Undergraduate Blog / Tag: Internship Search

Fear is the Biggest Obstacle to Effectively Networking

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…

3 Pros of the Start-up Environment

This summer, I am working as a marketing intern at two jewelry start-ups: Ashita New York and Rent the Jewelry. I was very excited going in because I believed in the potential both companies had to disrupt the jewelry industry. Ashita New York aims to create an inclusive community and spread positivity through colorful gold…

What to look for in a first-year internship

I have completed my 6-week-long internship in a consultancy company, and I can genuinely say it was the best internship I ever had. What made it so special was the opportunity to intern in different departments and explore several career interests. My program let me intern in a different department each week in the beginning…

The Importance of Location for Your Internship

It is really important to research before you apply for an internship and location is really important factor for you to pick your internship. Location is crucial for your internship, you might need to rent a new place in a different city/country, commute to work, and find places to eat. Location was a challenge for…

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If at first you don’t succeed…

Relax, it’s not really a big deal. The post-abroad internship search stress is almost impossible to escape. Like a poorly quoted young adult novel, it creeps up on you slowly and then crashes all at once. You can almost feel insecurity radiating off of every other junior, all committed to the notion that any student…

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Do you even want an internship?

You have finally made it to Babson. You start your first semester, and before long you overhear people talking about summer internships. All of a sudden it dawns on you–it’s September and your peers are applying for internships that do not begin until May of the next year. You immediately log into Handshake and start…

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Fall 2019 Undergraduate Recruiting is OPEN at Babson

RECRUIT BABSON UNDERGRADUATE TALENT IN FALL 2019 Babson College Hoffman Family Undergraduate Center for Career Development (CCD) invites you to join us to build your brand on-campus and identify talent for your organization! If you don’t see something that fits your needs or industry, contact us, and we can set up a call to discuss your…

Finance? As a Freshman? But How?

Hi, my name is Bahram Tavakoli; I am from Annapolis, MD, and I am a rising sophomore at Babson. This summer I will be interning at Search Fund Accelerator as a private equity investment analyst. During my 11-week adventure, I will be conducting due diligence on companies, working with brokers for sales, analyzing financial statements,…

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Summer 2019 Recruiting Update: It’s May. Let’s Get Organized!

By now you know that recruiting has officially begun at some companies for Summer 2019 (yes, that’s right, Summer 2019).  If you didn’t know, take a look here. The Hoffman Undergraduate Center for Career Development is reaching out to help you get organized and prepared to submit applications this summer.  Taking the time now to…

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The Biggest Mistake in Finding an Internship

Your first step in finding an internship may be going onto Google and searching “(Your major here) internship”. If there is a specific company you want to intern at, then you may search “(company’s name here) internships”. You land on a company’s careers page to find that there is not an internship position that interests…