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Organizing Chaos; Tracking Job Applications Made Easy
One of the biggest job-search headaches people talk about is the sheer volume of job applications that need to be submitted in order to net just a few interviews. Keeping track of all those applications can feel like a chore. Luckily for you, programs designed to assist you in your application process are just a ...
Advice from the Other Side: Meet Samantha Vigeant
For most of your early life, being a student is your full-time job. By the time you reach the end of your undergraduate experience, you’re an expert at balancing all those papers, reading assignments, and group projects. You know how to race from morning classes, to your internship site, to your part-time job and not ...
Internship Series: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Jasmine Nouravi CAS’18 | Psychology Research Trainee CCD: Tell us about your internship experience. What were your responsibilities? Jasmine: I processed, inventoried, aliquoted, and organized samples of blood, urine, and saliva from patients with and without endometriosis for endometriosis research and repositories at the Boston Center for Endometriosis. I also helped organize and store samples for ...
Advice from the Other Side: Your First Week
Welcome back, Terriers! And if you’re a brand new Terrier, welcome to your very first week as a Boston University student. Let’s begin by examining a very important question: What should your first week back to school or starting school look like? One day (sooner than you think) you’ll be entering the very first ...
Internship Series: DLA Piper
Lola Adeosun (CAS'18) spent her summer behind the scenes of a law firm.
Advice from the Other Side: Staying Motivated
Happy Friday, Terriers! This is the last time that I’ll be talking to you this semester, and I figured I’d end with something that you might really need right now as you face down your final assignments: motivation. How can you motivate yourself when you’re feeling overwhelmed and exhausted by end of the semester coursework? ...
Internship Series: PureHope
Esther Kwon SED’19 | Education Writing Intern CCD: Tell us about your internship experience. What were your responsibilities? Esther: I researched and wrote articles about cultivating justice within sex trafficking. The main project was to complete the non-profit’s annual magazine which discussed underlying themes such as purity and virtue within a Christian context. Our team ...
Negotiating Your Salary
Recently, I worked with a student trying to decide between two job offers. She preferred the position that offered her a more flexible schedule, but the pay was a little lower. I suggested, “why not try negotiating a higher salary?” She replied with an oft-heard question…how? Negotiation is an integrative process. To negotiate successfully, you ...
Advice From the Other Side: The Value of a BU Education
Editor’s note: The CCD will be teaming up with the Educational Resource Center (ERC) to bring you a special series of Advice from the Other Side in the spring semester. Check back every week for new posts! As we hurdle towards the end of the semester, it’s time to look towards your summer plans (exciting!). ...
Internship Series: Kazarian/Measures/Ruskin and Associates Talent Agency
Madison Findling CFA’19 | Theatre Arts Theatrical/Equity Intern CCD: Tell us about your internship experience. What were your responsibilities? Madison: I split my days between the Film/TV and Theatre divisions. I assisted the agents in each division in managing their clientele. The majority of my responsibilities included: organizing client contracts, researching new projects/auditions, sending the clients ...
BU + Beyond 