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What to Post on Your LinkedIn

LinkedIn is one of the best tools in our modern day that connects professionals at all levels across all industries together in one centralized platform. This network is a golden ticket waiting to be used. But, building a credible LinkedIn page and knowing what and when to post is sometimes confusing, especially in your college years. Outlined below are four different types of posts you can publish on your LinkedIn page that will generate more users to your page, increase …

By Yasmeen Alwani
Yasmeen Alwani CareerEdge Content Creator
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Is the CPA path for you?

If you are interested in pursuing a CPA, there are a lot of logistics that you need to consider:  what classes do you need to take?  where are you sitting?  when can you sit?  how do you study?  If you need answers to these questions or others, meet with our faculty today!  Below you will find the point people within the Department of Accountancy who are ready and able to answer your questions.  They look forward to meeting with you!

By Melissa J. Sawyer
Melissa J. Sawyer Senior Associate Director/Operations Manager, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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Interested in a $1,000 Scholarship? Fall Deadline is September 1st!

Have you ever been upset to see plastic bags, cigarettes butts, and candy wrappers littering your favorite park, school or just along the street or alongside a freeway? Do you wish your school or college provided recycling bins for single-use water bottles? What about the worldwide impact our consumption habits are having as a society? What if everyone in the World cared and helped protect the environment as much as you do?

If you’re reading this then we want to …

By Jennifer Graham
Jennifer Graham Associate Director, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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Morning Brew is an Amazing Millennial Newsletter for Business Students!

“Traditional business news sucks” said Alex Lieberman, the 25-year-old CEO and cofounder of Morning Brew in a February interview with Forbes.  Many readers agree with him – or at least prefer to get their daily business news from the concise, witty Morning Brew newsletter, which officially hit 1 million email subscribers in Feb 2019.

Subscribing to the Morning Brew is free and this is a great way for Bentley students to keep up with business news!  The knowledge and business …

By Brian Moccio
Brian Moccio Associate Director, Undergraduate Career Development Center, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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6 Job Search Tips That Are So Basic People Forget Them

The irony of job search advice: There’s so much available that you don’t have to spend more than four seconds Googling before you land on some nugget of wisdom or another.

Yet, at the same time, there’s so much available (some of which completely contradicts other advice you’ll find) that it can easily overwhelm you. Which, in fact, is probably the exact opposite outcome you’re looking for when you go sleuthing for genuinely useful counsel in the first place.

So …

By Colleen Murphy
Colleen Murphy Senior Associate Director, Pulsifer Undergraduate Career Development Center
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Congrats to the Class of 2019!

Our 2019 Falcons are ready to fly from the nest tomorrow and we couldn’t be prouder of them!  Congratulations on your graduation – we wish you all happiness, success and fulfillment as distinguished graduates of Bentley!

By Alyssa Hammond
Alyssa Hammond Director, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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Advice for Parents on How to Help Your Kid Get a Job!

Check out Janet Ehl’s advice on how parents can help their kid get a job in Monster.com’s latest blog!

http://career-advice.mainejobs.monster.com/job-search-advice/tips-tricks/how-to-help-your-young-adult-find-a-job/article.aspx

By Alyssa Hammond
Alyssa Hammond Director, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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ATTN International Students- ESOL Resume and Cover Letter Writing Tutor now available!

Do you need some specialized resume and cover letter writing assistance? Don’t fret! Our new ESOL dedicated Career Coach, Robby Steinberg is here to help!

Robby is available on Wednesday’s from 11 am to 4 pm for thirty minute one-on-one sessions. Email her at rsteinberg@bentley.edu to set up an appointment to have Robby review your resume and cover letter. During the session, she will focus on word choice, parallelism, verb tenses, punctuation and phrasing!

Robby actually has some openings for …

By Caroline Gervais
Caroline Gervais Student Director, CareerEdge & Event Planning Team
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Get Ready for the Job Search with CDI 201 This Fall – The Time to Register is Almost Here!

Attention all CDI 101 students, if you liked CDI 101, you’ll LOVE CDI 201!!! So, make sure you include CDI 201 in your schedule plan for next fall!

Career Development Introduction 201 (CDI 201) is a six week advanced CDI class for sophomores (so Class of 2022 that means you!) focused on job search readiness with curriculum centered on:

In-depth self-assessments
Personalized career action planning
Interview preparation
Advanced internship search techniques
In-class mock interviews

This 6-week class is designed and …

By Caroline Gervais
Caroline Gervais Student Director, CareerEdge & Event Planning Team
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The Time to Register for CDI 301 is THIS WEEK!!

Attention Class of 2020 and 2021, make sure you include CDI 301 in your schedule plan for next fall! Career Development Intensive 301 (CDI 301) is comprised of four-week intensive courses specialized by major for the Classes of 2020 and 2021. This latest addition to our Career Education program has been uniquely developed to help YOU get the most out of your upcoming internship and job search!

The class sessions will cover:

Specialized resume & cover letter development
Advanced interview preparation

By Caroline Gervais
Caroline Gervais Student Director, CareerEdge & Event Planning Team
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