Tips for Navigating the Job Market
Whether you're about to graduate or are exploring new opportunities, the job market can feel overwhelming. With the right strategies and mindset, you can set yourself up for success. Here are some practical tips to help you navigate your job search with confidence. Network with Intention Networking is an important strategy in your job search. ...
Juggling Internship Offers
By Xander Weddall Leading up to this summer, I applied to roughly 15 internships and interviewed for five, and after what felt like years, I received my first email with the subject, “Congratulations!” The relief I had from securing summer employment however, quickly became overshadowed by another thought: What do I do with my other ...
Boosting Motivation & Productivity When You Work From Home
By Shanique Crossdale Being a working professional usually means heading to a specific workplace: teachers to schools, doctors and nurses to healthcare facilities, and lawyers to law firms. This transition to a particular working environment isn’t just about commuting; it’s about shifting from personal roles (like being a parent or sibling) to professional ones, where ...
How to Unlock Career Opportunities with BU Connects
Searching for a job or internship takes time and effort, especially when landing the position of your dreams. You read job listing after job listing, but it’s really networking and mentorships that make the difference in your job search. BU's exclusive student & alumni networking platform BU Connects goes beyond job postings to focus on ...
Graduating Soon? Should You Work or Go to Grad School?
As you finish your undergraduate education, a decision lurks around the corner: do you enter the job market or pursue an advanced degree? The first instinct is to create a list of pros and cons, but realistically, this decision depends on each person’s unique circumstances. Instead, let us look at the differences, similarities, and implications ...
Student Internship Stories: Liah Alemayehu (CAS’22)
Liah Alemayehu participated in her internship at Vote-USA in Boston. Tell us about your experience. What were your responsibilities? I interned at Vote-USA, an organization that utilizes a non-partisan web-based social interaction tool that enables voters to connect to candidates running at their city, county, and state levels. As a research intern for Vote-USA, my ...
Student Internship Stories: Katie Barnes (CAS’22)
Katie Barnes participated in her internship at the New York League of Conservation Voters in New York. Tell us about your experience. What were your responsibilities? During my internship with NYLCV, I worked with the development department. Mostly, I worked on planning fundraising events and researching potential major donors to the organization. During my internship, ...
Student Internship Stories: Tima Dasouki (Pardee’22)
Tima Dasouki participated in her internship at Senator Elizabeth Warren's Office in Boston. Tell us about your experience. What were your responsibilities? I was a policy intern at Senator Elizabeth Warren's Boston Office. My main responsibilities were conducting outreach with the Senator's constituents, authoring weekly briefings to keep the Senator's office informed on local legislative ...
Student Internship Stories: Emma Figueredo (CAS’23)
Emma Figueredo participated in her internship in the summer of 2020 at the Born Global Internship in Boston. Tell us about your experience. What were your responsibilities? My role in this company was to research ways that larger companies and businesses could change their practices, making them more fair, efficient, and sustainable. My responsibilities were ...
Student Internship Stories: Darren Liu (CAS’22)
Darren Liu participated in his internship at Julia Salzman's lab at the Stanford School of Medicine in California. Tell us about your experience. What were your responsibilities? Every summer, I volunteer in a bioinformatics lab close by to my home. Responsibilities change from year to year, but generally, I get assigned to a grad student ...
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