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Interview Tips

Leveraging Your Strengths in the Workplace

During your first job you are going to leverage your natural skillset. Whether that is your analytical side, critical thinking skills, positive attitude, communication skills, or more. Since you are just still getting used to what a real job looks like on a day to day basis you should use these natural tendencies of yours to benefit you in your role.

Identify 3 to 5 natural strengths you bring to the table that are incredibly unique to you. Then, pick …

By Yasmeen Alwani
Yasmeen Alwani CareerEdge Content Creator
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Happy Winter Break from Career Services

After a hard working semester and a busy finals season, it is FINALLY time for a bit of a break. To all the students, your hard work pays off in the classroom and in your career. But even your professional life can take a pause. Take these next few weeks to relax and reflect. Ask yourself if you are happy and if what you are doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow. This is …

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30 Must Know Interview Tips

Interviews can be the best and they can be the worst. It’s hard, as a recruiter or employer, to know whether or not you want to hire someone just after 30 minutes of speaking to them. However, it’s so important to make sure that each and every time you do have an interview that you are able to give off your best self and let the company know that you are a “MUST hire”. This blog post gives you the …

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Net Impact: Why You Should Join

Net Impact is a nonprofit membership organization for students and professionals interested in using business skills in support of various social and environmental causes.

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Net impact has chapters around the United States including Bentley University! The value of net impact chapter at Bentley University

Community Engagement: Conferences, Student Sustainability Leadership Symposium, Events, Connection to Office of Sustainability, and more
Education: Learn from weekly meetings and through various programs throughout the semester
Capitalize Business Skills: Individuals learn how they can …

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How to Strategize Short Term Career Goals 

Everyone should always be working towards a few goals when it comes to their career. It is important to always have something to work towards because not only does it keep you motivated in your day to day but it also refocuses your attention. Here are some key points to keep in mind when you think about how to strategize your personal short term career goals. 

Build A Strong Skill Set 

When thinking about short term career goals you should …

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Want to Stand Out as a Campus Recruit? Here’s How (tips from The Muse)

Click here for some great tips from The Muse on how to stand out as a campus recruit!

By MaryEllen Ryan
MaryEllen Ryan Senior Associate Director, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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Bentley Sustainable Investment Group: Interview with Steve Marino (’20)

Incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria is now a mainstream discipline that is being integrated into the investment process across all asset classes. It focuses on how sustainability can influence long term financial value creation and is becoming an increasingly desired skill set across the entire financial industry.

Want to learn more about ESG and how it is reshaping asset management? Read the interview below with VP of Fundamental Research, Steve Marino (Class ’20) discussing the new student managed …

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Networking Phone Calls – Tips for You.

Networking is tough sometimes. How does one network and where do you even start?

I think phone calls are the best way to start networking and get insight into different possible career paths. It all starts with the simple kind note and question, “If you’re available, I would love to schedule a 30 minute phone call with you to learn more about x, y, z.” Easy. Now once the phone is scheduled what d0 you do next? The answer is …

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Recruiting and Employer Relations: Every Class Year & Every Major … We Have You Covered

Bentley University’s Recruiting and Employer Relations office is a team of hard working staff dedicated to on-campus interviews, job and internship postings and presenting employers to all students for employment.

How we can help: First Year, Second Year, Third Year, Fourth Year

1st Year Students – Take the time to get to know Bentley and participate in activities to build your network on campus.

Follow #BentleyU and #Bentleycareerservices on Instagram for events and updates.
Check BentleyLink and CareerEdge for updates …

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Micro-Internships: The Solution to New Experience with Little Time

Experience is key when landing internships. Employers want to not only see that you have earned a degree but you have applied your education to valuable work outside of the classroom. 

This is traditionally done through a formal 10 or 12 week internship over the fall or spring semester or summer months. These are great But what if you don’t have enough time but still want to experience? Or what if you just want to try something new but not …

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