Student Colleagues

My name is Matt Cruise and I am a senior majoring in Economics and Finance. I hope to pursue a career in personal finance, working with people one-on-one and collaborating with them to develop their investment and retirement portfolios. In the past, I worked with The Virtus Group, a finance and insurance service company located in Providence, RI, as well as AXA Advisors; a financial services group in Wellesley, MA where I assisted with the compilation of client retirement portfolios. This past summer, I had the opportunity to work with Baystate Financial as a financial planning intern where I gained further knowledge and experience in the personal finance field.

Prior to my internships, I adorned a different type of suit and served as a Narragansett Town Beach lifeguard in Narragansett, Rhode Island. As a lifeguard and native Rhode Islander, I love spending time on the beach and exercising, but also enjoy cooking, traveling, and am an avid Boston sports fan. On campus, I served as a Career Colleague and am also a member of the Bentley Investment Group.

As a Student Director for the Career Colleague program this year, I am very passionate about working together as a team and driving towards a common goal. Come to the Career Service office and meet our Career Colleague team. We would love to work with you and help you with your career ambitions.

I am a senior majoring in Marketing with a concentration in Professional Sales and Information Design and Corporate Communications. As a Student Director here at Bentley Career Services, I supervise and manage our Career Colleague teams: Undergraduate Career Colleagues, CareerEdge, and Think Tank Colleagues. In working closely with the director of the Career Colleague Program, I ensure the management, supervision, training, and organization of these student leaders so that they are able to provide high quality career assistance to students of all majors. Here at Bentley, we are proud to be ranked #5 by the Princeton Review for the Best Job Placement/Career Services out of 4,000 universities in the U.S.

Two years ago, I started at Career Services as a CareerEdge intern, which is our platform used for promoting jobs, campus events, and career-related blogs. I have been heavily involved in promoting Bentley events and jobs on CareerEdge and on the Career Services social media platforms in order to help students achieve their dream job. In joining the Career Services team, I have enjoyed taking our program to the next level, growing our presence on campus, and further promoting student participation in campus events and career opportunities.

At Bentley, I am also a campus Ambassador, Vice President of the Bentley Marketing Association, and Co-Founder and President of the Bentley Tennis Club. Also, I was the first and only Bentley student to study abroad at Leiden University in the Netherlands during the fall semester of last year. While abroad, I learned Dutch and spent time in Prague, the Czech Republic; Berlin, Germany; Zurich, Switzerland; and Ventimiglia, Italy.

With all that I have learned and experienced at Bentley, especially through my new role at Career Services, I hope to pursue a career in marketing and sales with a focus on technology, new product development, and innovation.

If you have any questions or suggestions about our new Career Colleague Program at Bentley Career Services, I’d be delighted to talk to you!

Hi! My name is Nishant Asher and I am currently a junior at Bentley University majoring in Finance. At Bentley, I am a member of the South Asian Student Association and Vice President of the National Association of Black Accountants, where we help students become better future leaders.

I grew up in Queens, New York so naturally I am a huge Mets fan! I love doing anything related to baseball like reading baseball books (read Moneyball!), watching games, playing on the field, and analyzing baseball stats.

I am looking forward to being a part of the Career Colleagues team! Come to us whenever you need help with resumes, cover letter, LinkedIn profiles, and so much more!

Hi! My name is Tom Cloutier and I am a senior Marketing major and a second year Career Colleague. Beginning last summer, I have been a marketing intern for Dining Alliance, the nation’s largest food service group purchasing organization. Besides my work as a Career Colleague, I’m involved elsewhere on campus as the President of the Bentley Marketing Association and a member of Alpha Epsilon Pi’s executive board. I’m an avid Boston sports fan as well as a supporter of the EPL club Manchester United.

If you are a sophomore in need of any resume/cover letter help or internship application/interview advice come on down to career services to talk to me or one of our other awesome career colleagues!

I’m Juliana de Groot, and I am a junior in pursuit of a Bachelor of Science in Marketing with a minor in Psychology. I am part of the Honors program, and I work on campus as the Assistant Manager for Live Engagement with SP&E’s HYPE team. My strengths in leadership and analytics, along with a number of universally applicable technical skills, will allow me to help fellow students develop a strong resume and pitch to present to potential employers.

As a high school student, I interned with Jenike & Johanson, Inc. in order to gain hands-on experience in the marketing industry. My responsibilities included working with HubSpot Online Marketing Automation Software to track leads, improve SEO, and create landing pages and email campaigns for shows and seminars. I worked on company newsletters and composed industry-specific articles for print publications. After graduation, I was able to enjoy the shift to a full-time intern from June through August in both 2014 and 2015, and between semesters in January 2015 and January 2016. My work included designing advertisements, constructing modernized Corporate Capabilities presentations for main client industries, integrating automated email workflows into the existing marketing strategy, and creating retarging advertisement campaigns using the AdRoll Retargeting and Performance Platform. At times, I aided in updating our CRM systems and implemented social media campaigns on Twitter and LinkedIn for blogs and events.

