In a world where employers seek the most experienced prospects to get a job, accounting for a gap in your resumé can be daunting. Though it depends on how long the interval took place and the circumstances surrounding it, employers will be skeptical about hiring you if you have a significant career gap and will be curious as to why you took that much time off. As such, it is crucial to adequately address resumé gaps in an interview setting …

As summer is around the corner, many things can stress us out. While the first thing on people’s minds can be finals, for other students, it’s the fact that the semester is almost over, and they still haven’t secured an internship. For some, the right opportunity has yet to come up, they have yet to have time to plan their summer, or some have waited until the last minute. Still, there are ways to get around this and secure an …

Tackling job interviews can be tricky, and they’re even more challenging when an unexpectedly difficult question puts you on the spot, and you try to make sense of an answer. Usually, the most complicated questions you’ll hear come out of a recruiter are the ones where you’ll need to self-assess or prove to a company that you are an excellent fit for them. However, preparing some answers will also be crucial so these questions don’t keep you from interrupting your …

You’ve secured more than one job offer! Congratulations! However, the problem now becomes deciding where to work. Though having multiple companies interested in you seems like the dream life, choosing which offer to take is a different challenge. This decision can be stressful, especially if you see yourself working for several options. There can also be a lot of pressure, as you will, realistically speaking, only have a limited time to make this critical decision. It can get to the …

In honor of April being Earth Month, I thought it’d be fitting to bring the environment to light in a business setting. To do this, I discussed how sustainability ties to the business world with Dr. Betsy Stoner, a Natural and Applied Sciences assistant professor. Dr. Stoner has been teaching at Bentley for six years and has a background in marine ecology. As an environmental science and oceanography professor, she enjoys research questions, exploring how human activity affects coastal ecosystems, …

Being an international student on a U.S. campus can be a rewarding yet challenging experience. A challenge of the same momentum is the job search after college if an international student decides they want to stay in the United States, both in the legal and competitive aspects. However, there’s no need to rush into these varied, stressful factors. Instead, we can take baby steps to achieve career success, and the first is the application process. So if you want to …

As if job interviews weren’t already scary enough, case interviews can be a different challenge in the hiring process. To sum it up, case interviews are similar to job interviews regarding format; however, the difference is that case interviews will ask you technical questions depending on the position you’re applying to and have you assess and solve the problem. Case interviews are a great way to show off your performance in the field and show your employer you are great …

Exciting news regarding a number of Spencer Scholarship opportunities for students of diverse backgrounds who wish to pursue a career in Risk Management and Insurance:

Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies Scholarship: The Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies (LAAIA) has just announced that they will be funding two $5,000 scholarships in 2021, to be awarded to undergraduate students who self-identify as Latinx/Hispanic American.
Arch Insurance Diversity Scholarship: Arch Insurance will be awarding two $5,000 scholarships in 2021, to students …

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