First Generation Students

Students often ask, “What’s the secret?  Tell me what I need to do to land that internship or job!”

Here’s the truth: there is no secret sauce.

Landing an internship or job comes down to three things – and none of them are mysterious.

1. YOUR APPLICATION MATERIALS NEED TO BE FLAWLESS.

Before anything else, your resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn need to be clean, clear, and error-free.

Why?  Employers receive hundreds of applications.  They’re actively looking for reasons to screen …

If the word networking makes you nervous and tense you are not alone. A lot of students think and view networking as walking into a room full of strangers and trying to impress people. No wonder it feels overwhelming.

But networking doesn’t have to look like that.

I recently read a Forbes article by Ruth Gotian, who points out that people who hate networking usually think they have to “perform.” They assume networking requires being loud, outgoing, or the most interesting …

Have you ever caught yourself in class imagining what it would be like to work abroad, maybe spending your lunch break in a café in Amsterdam or interning in Paris and eating a croissant by the Eiffel tower? 

If so, GoinGlobal might be the resource you didn’t know you needed. GoinGlobal is essentially your passport to exploring careers around the world. Instead of digging through random websites or outdated blogs trying to figure out how job searches work overseas, everything is …

Attention international students, because this one’s for you!

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed looking for internships or full-time roles as an international student, Interstride might become your new best friend. It’s a career platform built specifically with global students in mind, and it makes the job search way less stressful. Once you log in with your Bentley credentials, you get access to job postings ranging from internships all the way to professional roles with several years of experience. The best …