the Digital Lives of People, Things, and Organizations are Changing the Rules of Business, which is written by Malcolm Frank, Paul Roehrig, and Ben Pring. Essentially, the book talks about Big Data and how it…

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Beaver Fever: In the classroom and on the court…

On a cool Saturday afternoon, the Babson Webster Athletic Center is buzzing with chants and claps, cheering on the Green and White. Taking MIT head-on on the basketball court, the men’s team powered through the halves, moving on to the finals of the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference. Proud fellow Beavers, parents, faculty and staff…

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Interview Prep — How To Succeed Before, During and After the Interview

With a robust array of job and internship postings, a steady stream of employers visiting CCD to interview students, and my calendar full of appointments with students looking for ways to sharpen their interviewing skills, I wanted to bring your attention to a great opportunity to do just that.  Next Wednesday, March 11, at 7:30…