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Get a jump on your internship or full-time job search!

Rising Juniors and Rising Seniors: Do you have a little extra time on your hands this summer?  Do you want to get a jump on your internship or full-time job search?

If so, join us for CDI 301 in July!   In four short sessions, we’ll cover everything you need to know to set yourself up for success for your search!

Class 1:  Tuesday, July 14, 11:00am – 12:00pm

What we’ll cover:  Job Search Overview, Targeting Companies & Roles, Taking your Resume to …

By MaryEllen Ryan
MaryEllen Ryan Senior Associate Director, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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Big Interview’s New AI Feature

The platform, Big Interview, is providing a new AI feedback feature for interview practices. With AI, the platform can help you get immediate feedback on how you are doing with interview prep — and immediate coaching on how to improve. You will get guidance on eye contact, use of “ums” and fillers, vocabulary, tone, rate of speech, and more. You can practice interview questions ranging from “What do you know about the industry?” to  “Give me an example of …

By Courtney Copelas
Courtney Copelas Coaching Colleague
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Transferable Skills in the Workplace

Got questions? Ask Alyssa!

In this episode, Alyssa talks about transferable skills in the workplace. What are soft skills? How can you further develop your problem solving skills or communication skills or team building skills. These are ALL career competencies that can be showcased in future interviews to land the next job opportunity. All employers look for these soft skills for new students to be a part of their team.

Learn how to identify these competencies, talk about these soft …

By Yasmeen Alwani
Yasmeen Alwani CareerEdge Content Creator
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How to Approach a Company Not on BentleyLink

Got questions? Ask Alyssa!

In this episode, Alyssa answers one of her favorite questions “How to Approach a Company Not on BentleyLink”. With many companies out there that don’t have job applications on BentleyLink many students might wonder what to do to get to these desired firms. How should you go about getting into these companies that are on your career goals? Should you email or call? What should you say? What tools can you use that are at your …

By Yasmeen Alwani
Yasmeen Alwani CareerEdge Content Creator
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What To Do if You Haven’t Heard Back from Employers

Got questions? Ask Alyssa!

In this episode, Alyssa shares insight on “What To Do if You Haven’t Heard Back from Employers”. She gives tips on how to follow up, network, continue the conversation and more. What should you put in the email and who should you reach out to and when should you initiate that process? It can be confusing for students who are new to the job search process but this video gives you an in depth view of …

By Yasmeen Alwani
Yasmeen Alwani CareerEdge Content Creator
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Stay Up to Date with CareerEdge

Got  questions? Ask Alyssa!

In this episode, Alyssa tells you how to stay up to date with CareerEdge!

What is CareerEdge and why should you use this as your go-to career resource for your time at Bentley University? There are SO many resources and tools on this site that are geared to get you up to speed on all things career related. Whether you are a freshman or a senior this page has something for you.

Alyssa gives insight on …

By Yasmeen Alwani
Yasmeen Alwani CareerEdge Content Creator
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Questions to Ask your Career Coach

Do you have a meeting scheduled with your career coach soon but aren’t quite sure what to ask them? Here are a list of questions that you can ask your career coach to get better guidance on navigating your career path. Knowing what you want to learn when you enter that 30 minute meeting slot will maximize your time each and every session. This list is by no means an exhaustive list but it is certainly a start and can …

By Yasmeen Alwani
Yasmeen Alwani CareerEdge Content Creator
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What To Do this Summer if You Don’t Have an Internship

Got questions? Ask Alyssa!

In this episode, Alyssa answers the question “What To Do this Summer if You Don’t Have an Internship”.  With COVID impacting many summer internships, students are searching for different ways to develop experiences and skills for a career path.

What CAN you do and what SHOULD you do? Here are a few tips she shares in the video:

Volunteer
Join professional associations
& MORE

Tune into the episode to hear her share why these are awesome …

By Yasmeen Alwani
Yasmeen Alwani CareerEdge Content Creator
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Happy Summer from Career Services

Congrats! You are officially done with another year at Bentley University.

Freshmen – look at how far you came. From just a high school student a year ago to now a seasoned falcon owning this campus as your new home.

Sophomores – half way there. You’ve experienced a lot at Bentley thus far but trust me, you have a lot more good things coming for you in the next two years.

Juniors – the true leaders of the campus. Use your next year …

By Yasmeen Alwani
Yasmeen Alwani CareerEdge Content Creator
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What To Do if You’re a Senior and Still Need a Job

Got questions? Ask Alyssa!

In this episode, Alyssa shares her tips and tricks on “What To Do if You’re a Senior and Still Need a Job”. She goes over what steps you need to take today to get you set on a career path that will keep you moving forward to your professional goals. The Pulsifer Career Development Center is HERE FOR YOU and our coaches are dedicated to helping you find the perfect fit!

We have amazing resources and …

By Yasmeen Alwani
Yasmeen Alwani CareerEdge Content Creator
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