Vault Guides 101

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

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Body Language During Interviews: What You Need to Know

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 …

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What You Will Be Asked in an Interview: 100 Questions Outlined 

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 …

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How I Chose my Career in Accounting #MyCareerStoryMonday

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 …

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Turning Your Passion into A Career

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 …

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Advice from the Career Colleagues

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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How I Choose My Career in Service #MyCareerStoryMonday

Name: Brian Shea

Class Year: 2014

Major: Marketing

Position: Senior Associate Director of Student, Programs, and Center Operations

Company: Bentley University Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Center (BSLCE)

 

Can you describe your career path for me? (This may include HS jobs, internships, etc.)

Prior to starting as a freshman at Bentley, I had only worked as a counselor at my local community center. While at Bentley, I worked as a Program Manager in the BSLCE. During the summers, I took …

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Interstride: A Top Tier Resource for International Students

Are you an international student looking for more career guidance? Sometimes it can be difficult to navigate the recruiting process, especially if you are new to the game and new to the country. This resource, Interstride, is a one stop shop for everything you need to know to be a successful international student and turn into a full time employee. Interstride calls themselves a “Powertool for Internationals. Maximize employment potential and enhance international experience.”

Why Interstride?

Their company website …

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Latest Trends in Human Resources Technology

Are you looking to dive into human resources as a potential career path? Are you a student looking to land an internship or job opportunity? If you answered yes to either of these questions then this is the blog for YOU. Human resources has been extremely transformative in the recent years through the introduction of new and advanced technology changing the whole game. There are many pros that come with this advanced technology and it’s important to know what is …

By Colleen Murphy
Colleen Murphy Senior Associate Director, Pulsifer Undergraduate Career Development Center
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A Gold Star Resume Featuring VMock

Think of your resume as your first impression. Every time you meet someone you want to make sure they walk away thinking something great, especially if this is the first time you are ever meeting. The same is true with your resume. Before you walk in the door, someone is looking at your resume and getting an idea of who you are and what your experience has been up till that day.

For that reason, your resume is one of …

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