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Investment Banking Q&A Panel on 9/29!

If you’re interested in learning more about what it takes to land an offer from a top investment bank, don’t miss this great opportunity to hear from Bentley upperclassmen who have done it!  See the flyer below for additional details.

Location: https://bentley.zoom.us/j/91516873944

Zoom Meeting ID: 915 1687 3944 | Zoom Password: 350199

By MaryEllen Ryan
MaryEllen Ryan Senior Associate Director, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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Websites for Career Development

As you may know, Bentley University’s Undergraduate Pulsifer Career Development Center has ranked #1 in the nation yet again. At Bentley, students are always seeking more on how exactly they can bring their career development to the next level. Career development is also something that can be worked on at any point during your time as a student or far beyond. It’s a never-ending improvement.

Career development doesn’t have to be intimidating, it can be fun! There is so much …

By Alina Minkova
Alina Minkova Creative Blog Curator
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Ted Talk Thursday: Talks for when you’re starting a new job

Being the new person is never easy. Let these talks help you in walking into your workplace with your shoulders back and head held high.

What Ted Talks are in this playlist? All of the following PLUS MORE —

10 ways to have a better conversation

When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have conversations — and that most of us don’t converse very well. Celeste Headlee has worked …

By Yasmeen Alwani
Yasmeen Alwani CareerEdge Content Creator
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Summer Wrap Up – Infographic

As the summer comes to an end, get yourself ready for future employment opportunities and virtual recruiting events!

By Sarah Vojta
Sarah Vojta CareerEdge Manager
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Interview Anecdotes & Examples of Relevant Stories:

Interviewers want stories. Imagine this and tell me what would better capture your attention. I want a job and you are my first-round interviewer. You ask me to talk about a point on my resume.

I talk a little about what it is exactly, whether it be a club or coursework, with several sentences on what I have done for it. 

VERSUS

I launch an engaging and passionate conversation about a specific project that I fearlessly dove into, complete with …

By Alina Minkova
Alina Minkova Creative Blog Curator
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How to Research a Company Efficiently

Good news! Your dream company just invited you to a first-round interview. The catch? You have to convey exactly what interested you enough to apply there and why you would like to work for the company. What differentiates this particular organization from the thousands of other businesses and corporations that you could choose instead? Employers understand that students are applying to many different jobs and internships, but they still need you to give them audible proof of why exactly you …

By Alina Minkova
Alina Minkova Creative Blog Curator
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Bentley Investment Banking Club: Club Overview Meeting on 9/16!

First Year and Sophomore Students:  Are you interested in learning more about pursuing a career in investment banking?

If so, don’t miss the Bentley Investment Banking Club’s Club Overview Meeting on Wednesday, September 16th, from 9:15pm – 10:15pm via Zoom (https://bentley.zoom.us/j/8220306019).

By MaryEllen Ryan
MaryEllen Ryan Senior Associate Director, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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Your Back to School Career Checklist 

Get your books from the bookstore. Buy your home decor for your dorm room. Get your career checklist CHECKED.

Refresh your resume with new relevant job experiences 
Write out your career goals for the academic year 
RSVP to upcoming events on CareerEdge
Sign up for your CDI course 
Plan out some LinkedIn posts and content 
Create a career action plan (full blog post coming soon!)

What else is on your career checklist?

By Yasmeen Alwani
Yasmeen Alwani CareerEdge Content Creator
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Weakness Question Debunked

“Great, thank you. Now, what do you consider to be your greatest weakness?”

One of the most infamous behavioral interview questions that can make any qualified candidate weak in the knees. The two important aspects of approaching this question are how long you should take to answer it and what you should say. 

Now, you may think that length of your response does not matter as long as you say the “right thing,” but it does. For example, interviewers are …

By Alina Minkova
Alina Minkova Creative Blog Curator
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GIRLS WHO INVEST: Learn more about this AMAZING PROGRAM for SOPHOMORE WOMEN on 9/23!

Girls Who Invest, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the number of women in portfolio management and executive leadership in the asset management industry, is seeking bright and talented diverse sophomore women from all majors for its 2021 summer intensive program and online intensive program.

The summer intensive program consists of four weeks learning core finance and investment concepts from world-class business professors, followed by a six-week paid internship at a leading investment firm. The program is tuition free and …

By MaryEllen Ryan
MaryEllen Ryan Senior Associate Director, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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