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Melissa Sawyer is Senior Associate Director / Operations Manager and dedicated Career Coach for the Accounting, Corporate Finance and Accounting (Accounting Focus), Information Systems Audit and Control, Mathematics, and Actuarial Sciences majors in the Pulsifer Undergraduate Career Development Center.
Career Questions
How did you become a career coach?
I worked in the Admission office of my undergraduate institution. When I graduated, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with my life, so found a job working in the Admission office …
In this episode, Alyssa tells you about managing and maintaining a professional network!
Networking is the best way to work on career development. It is a life long skill and your network can truly be an asset to you for years to come. How can you manage and maintain your network? Alyssa has all the tips you need to know.
Tune into this episode to learn more on what Alyssa has to share.
Are you interested in a career in sustainability? Are you looking to expand your network or learn about sustainable business initiatives by attending a professional conference? The Office of Sustainability wants to help! Bentley University students have the opportunity to apply for the Delongchamp Family Fund! This is was established in 2015 to support undergraduate professional and co-curricular activities associated with studying sustainability and the triple-bottom line: people, planet, and profit. The fund was designed to allow students to explore …
By Jennifer Graham
Jennifer GrahamAssociate Director, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
In this episode, Alyssa tells you all about CDI 201 and CDI 301!
In 2016, Bentley launched Career Development Introduction 201 (CDI 201) for sophomores which focuses on job search readiness. The curriculum is centered on advanced StrengthsFinder based assessment, Strong Interest Inventory assessment, customized career action planning, advanced internship search techniques, and interviewing preparation and practice (which includes a mock interview with an employer).
Specialized CDI 301 courses are offered in the following major fields …
Brian Moccio is an Associate Director in the Pulsifer Undergraduate Career Development Center and the dedicated Career Coach for Economics-Finance and Managerial Economics Majors.
Career Questions
What is your favorite part of your job as a career coach?
The ability to make a positive impact on student’s lives.
Best piece of career advice?
It sounds small, but always take the time to say thank you. Most students know to do this after interviews, but it also can apply to so …
In this episode, Alyssa tells you how to network digitally! This is important because with any career path it is important to NETWORK. The saying “network like it’s your net worth” is so true at Bentley and for all students of every age. What should you put in the email to network? How about networking through LinkedIn? What’s the best strategy?
Hear some top notch tips and tricks to navigate your networking journey. Tune into the …
Professor Elaine Walker, a senior lecturer at Bentley in the Management Department, is offering some inspiration for students on how to use their free time this summer – and some resources that can be utilized as well. She offers ideas for some smart uses of free time, like picking up some marketable skills and volunteering, as well as using the platform Coursera. To read the full LinkedIn article from Professor Walker, you can click here.
The platform, Big Interview, is providing a new AI feedback feature for interview practices. With AI, the platform can help you get immediate feedback on how you are doing with interview prep — and immediate coaching on how to improve. You will get guidance on eye contact, use of “ums” and fillers, vocabulary, tone, rate of speech, and more. You can practice interview questions ranging from “What do you know about the industry?” to “Give me an example of …
In this episode, Alyssa talks about transferable skills in the workplace. What are soft skills? How can you further develop your problem solving skills or communication skills or team building skills. These are ALL career competencies that can be showcased in future interviews to land the next job opportunity. All employers look for these soft skills for new students to be a part of their team.
Learn how to identify these competencies, talk about these soft …
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