Tag: soft skills
Cultivating, Keeping, and Capitalizing on your Connections
By: Emelyn Theriault As a BU student majoring in public relations, I am constantly reminded of the importance of communication. How you present yourself as a PR practitioner and interact with journalists via the media or in person can make or break a pitch. Similarly, in everyday life, it is crucial to be intentional about ...
Internship Insights: Learning from Friends and Classmates
Finding an internship can be tricky–and the Center for Career Development is here to help. But did you know your classmates and peers are here to help you, too? Each semester the Center for Career Development runs an event, Internship Insights, where students who have completed internships sit on a panel and answer questions from ...
Signing Up for Events and the Importance of Attending Them
Do you know that Boston University and its career development offices run outstanding, life-changing events during the year for undergraduate and graduate students? We know you are incredibly busy with competing priorities such as classes, studying, work, athletics, clubs, and extracurricular activities. Yet, when you sign up for a career development event such as career ...
Managing Stress for Second Semester Seniors
You did it! You’re almost done with your undergraduate career, that’s an amazing accomplishment that you should be proud of. But maybe pride is not the first feeling that comes to mind when thinking about your second senior year. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or lost, just know that that's okay and you’re not alone. ...
The Creative Benefits of a Side Hustle
These days, it seems like just about everyone has a side hustle. From full-time students to full-time working professionals, it’s more and more common to see your peer, colleague, or mentor pursuing something extra on the side. A side hustle is something you do to earn money, share ideas, express your creativity, or pursue a ...
Messaging People on LinkedIn
You clicked this post so hopefully, I don’t have to sell this too hard, but I want to impress on you that the value in having a robust personal and professional network is that your connections can help surface previously inaccessible job opportunities, provide professional development opportunities, provide career or professional mentorship, dispense grad school ...
How to Leverage Summer Job Skills (Lifeguard, Camp Counselor, Hospitality)
Every workplace needs employees with different skills, strengths, and natural or acquired talents. Leveraging your skills is defined as showing the strengths you are good at and utilizing them to your advantage. Summer jobs provide unique opportunities to gain valuable life-long skills and knowledge. Start by identifying your skills. Think about what you excel in ...
How to Advocate for Yourself in the Workplace
By Nuria Gonzalo Whether you are beginning a part-time job or internship, or have been working with a specific company for a while, setbacks at work can become an obstacle and may even make you question your potential. Setbacks can range from failing to meet a deadline, unfulfilled expectations, or expectations that did not fall ...
Student Internship Stories: Aarthi Gopalan (CAS ‘23), The Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI)
CCD: Tell us about your experience. What were your responsibilities? AP: The Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI) provides statewide advocacy and leadership in advancing laws, policies, and practices that secure economic, racial, and social justice for low-income people and communities. The Race Equity and Justice Project advocates for people of color and works to dismantle ...
Alex Shores ( SAR’24), Entertainment to Affect Change
CCD: Tell us about your experience. What were your responsibilities? AS: Entertainment to Affect Change (E2AC) is a nonprofit organization focused on finding creating, and sharing stories with a social impact. They do so by developing social impact podcasts, impact producing short films, and now by hosting a virtual film festival, where filmmakers from across ...
BU + Beyond 