LinkedIn is a hot topic. Do you know how to best use your LinkedIn so you are maximizing your career potential? According the Muse, these are 31 Best LinkedIn Tips that you should be incorporating into your everyday LinkedIn habits.
A few highlights to note are:
Use numbers right up front
Show your achievements
Manage your endorsements
Don’t be afraid to pick which recommendations you show
Read the rest of the tips in the full article HERE.
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Name: George Iliopoulos
Class Year: 2016
Major: Finance (Minor CIS)
Position: Associate
Company: Great Hill Partners
Can you describe your career path for me?
I chose positions and developed skills that would eventually allow me to work in private equity as a tech investor. There are a lot of private equity positions, but to work in a role that directly evaluates investments, 2-3 years of investment banking is a typical prerequisite. Because of that, I took an analyst position at Piper …
Interviews can be daunting. Whether it’s your first go-around or you are a well-seasoned interviewer by now, the process is long and sometimes overwhelming. The key to acing any interview is being well prepared. Know the common questions they might ask as it relates to your past experiences, how you react in different situations, and even just about who you are to a core. If you can identity at least 75% of the questions that will be thrown at you …
Congrats you had an interview! But your work isn’t quite done yet …. You have to send a thank you email to the person(s) that interviewed you. Yes, that also means a phone interview too!
Sometimes these emails can be confusing. What’s the appropriate amount to write? What should I include? How long should I wait to send it? What should be the subject line? Etc.
Here is a quick blog post that covers all the important topics and questions that …
Have you ever wondered more about your major or your professional career path? Are you looking to learn more about your industry or potential job opportunities? Then look now further. The Vault is the place to start. This online platform is a central place for all things you need to know about your career!
How to access Vault guides:
Click on your career community
Scroll down to the bottom of the page
View relevant Vault Guides
If you are interested …
Handshake
This handshake is just about the same as your first impression. With every interview it’s important that once your interviewer walks into the room you stand up, smile, make eye contact, and have a clean, strong handshake. Handshakes show a sense of confidence and you don’t want to be caught giving a top-level executive one of those “dead fish” handshakes or one of those “he broke my blood vessel” handshakes. Try and practice a few times with friends to …
Interviews are tricky whether it is your first go around or you are a seasoned interviewee. Every company is different and interviews can be daunting especially if you are unsure of the questions they may ask. This article from Monster.com, a career focused website, outlines 100 questions that you can start to prepare answers for before heading into your big day. Like mentioned in other blog posts, the best way to ace your interview is to prepare heavily before. This requires …
Name: Michael Carpino
Class Year: 2019
Major: Accounting minor in Law
Position: Assurance Associate
Company: PwC
Can you describe your career path for me? (This may include HS jobs, internships, etc.)
My career path began once I was accepted to two Big Four leadership conferences the summer after my sophomore year. I went to these two conferences while maintaining a internship in a more general business role. At the end of the conferences I received an offer from each and …
We have all heard the saying “Do what you love, love what you do”. How can you do that? Take a passion or hobby that you have and figure out how to turn whatever that might be into a profit-making business. It’s a great way to make money and to make yourself happy. Not sure how to exactly tackle this endeavor that you are dreaming of? Read this article HERE to learn 6 new strategies on what and how you …
The Career Colleagues team is a group of students on campus who work within the Undergraduate Career Services Office. Since the team works daily with everything and anything career related, they are a great source of advice because they have seen the good, the bad and the ugly, when it comes to your career. Here are a few pieces of advice each team member wanted to share with the larger Bentley community:
“My best piece of advice is that …
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