Category: Career Options
Making the Most out of a Year of Post-Graduate Service
As a soon-to-be-graduate, you have been weighing your options about how to spend your first year after graduation. One option that you may be considering is a year (or two) of service. I spent two years after college working for AmeriCorps as a college advisor through their College Advising Corps program. There are many benefits ...
Navigating Your Future – Apply to Grad School or Look For a Job?
So you just finished your undergraduate degree, many congratulations!! What a fantastic accomplishment!! Now it is time to consider what comes next in your career journey. For many recent graduates, one big question is whether to continue on to graduate school or go directly into the professional world of work. Here are a few things ...
The Benefits of Working at a Nonprofit
Have you ever worked out at the YMCA? Walked in a 5K to raise money for breast cancer? Viewed a painting at a museum? Donated blood to the Red Cross? If so, you’ve engaged with the world of nonprofits! The nonprofit community is vast and encompasses industries ranging from healthcare and human services to international ...
Use Social Media to Boost your Job Search
You’ve updated your Linkedin profile and made sure your Instagram and Facebook profiles were appropriate for prospective employers to view. You even started following a few of your top companies. Now what? Here are 3 creative ways to leverage social media to boost your career and job search. Brand Yourself as an Expert Join professional ...
Career Opportunities at Museums
As spaces that spark learning, reflection, and imagination, museums can be wonderful places to visit. Behind the visitor experience, though, there is a vast network of museum professionals who work hard to secure artifacts, create exhibitions, and engage the community. If you are interested in working at a museum or curious about the different types ...
Creating a Timeline for Your Job Search
Staying on top of your job search process can be overwhelming, especially if you are crunched for time and are trying to balance your academic and work schedule. Creating and committing to a timeline to get things done can really help so things do not pile up on you. If you are just beginning your ...
Developing Hard Skills with Online Courses
Before we get started, let me take three guesses as to why you’re here…Okay, maybe your program is heavily theory-based and you want some practical experience to complement your schoolwork? No? Maybe you have some of that sweet, sweet practical experience already and now you’re ready to specialize? Or maybe you’re not really interested in ...
Out or Not: Job Search Tips for LGBTQIA+ Individuals
Being comfortable with who you are in the workplace can be pivotal to your success as a professional. For LGBTQIA+ identifying individuals, the expression of sexual identity as part of your professional self can be an area of concern when job searching and in finding a sense of belonging in a future workplace. Whether you ...
Employer Perspectives: Elaine McCarthy of BraunWeiss
Can you tell us a little bit about what BraunWeiss does? BraunWeiss is a technology solutions provider based in Newton, MA, focusing in FinTech and Digital Technologies. Can you tell us a little bit about your experience at BraunWeiss, your role, how long you’ve been there, what you enjoy most? I am Director of Client ...
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 ...
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