Here are the 10 most important and influential career and workplace stories of the past 10 years.
10. Women finally get some big seats at long tables.
Although there are still too few women in leadership positions at U.S. employers, strides were made in the past decade to close the C-suite gender gap. In 2012, Facebook COO Sheryl “Lean In” Sandberg was named to the world's most powerful social media company's board of directors, becoming its first female member. Also …
Calling sophomore women (Class of 2023) who are interested in investment banking!
Check out Cowen’s Invest in Success Program, which is a unique opportunity to explore the varied career possibilities within investment banking while experiencing the innovative and collaborative culture of Cowen.
See the flyer below for complete details and click here to apply for this program.
When it comes to interviews, preparation is the pot of gold that will secure your internship/job! If you take a chance on your interview, solely depending on luck, then you are also taking a chance on your internship/job placement.
Alert! Have you ever wanted to see how committed the companies that recruit Bentley grads are doing with diversity? Now you can! There’s an awesome new, coach-curated resource for you in Handshake. Just log in using your Bentley credentials, go to “Career Center” and then click “Resources.” It should be right at the top, but if it’s not, you can search up “Bentley University’s Directory of Employers Committed To Diversity, Equity & Inclusion” by Anna-Karina Trilleras.
So what is this …
This week, there’s an amazing map that our graphic designer created, with some questions for you regarding your job search. You can look at it to see if you’re taking all of the right steps to get that job or internship. To get a more in-depth explanation, go down past the graphic toward my blogging.
The main question: Do you have a job yet?
If you don’t have one yet, but want one, you need to put in some …
Local accounting firm, O’Connor & Drew, P.C. has been chosen as one of the 10 AICPA member firms to participate nationally in the PCPS George Willie Diverse Student Scholarship and Internship program. This program awards an internship opportunity with O’Connor & Drew, P.C. to a deserving ethnically diverse student pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in an accounting or accounting related discipline who is planning to pursue their CPA licensure. The internship will be during busy season in 2022 and …
If you are a student pursuing an actuarial path, who plans to graduate after the Fall 2022 or Spring 2023 semesters, don’t miss out on this opportunity! This new program will be held virtually April through July with a commitment of 2-4 hours per month. That means, you could still take classes or do an internship at the same time! Please see the flyer below for the full information.
Don’t miss the March 19, 2021 deadline!
The Symposium is the premier collegiate actuarial conference in the country and will be held on April 9, 2021. Hosted virtually by Gamma Iota Sigma at Drake University, the event brings together actuarial students to engage the industry and further their education, while making valuable connections with over 150 participants. Attendees can also choose to participate in the case competition, with $2,400 in prize money!
Registration is FREE for all students to attend! You can learn more about the conference …
The U.S. is now a land of contradictions. Its economy is doing well, with no signs of slowing down. Unemployment is rock bottom. And the demand for skilled labor is sky high. Yet the environment for international students looking to start their careers in the U.S. is challenging, to say the least.
The problem is political. Given the country's current administration supporting a mantra of “Buy American, Hire American,” immigration policies have tightened, making it more difficult for international students …
Power-backed resume and interview words are hard to start using. In fact, so many of them are words that we don’t utilize in our daily vocabulary and so it might feel strange and out of our comfort zone. It’s true that we want to be seen as genuine and act like ourselves during every part of our job search, but it’s also true that powerful words that we may not use during talks with our friends can help us get …
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