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Should you put your preferred pronouns on your resume?
You might have noticed various workplace signatures or Zoom names with a gender pronoun such as they/them/theirs, she/her/hers, he/him/his, and others. When searching and applying to jobs, you can include your gender identity in certain ways. Insert pronouns under your name on your resume in the headerUse them as a signature under your name on ...

The Importance of Tracking Your Job Search Applications
When you are in the middle of a job search, things can feel overwhelming, and you can lose track of what you have completed and what needs to happen. To keep things humming smoothly, we recommend that you keep track of what applications you have sent and what you need to accomplish. You don’t want ...

2 Reasons Why You Should Update Your Handshake Profile
You may be wondering whether it’s important to update your Handshake profile, especially if you already have a profile on LinkedIn. While there are similarities between the platforms and reasons to use both of them, Handshake is intended specifically for students and alumni. Handshake is BU’s online hub for career resources. The employers that you ...

Virtual Interview Etiquette
Whether you’re applying to internships or full time positions, you’re not going to get the job until you interview. These days, a growing number of employers are opting for a virtual interview in place of an in-person interview. According to Indeed, “A virtual interview is an interview that takes place remotely, sometimes over the phone, ...

How to Describe Food Service on a Resume
According to the Aspen Institute, about 50 percent of adults have worked in the restaurant industry at least once in their lives and over 25 percent of adults' first job was at a restaurant. That means that many people have gained their first on the job working experience and skill set doing some type of ...

How To Write a Self-Evaluation
Regardless of the type of job you have, or the industry you enter after graduation, chances are that you will have an annual evaluation period at work. In many cases, this process begins with a writing a self-evaluation, and reflecting on the past year (or sometimes six months), then submitting the self eval to your ...