Category: BU Voices
How To Study Abroad at No Cost
By Tima Dasouki, CAS'22 Did you know that you can study abroad in any country at no cost to you? Many students find the idea of study abroad to be financially overwhelming: transportation, food, housing and accommodations in a completely different country sound intimidating. What you may not be aware of is that the government ...
Career Advice BU Alumni Wish They Knew in College
The Boston University alumni network is an expansive resource for current students to utilize as they work through their 4 years of college. Thanks to our generous alumni, here is some advice they have for Terriers that they wish they knew while in school. Want more career advice? Connect with alumni in BU Connects, BU's ...
Classroom + Career Returns to In-Person
by Carina Wang As BU gears up for a fully in-person school year, the Center for Career Development (CCD) and Educational Resource Center (ERC) wants to help you transition from LfA to in-person by connecting you with your fellow peers to foster your academic achievement and career development. Connect with our CCD-ERC Student Ambassadors at ...
Safe Job-Searching
Are you looking for work that you can do from home, or from your dorm? It seems like everyone is working from home, or looking for a remote job opportunity. While COVID-19 continues to be a threat across the U.S., remote work opportunities are a great way to stay employed while reducing the spread. Unfortunately, ...
CCD Presents: Alumni Spotlight Video Series
Ever wondered what it takes to succeed as an investment analyst? What about how to start a school? Or wondered if you would be happy with a career in brand advancement? Now you can hear from Terriers just like you who built careers in these exciting fields and many more. The CCD is proud to ...
Parent Perspective: Niandong Wang and the Global Career Path
BU prides itself on fostering an international approach to both education and the career search. Our global student body enriches us with their perspectives. But here’s a first for the BU Career Blog; a BU parent with his own global career story to tell.Niandong Wang is a trailblazer. After growing up in China and graduating ...
Getting Back to Work with the Student Employment Office
Did you know? You can work on campus without being on campus! If you have chosen the Learn from Anywhere model, or you’re simply limiting your on-campus presence, you can still work at BU. The Student Employment Office posts available opportunities on your Student Link. Go to the Work tab, and then click on the ...
Classroom + Career Goes Virtual this Fall
As BU learns from anywhere this fall, the Center for Career Development (CCD) and Educational Resource Center (ERC) wants to meet you where you are, connect you with fellow peers, and foster your academic success and career development. Sound appealing? Connect with our CCD-ERC Student Ambassadors this fall at Classroom + Career Q&As, a virtual ...
Incoming Students: Here’s What the CCD Can Do For You
Welcome to BU! You may not know us yet, but we are the BU Center for Career Development. We are your partner in making informed, self-aware decisions from your very first semester! If you've given any thought to career development, you've probably thought of resumes and interviews, maybe also internships. But in fact, career development ...
One Cool Tool: Virtual Experience Programs
In the midst of the current pandemic, our lives have essentially moved online. Zoom hosts both our classes and our doctor appointments, email inboxes are more full than ever, and friend hangouts have become socially distanced and remote. While it's a huge adjustment to make, there are also increased opportunities to take advantage of. More ...