This past summer, I completed another marketing internship with Digital Guardian, a data security company in Waltham. My responsibilities as a summer marketing intern include web content updates for SEO, lead scrubbing and data entry through SalesForce, expanding social media channels, tradeshow planning, and numerous other tasks in an effort to support the growing firm. Using Marketo, I supported data analysis and automated marketing efforts including lead management and email workflows. I have conducted industry research project used in creating content including blogs and infographics. My contributions to the team helped support the effective planning and execution of programs that align with Digital Guardian’s marketing goals for the year.

On campus, I have had the opportunity to apply my knowledge of marketing in a managerial role. I work with the HYPE Team, which supports the marketing efforts of Bentley University’s Student Programs & Engagement (SP&E) Office. In my role as the Assistant Manager for Live Engagement, I am responsible for establishing vision and providing oversight of the department’s live engagement efforts to facilitate real-time connection with students. I provide direct supervision and support to a team of Live Engagement Assistants, and I am responsible for their growth. My team works directly with other areas of SP&E to develop interactive campaigns and marketing strategies that speak to the hearts of students and programmers alike.

Like the rest of Bentley’s amazing Career Colleagues, I’m here to help you. Feel free to email me or drop into my office hours in the Career Services office whenever you need advice!

Hi! My name is Charbel Hanna and I am currently a junior at Bentley University, majoring in Managerial Economics with a concentration in Accounting and a minor in Sports Management. At Bentley, I am the Secretary of ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals for America), was on the Campus Activities Board (Concerts), and served as a Peer Leader for the ALANA Experience Program. In addition to having the honor to work as a Career Colleague, I am also a First Year Seminar Facilitator. Off campus, I am a “Big” brother with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay where I am paired with a bright student at the Thomas R. Plympton Elementary School in Waltham. I visit him weekly and teach him the skills needed to succeed in school, avoid distractions, and how to go outside of his comfort zone meeting new friends.

With my degree, I hope to pursue a career that allows me to effectively and efficiently overcome any challenge in the business world. With several years of business experience, I have developed strong interpersonal, communication, and analytical skills as I worked as a teller at Dedham Institution for Savings and a front end supervisor and cashier at Roche Bros Supermarket. This past summer, I worked in the Tax department as well as on the Diversity & Inclusion team for PricewaterhouseCoopers. As for next summer, I am excited to build onto my network and strengthen my knowledge in consulting as I will return to PwC as a client service intern in the Risk Assurance practice.

With my passionate mindset and determination I am always eager to execute strong leadership skills as I partake in new challenges and opportunities. In my free time, I enjoy volunteering, and as a Red Sox Scholar I had the opportunity to facilitate and advise 6-11^th graders on how to prepare a proper resume while serving as a resource for the families and students during Red Sox Foundation events. Also, I enjoy travelling and had the honor to tour the beautiful country of China this summer with the Tiger Woods Foundation and my fellow cohort in the Earl Woods Scholars Program. We not only interacted with the Chinese culture and visited historical sites, but were able to volunteer and give back to the community.

With that being said, I love to work and help others reach their career ambitions. My Career Colleague team and I are always eager to serve as that resource, friend, and connection for you to reach that desired goal.

Hello! My name is Grace Litam and I am a junior at Bentley University majoring in Finance and minoring in Health and Industries. I’m hoping to find a career in the healthcare industry whether it’s working for a biotechnology company or a hospital site. At Bentley, I’m involved with Alpha Kappa Psi and Korean Student Association, and I also work at the front desk of the library.

This past summer I completed an internship at an investment bank in their regional office in Shanghai, China. I was in charge of researching different industries and helping create presentations for potential clients looking into their services. On the side, I prepared case studies and presented my findings to my team. Along with working, I was fortunate enough to have the time to explore and discover different parts of China. After my internship was over, I was able to go around Asia, exploring South Korea, Vietnam, and Singapore.

I’m excited to be working at Career Services and along with my team we hope to help you in every way that we can. I hope to see you soon!

My name is Rachid Macer and I am a junior at Bentley University majoring in Computer Information Systems.  I would like to pursue a career in tech consulting when I graduate. This past summer I was an intern with Bose Corporation based in Framingham where I assisted the field services technicians with day to day operations.

Outside of the classroom I enjoy being involved, whether it is intramural sports or part of Junior Class Cabinet. Making the most of my 4 years at Bentley has been one of my priorities since the day I stepped foot on campus. I also want to ensure incoming Bentley students have a great start to their college career so I decided to become an orientation leader.

Being part of the Career Services team brings a great deal of responsibility on campus. The great work that the team does each year is shown through Bentley’s remarkable reputation of having 89% of graduates employed and 9% of graduates attending grad school. As a CareerEdge Colleague, I manage all aspects of the CareerEdge website, social media channels, and related marketing for the Career Services.

Hi! My name is Lauren Nicol and I am currently a sophomore majoring in Accounting with a minor in Computer Information Systems.

Here on campus, I have been involved in many of the community service opportunities Bentley has available.  I am a member of Circle K, one of the school’s largest community service facilitators. Through my involvement with Circle K, I’ve had the pleasure of sorting/packaging food at the Greater Boston Food Bank and doing arts and crafts with young children at the Waltham Public Library.  I’m excited to announce that this will be my first year living on the Service Learning Floor, which I hope will bring even more opportunities to serve the community.

