Alyssa Hammond

Director, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center

Alyssa Hammond is the Director of Undergraduate Career Development in the Pulsifer Career Development Center at Bentley University and leads the undergraduate team and its efforts for advancing its career education curriculum (CDI courses which won the National Association of Colleges and Employers Career Services Excellence Award), dedicated career coaching and outcomes for all undergraduate students, technology innovation, student collaboration, social innovation, and marketing initiatives.

A graduate of Syracuse University and New England Law Boston and a bar certified attorney, Alyssa has worked as a career coach and higher education administrator for more than 20 years. She has provided career coaching and presented career-related classes, workshops and presentations to thousands of students through her work at Suffolk University, New England Law and Bentley University, and to professional organizations such as the National Association of Law Placement, the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Public Relations Global Network. She is also a certified CliftonStrengths and Strong Interest Inventory coach and conducts one on one and team coaching, large scale CliftonStrengths development programming for companies such as Verizon, Kronos and Martignetti Enterprises, and has incorporated and implemented Strengths into the CDI 101 and 201 courses for first and second year students at Bentley.

Alyssa has served as Vice President of Student Membership for Publicity Club of New England’s Board of Directors and has been a member of the National Association of Colleges and Employers, Career Leadership Collective, the Ad Club, the Publicity Club of New England, and the Network of Executive Women. She has also been an adjunct professor for the Information Design and Corporate Communications Department here at Bentley, teaching IDCC 390 “The Business of Social Media”.

Additionally, Alyssa has been featured in U.S. News & World Report, the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Chicago Tribune, the Boston Herald, Boston Business Journal, Boston.com, BostonInno, and Business Insider for her career services and social media work and co-hosted Bentley’s career advice podcast, Counter Offer, which was named a Top 10 Higher Education Podcast by eCity. Her #AskAlyssa videos are featured on CareerEdge and Bentley Career Services’ Instagram account and she is featured in a Bentley University Master Class video on networking.

Alyssa is known on campus to be an expert in “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” and loves to play it with her CDI 101 and 201 students when discussing the importance of contact theory and networking in their job search. She loves to be challenged anytime, anywhere, so if you see her in the halls, shout out an actor or actress and she’ll surely figure out how they are connected to Kevin B.! Her favorite things about her office are working with Bentley’s “Falcon” awesome students, her team, and their culture wall – the “Love Mondays” tile is her personal fav because she definitely does and wants her students to, too!

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Special Invitation for SENIORS ONLY! Next Exec Presence Academy on 4/3!

Published on March 28, 2014

Attention Seniors! Executive presence is a set of critical skills one needs to possess in order to successfully navigate the choppy waters of the work place and to rise above the rest. You are all getting ready to venture into the world of full time professional employment so why not find out everything you need to know to develop your own executive presence to achieve your short term and long term career goals? Don’t miss this exclusive series of Ted …

By Alyssa Hammond

UCS wishes Lady Falcons good luck on the Road to Erie!

Published on March 25, 2014

Undergrad Career Services wants to wish our Lady Falcons GOOD LUCK at the NCAA Div 2 Elite Eight this week! Let’s take care of some#unfinishedbusiness #roadtoErie2014

By Alyssa Hammond

Sophomore Career Experience Conference on 1/31

Published on January 30, 2014

Attention Class of 2016 – now that CDI 101 is over and you’re full on into your sophomore year, it’s now time to find out where to go from here regarding your career development and internship search. Attend this special career conference designed for especially for you to find out your next steps on Friday, January 31st!

By Alyssa Hammond

Are you ready for an MK/IDCC/MC INTERNSHIP or FULL TIME job?? Attend Your Job Search Kick-off on 1/27

Published on January 17, 2014

Hey Marketing, IDCC and MC majors, it’s FINALLY your time to start looking for a summer internship or full time job! Not sure what to do or need a refresher? Then don’t miss our upcoming MK/IDCC/MC Internship & Full time Job Search Kick-off on MONDAY, JANUARY 27th.

By Alyssa Hammond

Happy Holidays, Everyone! Office Will Be Closed for Holidays – To Reopen on January 2nd

Published on December 20, 2013

The Undergraduate Career Services Office will be closing for the holidays on Friday, December 20th at 4:30 p.m. and will be reopening on Thursday, January 2nd at 8:30 a.m.

We wish you all a wonderful holiday season and a great winter break – see you all next year!

By Alyssa Hammond

Drop In’s Over for Fall Semester

Published on December 12, 2013

Please be advised that Drop In hours have concluded for the rest of the fall semester and will resume on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. If you need to meet with an advisor, please schedule an appointment on BentleyLink or by calling the office at 781-891-2375.

The Undergraduate Career Services Office will be closing for the holidays on Friday, December 20, 2014 and will reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2014.

By Alyssa Hammond

Bentley Marketing Association Ad Competition on 12/4 – Enter to Compete!

Published on November 26, 2013

BMA is seeking students to enter and compete in their Advertising Competition on 12/4. This year’s theme is “Commemorate 2013” and they are asking those who compete to advertise the biggest and most important event(s) that have occurred in 2013. Your method of advertising (i.e. print ad, video, social media, etc.) and topic choice is totally up to you.

Advertisement entries can be funny, serious – anything that you want! First place prize is $100; second place is $75; and third …

By Alyssa Hammond

Leveraging Social Media on October 16th

Published on October 11, 2013

By Alyssa Hammond

Still Looking for a FALL Internship? Lots of Marketing/IDCC/MC Internships still posted on BentleyLink!

Published on October 10, 2013

Are you still looking for a fall internship or think it is too late to get a fall internship? Well think again!

There are a number of fall and fall to spring internships for Marketing, IDCC & Media majors now posted on BentleyLink with companies such as:

Entercomm Communications
Riverview Capital Advisors
Bellini Baby
Men’s Health Network
VMTurbo
The Ellie Fund
Correlsense
Digilant
Havas Media
GenArts
Burst Media
Vox Television Nakoo
InSegment
Off the Grid
and MANY, MANY MORE!

To …

By Alyssa Hammond

Prestigious Fellowship Opportunity for 15 Bentley Students

Published on October 4, 2013

There is a national fellowship program and workshop that the Office of Sustainability and Corporate Immersion Institute are bringing to Bentley in October. It’s called “C2C Fellows.”

C2C Fellows is designed for young people who want to change the world by the time they are thirty. It is a national network for undergraduates and recent graduates who want high-impact careers in sustainable business and politics. During a C2C Fellows’ weekend workshop students learn the leadership skills necessary to succeed, such as …

By Alyssa Hammond

Contact

781.891.2165
LaCava Campus Center, Room 225
ahammond@bentley.edu

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