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What major related internship/job are you doing (or have done) and can you tell us about a typical day
In my college years, I’ve been a Bentley Marketing Department Assistant, a New Media Intern at TalentCulture, a Cause Branding Intern at Cone Communications, and a Global Relationship Marketing intern at Bain & Company. Each of these positions has presented new challenges. I’ve had days when I’ve buried myself in Excel spreadsheets, mining for data and trying to find that one …
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1. As an accountancy or corporate finance and accounting major, how did you decide on whether or not you wanted to pursue a CPA?
Talking to Career Services and the guide of Melissa Sawyer it seemed the right path. If I was going to get an Accounting degree I wanted to finish it all the way so I could become a certified public accountant.
2. When do you think is the “best” time to take the CPA exam?
I think the best …
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Online applications are now being accepted for Student Startup Madness, a fun and exciting nationwide tournament offering college student startups the opportunity to “live the entrepreneurial dream”: compete against fellow student entrepreneurs, and grab the attention of potential investors and leaders in the startup community at the South By Southwest …
What is your major and how did you decide on your major at Bentley?
I’m an IDCC major. I originally came to Bentley planning on majoring in marketing but once I found out about the IDCC major I knew that was a better fit for me because it is more focused towards what I want to do in terms of public relations.
What major related internship/job are you doing (or have done) and can you tell us about a typical …
What is your major and how did you decide on your major at Bentley?
I am majoring in Managerial Economics with a concentration in marketing. I decided on this major, because I did not want to study only marketing or management. I have always loved economics and I felt that it would offer me some depth, but also some flexibility moving forward with my career.
What has been your favorite major related class so far and why?
Unfortunately, I …
What is your major and how did you decide on your major at Bentley?
I decided on my major, Marketing, by evaluating my skills and interests after freshmen year. After completing the first level of General Business (Accounting and Finance) I wasn’t sure if my passion was in either of the two subjects. Yet, after finishing the semester of GB 214 (Marketing and Operations), I knew it was exactly what I wanted to do. I was excited to go to …
Do you have any advice or words of wisdom?
Ask. For. Advice. I haven’t met a single person who would turn me down yet, and you will find it in the most unlikely of places. Sometimes it just takes one phone call to the general phone line of a company or an email to the only person you might know there. Not sure if this is an appropriate or relevant story to share at all but by unlikely places I …
Hello and welcome to the CareerEdge Blog!
The Undergraduate Career Services team as decided to start a blog where you will be able to see an array of posts. This ranges from updates about companies, to upcoming events, to the personal experiences of our fellow students and alumni. Our hope is that students will find the blog helpful, informative, and a creative way to discover new information here at Bentley.
So continue to read and enjoy the posts! But most …
Do you have a great networking, information interview, social media use story that gave you great results?
Going along with the importance of networking, it was something I did a lot of before getting the internship I currently have. Once I really started getting into my internship search, I knew Wolverine Worldwide was a place I wanted to work. I did some searching on Linked In and connected with someone in the product development department who actually went to Bentley. From there, they …
Kaitlyn graduated in 2011 and went to work at Boston Scientific in the Information Systems area. Kaitlyn has been a great supporter of Bentley and Bentley students. She shares her insight in a 4-part series about her education and how it helped her and shares how Bentley students can connect with Boston Scientific. Click here to view the other 3 parts of the series
