ALKU Goes Viral – Supporting Students on Social Media

Check out ALKU’s current campaign, #ALKUGoesVirtual.

ALKU Goes Virtual is an original Instagram TV series for college students and entry-level professionals. This covers everything from tips, tricks, and best practices for resumes, interviews, elevator pitches etc. We also cover who ALKU is as a company and what it is like to work here!  These are all posted on ALKU’s Instagram TV, @LifeAtALKU.

By Paul Stanish
Paul Stanish Associate Director, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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Allyship + Important Terms

With February and March colliding, today marks Black History Month’s end and Women’s History’s Month’s beginning. Supporting and empowering your women and Black colleagues, as well as members of any other minority group or marginalized community, is incredibly important to learn to do.  At Bentley, both women students and Black students are underrepresented groups, which carries through into the corporate business world. As we all partake in changing that reality, we must be allies, and effective ones at that, whether …

By Alina Minkova
Alina Minkova Creative Blog Curator
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Oscar Chang (’22, Corporate Finance & Accounting) is #HIRED!

Congratulations to Oscar Chang for accepting an offer as a Risk Consulting Intern at RSM US LLP!

By Kristen Novit
Kristen Novit CareerEdge Manager
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Bentley Marketing Association & Career SUCCESS

New semester and we are back with our club highlights! This week, let’s talk about Bentley Marketing Association, or BMA. If you’re not a marketing major, please keep reading, as BMA is inclusive of any individual who even has a slight interest in marketing. If you are a marketing major and have not joined BMA yet, definitely keep an eye out for this awesome organization on campus, as it can be one of the best moves for your career.

How …

By Alina Minkova
Alina Minkova Creative Blog Curator
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Your Guide to Volunteering as a College Student

Volunteerism is one of the core identities of the United States. According to Americorps, 25% of Americans participate in formal volunteering and 62.5% participate in informal volunteering. Committing an act of service to your community has a ripple effect in its ability to positively shape someone else’s day. Additionally, there are some great benefits of volunteering that are unique to college students. Some of these benefits may include:

increase in job prospects
positive effect on mental health
can help with …

By Alyssa Hammond
Alyssa Hammond Director, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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5 Questions to Ask in Your Second-Round Interview

You’ve made it to the second round, now what? Here are some additional questions to ask as the interview is wrapping up to show the employer that you are still interested!

By Sarah Vojta
Sarah Vojta CareerEdge Manager
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Network More Naturally

Networking is hard for many individuals because it can sometimes feel fake or like it’s necessary to try really hard to even get noticed. The great part of networking is that you have the power and control to shape the experience into something you’re comfortable with. In fact, the best networking is often when it feels like a simple conversation – that natural, interesting, and constant flow really puts people at ease and makes them want to continue talking to …

By Alina Minkova
Alina Minkova Creative Blog Curator
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Reflecting on the Career Fair (and Any Other Recruitment Event Ever)

Recruitment events are all the rage. In fact, the career fair is often one of the best things you can do for your career. Exposure to dozens of companies who are all looking for young professionals and a chance to practice your networking skills? Yes, please. But after the Career Fair and any other networking event, to get the most out of your experience, it’s important to reflect and take some additional steps. Although the Career Fair might have felt …

By Alina Minkova
Alina Minkova Creative Blog Curator
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Celebrating Black CEOs

It is Black History Month, which is the time to appreciate and acknowledge Black culture and communities, as well as applaud the African-American individuals that contribute so much to our society. This year especially has been a tumultuous one for Black people in America, from deeply-embedded societal injustice and violence coming to the surface, finding its way to social media, and exploding in the extremely important Black Lives Matter movement. 

America was founded on years of social injustice, racism, and …

By Alina Minkova
Alina Minkova Creative Blog Curator
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Haley & Aldrich Essay Contest – Cash Prizes

We want to share with you an exciting opportunity for college students to participate in our essay contest.  Haley & Aldrich recently launched a student essay contest focused on diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The contest is open to all current university students and the essay submission deadline is March 15, 2021. Ten essay winners will each receive $1,000 and participate in a virtual workshop with Haley & Aldrich leaders.  For more information click here.

 

By Paul Stanish
Paul Stanish Associate Director, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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