In addition to the community service work I’ve done, I also work in Bentley’s Student Financial Services office.  If you’ve had any questions about the billing or payment of your student account this past summer, there is a good chance you’ve already spoken to me!

When I’m not at Bentley, I like to spend my time kayaking and paddle boarding on the Charles River in the summer and snowboarding in the winter.

This will be my first year as a member of the CareerEdge team, and I can’t wait to start helping students achieve what they’ve been working so hard for over the course of their educational lives—their dream jobs!

Hi! My name is Rachel and I am a sophomore majoring in Managerial Economics with a concentration in International Business.  One thing to know about me is I love traveling and learning about different cultures. I aspire to combine a strong business foundation with International politics in the future.

At Bentley I’m a dancer for CRAZE. I’m also a sister of Phi Sigma Sigma and Events Director for GAC.  I’m also involved with Service-Learning because of my role as a Program Manager for the ESOL at Prospect Hill Program, Chesterbrook Afterschool Program, as well as a member of the Civic Initiatives Committee. Lastly, I am a student ambassador for the Valente Center and Undergraduate Admission.

I’m so excited to join the Career Colleague Team as a Think Tank Colleague! I am inspired to work towards making Career Services an integral part of the Bentley community and I look forward to working with the team – feel free to stop on by and say hi!

My name is David Silverblatt and I am currently a sophomore at Bentley. From a very young age I have always known that business is my passion. I plan on majoring in Corporate Finance and Accounting with hopes of having a career in finance one day. Investment banking and private equity are especially intriguing to me and I intend to work within those fields. I am currently pursing internships in finance for the summer of 2017.

When I am not studying or working as a part of the Career Colleague Think Tank team, I enjoy spending time with my friends and family. I grew up in North Caldwell, N.J. about twenty minutes outside of New York City. I enjoy staying active on campus as a member of the Bentley triathlon team, Bentley Venture Capitalist and Private Equity club, and Bentley leadership society. In the future I intend to study abroad in Florence, Italy and hope to see more of Europe. I look forward to helping improve career services.

Hi everyone! My name is Alexandria Steinmann (you can call me Alex) and I am currently a junior majoring in Finance and minoring in International Economics at Bentley. On campus, I am a Program Manager & Committee Member for the Bentley Service Learning Center where I dedicate 15-20 hours a week. I am also Co-Founder of the Bentley Venture Capital Fund, an analyst for the Bentley Wall Street Club and part of Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority.

I have recently accepted an offer for a 2017 summer analyst position in the Sales & Trading Division of the Credit Suisse Investment Bank in NYC. This past summer, I interned at a stock broker, Weeden & Co. in Greenwich, CT where I rotated between the derivative, program, cash, international and algorithmic trading groups. During my sophomore year at Bentley, I interned at UBS while maintaining a full academic schedule. I was also chosen to participate in the Morgan Stanley Sales & Trading Enrichment Program and Credit Suisse Women’s Top Talent Program. During the summer of my freshman year, I studied abroad and interned in London, England.

In my free time I enjoy snowboarding, swimming, running or any other activity that involves being outdoors. I’m also an adrenaline junkie, avid traveler and stock market enthusiast.

I go on LinkedIn more than Facebook and read the Wall Street Journal more than twitter, so come see me if you need any career advice at all! As Warren Buffet once said, “the most important investment you can make is in yourself.”

My name is Thomas Yung and I am a senior majoring in Management with a concentration in Leadership. Additionally, I am double minoring in Psychology and Marketing. Over the summer, I worked at Enterprise Holdings as a Management Trainee Intern. In this role, I was able to hone my interpersonal skills through daily interactions with customers. I enjoy communicating with others and hope to pursue a career in Human Resources, where I can interact with employees to help them grow within a company.

Aside from working at Career Services, I also have a part time job at a golf course. I like to play golf and am a big sports fan, especially when it comes to Boston teams. On campus, I am an active member of the Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity and I participate in intramural soccer and basketball.

I look forward to being a member of the Career Colleague team and also be a useful resource to sophomore students.

My name is Josh Zheng, and I am a senior majoring in Managerial Economics concentrated in Economic Analysis with a minor in Finance. At Bentley, I am also a First Year Seminar peer facilitator, an event staff member, and Intramural referee. I am also currently the Vice President of Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity as well as the Men’s Volleyball Club.

In the past I have experienced different business functions with different firms. I was a marketing intern for an international recruitment firm in Budapest during my sophomore summer, and a business development intern for them my junior summer. This spring I worked with AXA Advisors as an analyst intern dealing with insurance and retirement policies. In the future, I hope to pursue a career in finance and economics.

Now a little about myself. I was born in China but grew up in Budapest, Hungary, where I consider home. I love exercising and sports; I’m actually an amateur boxer outside of Bentley. Coming in as an international student, I wanted to meet as many people as I could and help them as much as possible. As a Career Colleague, I am excited to work with freshmen and sophomores and help them with your career goals!