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First-Year & Sophomore Community

First-Year students and Sophomores start defining and narrowing their major and career objectives by embarking in Career Development Introduction 101 and 201 (CDI 101 & 201), the EXPLORE & EXPERIMENT stages of their HIRE Education. With the assistance and support of Career Colleagues, the First-Year & Sophomore Community will provide a “homebase” for first and second-year students as they start developing their job search toolkit in CDI 101 in the spring of their first year and deciding on major choices, exploring potential career paths and industries, gaining deeper awareness and understanding of their talents, and putting together their customized career action plans in CDI 201 on Job Search Readiness in fall of their second year.

How to Make a Great First Impression

First impressions are significant in business, leaving your employer with an impactful mark of your persona. However, the phrase “first impression” is slightly misleading, as it does not necessarily refer to the first encounter between you and your employer. Instead, how you present yourself, act, and respond to situations throughout the first week or two makes up a first impression. Even then, however, you need to keep up with the behavior you presented yourself with to leave an even more …

By Isabella Ampié
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How to Make a Great First Impression at Your New Job/Internship

First impressions are significant in business, leaving your employer with an impactful mark of your persona. However, the phrase “first impression” is slightly misleading, as it does not necessarily refer to the first encounter between you and your employer. Instead, how you present yourself, act, and respond to situations throughout the first week or two makes up a first impression. Even then, however, you need to keep up with the behavior you presented yourself with to leave an even more …

By Isabella Ampié
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Kate Rooney (’23): What I Wish I Knew as a First-Year Student

Graduating from college is a significant milestone that deserves to be celebrated. However, this event also allows for retrospection on the person you’ve evolved into since you were a first-year and proves that, as scary as going into the corporate world is, things do work out in the end. As we continue with our “What I Wish I Knew as a First-Year Student” series, we couldn’t exclude the graduating class of 2023 to give their insights on their first-year experiences. …

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Help us Congratulate Allison Dapp (‘24 Finance) for Being #Hired!

Another Bentley student is #Hired! Allison will be working for Hubbell as a Finance Intern!

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BENTLEY UNIVERSITY CAREER CLOSET

PURPOSE

The University Career Center wants all students to be successful regardless of their financial circumstances. The closet will provide …

Net Impact Boston

Net Impact Boston (NIB) is the local chapter of Net Impact, a global association formed to mobilize professionals to use their …