CEO of Game Loot Shares his Entrepreneurial Journey

 Are you a Bentley student who doesn’t know what you want to do with your career? Not sure if you want to work for one of the Big 4? Before Jeremy Shea became the CEO of Game Loot, he was sitting in your shoes. On Wednesday, October 26, Jeremy shared his experience about how he applied his entrepreneurial spirit to his first job as an accountant at a local start-up right in Waltham. Working at a start-up, Jeremy was required to “put …

By Lauren Nicol
Lauren Nicol Senior CareerEdge Colleague
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What a successful Creative Engagement, Management, and Professional Sales Networking Night!!

On Tuesday, October 25th in LaCava EDR, over 30 companies came together to offer a platform for Bentley students to connect with representatives from each of the companies to learn about internships and full-time job opportunities at Epsilon, Staples, Sovos, and Chick-fil-A to name a few. With over 100 students in attendance, this networking night brought our Falcons one step closer to finding their dream career!

By Lauren Nicol
Lauren Nicol Senior CareerEdge Colleague
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CIS Career Success Panel!

Yesterday, 10/26, Bentley students came to the CIS Studio to learn more about the career paths that a Computer Information Systems major/minor has to offer. The panel was led by Professor David Yates as well as Janet Ehl, Director of Recruiting and Employer Relations. Technology is growing at an exponential rate, creating a bigger job market for technology majors like CIS. It’s a “good time to be a CIS student,” says Janet Ehl, not only because of the huge job …

By Rachid Macer
Rachid Macer Student Director, CareerEdge and Think Tank Colleague Team
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Julianna Beaver (MG, ’17) will be leaving Beaver Street because she’s #HIRED!

Congratulations to senior Julianna Beaver (MG, ’17) on being #HIRED by Sun Life Financial as a RLDP Business Consultant!

By Rachid Macer
Rachid Macer Student Director, CareerEdge and Think Tank Colleague Team
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Technology and Networking with Liberty Mutual!

A huge thank you to Patrick Powers & Michael Sakraida from Liberty Mutual for coming out to Bentley last night! Bentley students learned the ins and outs of networking with technology platforms like LinkedIn and how to incorporate that with face to face networking. Patrick emphasized the use of face to face networking, a skill that millennials are quickly losing because of the easy access of communication through technology. Michael gave great advice to our students for when they graduate …

By Rachid Macer
Rachid Macer Student Director, CareerEdge and Think Tank Colleague Team
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Guest Blog: B Corps: A Quiet Revolution That Is Changing the World

Bentley alum Bernadette Hopen (’15)  shares with us her passion for Benefit Corporations (B Corps) and challenges us to get involved in the B Corp movement.

As I biked along the dirt roads of a small Cambodian town called Battamong, the locals eagerly waved and shouted “hello” with huge smiles on their faces. They were excited by the Western tourist who was exploring their community.

I spent the afternoon in and out of quaint, family-owned shops. I remember finding myself …

By Bernadette Hopen
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Bentley Career Services’ CDI 101 and Hire Education Plan highlighted in latest U.S. News and World Report!

Check out what our own Susan Brennan and alum Alison Abrams (’16, MA) have to say about the value in taking CDI 101 and Career Service’s four year Hire Education plan for our students’ career development and job search success!

By Alyssa Hammond
Alyssa Hammond Director, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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Sophomores: To Those About To Rock, We Salute You!

Thanks to our amazing Sophomores for coming to our official kickoff under the LaCava tent. You got it all done!

Downloaded Career Fair Plus and BentleyLink Apps
Registered for Career Community alerts on Career Edge
Received Sept 28 Career Fair Name Tag
Downloaded Mentor Marketplace App
Celebrated your favorite Strength
Met your Career Colleague

And who can forget the popcorn, ice cream, and t-shirts. It was the hottest party in town!

To our entire Career Colleague team, thanks for helping to make it happen. …

By Susan Sandler Brennan
Susan Sandler Brennan Associate Vice President, University Career Services
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Take Your Bandana, Change the World

On this 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, I hope you will read Peggy Noonan’s WSJ article about a hero who died too young, Welles Crowther. She reminds all of us to embrace his example of courage, love and possibility. “The way I see it, courage comes from love. There’s a big unseen current of love that hums through the world, and some plug into it more than others, more deeply and surely, and they get more power from it. …

By Susan Sandler Brennan
Susan Sandler Brennan Associate Vice President, University Career Services
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An Attitude of Gratitude

It was a week to remember! On Monday, our Falcons returned to the nest and our office was buzzing with activity. On Tuesday, Flex flew to NYC and starred on The Today Show’s segment featuring the Princeton Review’s 2017 ranking of Best Colleges. What an incredible honor to have Bentley University’s Career Services ranked #1 the United States! The recognition is all the more special because it comes from our amazing students. The week continued with messages from students, alumni, …

By Susan Sandler Brennan
Susan Sandler Brennan Associate Vice President, University Career Services
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