BEHIND THE SCENES: RECRUITING INSIGHTS – SPECIAL EDITION

Debbie Millin, President of UpperLevel Solutions and Bentley Alum, was attending meetings on campus and had amazing things to say about Bentley Students! Kaylee and I wanted to share a blog post that Debbie Millin wrote after her visit to campus. All of the preparation and hard work pays off and is impossible to overlook!

Check out what Debbie had to say about Bentley students!

Prepared – and Impressive

While on the Bentley campus between meetings, I found a little spot to get some work done at the end of the hallway on the second floor of LaCava.  As I set myself up on the couch to catch up on my email, I watched well-dressed students streaming in and out of the Career Center offices.  I was so captivated by what I heard and saw that my work took a back-seat and instead I just observed.

Bentley’s theme of ‘Prepared’ is not just a marketing tag line – it is a core value of the University.  This was obvious as I watched students heading to their interviews with potential employers.  Not only do Bentley students have the business skills and the exposure to the latest technology and tools, they are polished – well dressed, well spoken, and professional. Having first -hand experience with the Career Services team over the past 20 years, I am aware of the amazing programs they offer students and alumni on resume writing, interviewing, and anything else related to getting a job.  Their approach of engaging students as freshmen to plan out their 4 years to prepare for their first job is one of the many reasons that Bentley’s Career Services has been named one of the best in the country.

In many cases during my impromptu observation session, I could not see the student and interviewer, I could only HEAR them – which made it even more impressive.  Students were confident without being cocky, proactively engaged in conversation with their interviewer, and expressed their excitement for the interview with a polished professionalism that was better than some experienced professionals I have interviewed in my career.  I felt a great sense of pride that these students are representing Bentley, and that they will enter the workforce just as that theme promised – prepared.

Debbie Millin, President of UpperLevel Solutions

By Gillian Paradis
Gillian Paradis