Name: Holly Washburn Class Year:  Junior Major: Marketing Position: Intern Company: United States Tennis Association I’ve always wanted to work for a professional sports team, so I began working for the Event Staff in the Athletics Department here at Bentley my freshman year. This has allowed me to see many aspects of what goes into putting on a sporting event. I also work for SP&E’s TNT (Today and Tonight in the Bentley Student Center) which is the event programming organization …

Name: Andrew Alario Class Year: Senior, 2018 Major: Management with a Concentration in Leadership Position: Sales Intern & Street Team Coordinator Company: Boston Harbor Distillery and Dear World My Background: Although it’s early in my career, I have had several jobs already—in high school I worked for a restaurant, a speech therapy office, a moving company and even a 5-star hotel. Then, while at Bentley I’ve worn many hats. After my freshman year of college, I became an orientation leader and I …

Name: Luis (Luca) Guevara Class Year: 2019 Major: CIS Position: Business Technology Analyst Summer Scholar Company: Deloitte Consulting My interest in consulting began when I came to college and I knew I wanted to merge business and tech. I had the privilege to intern at Accenture in Bogotá, Colombia the summer of my freshman year. I really enjoyed the blend between technology and business strategy and decided to apply to the Deloitte Consulting Externship program which I completed during the spring …

Name: Kristen Burtt Class Year: 2018 Major: Accounting Minor: Computer Information Systems (CIS) Position:  Past Assurance Intern; Future Assurance Associate Company: RSM US, LLP Let’s walk through Kristen’s career path, which will only continue to grow in her post-college years. Kristen has always been career-driven. She stated that, “as soon as I turned 16, I was on the lookout for jobs in my town. I ended up acting as administrative assistants for both a local Real Estate Company in addition to a local …

Name: Alexandria Steinmann Class Year: 2018 Major: Finance Minor: Entrepreneurial Studies Position: Fixed Income Global Credit Products Analyst Company: Credit Suisse During the summer after my freshman year at Bentley, I studied abroad in London while also interning at a wealth management firm. During my sophomore year, I interned at UBS and Ameriprise Financial Services. I was also chosen to participate in a Sales & Trading Enrichment Program at Morgan Stanley as well as the Top Talent Women’s Program at Credit …

Name: Tim Parsons Class Year: 2018 Major: Corporate Finance and Accounting Position: Business Technology Analyst Company: Deloitte Consulting My first experience with Deloitte came as a junior. I was accepted into the Deloitte Consulting Externship program, which is a program open exclusively to Bentley students, where I worked with a team of fellow students to write a White Paper for Deloitte. Throughout the program, which ran the entirety of the spring 2017 semester, I became interested in and applied for the …

Name: Abigail Eisner Class Year: Senior, Class of 2018 Major: Information Design and Corporate Communication (IDCC) Position: Merchandising Development Program, Allocation Analyst Company: The TJX Companies, Inc. Although I’m only just beginning my official career with TJX, I have had a lot of work experiences throughout the years. In high school I worked a few jobs in town, at Dunkin Donuts and at a local dog kennel, and I was a nanny as well. I work on campus as a Bentley ambassador with …

Name: Stephanie Crudele Class Year: Senior (2018) Internship: Product Management Development Program (PMDP) Intern Full-Time: Product Pricing Development Program (PPDP) Pricing Analyst Company: Travelers Insurance I’m currently a senior, so my career story is only just beginning! I suppose it technically started the summer after my sophomore year when I interned at Stanley Black & Decker as a product management intern for industrial automotive tools. When I’d applied for the job, I knew more about automotive tools (which was not much), …

Name: Katie Giacobbi Class Year: 2017 Major: Marketing Position: Business Development Representative Company: Rapid7 I’ve been working retail since I was 16 so early on I figured out I wanted to work in the sales industry. When deciding on a career I knew that I wanted a job that allowed me to put my social skills to use while feeling like I was able to help people. My job at Rapid7 is a great combination of both because everyday I get …

In this article, author Maggie details her experience switching from a role in marketing to becoming a data scientist in product analytics. She discusses her top tips for breaking into the data analytics industry, including how to network, what to expect during interviews, and the technical and soft skills she needed to learn to be successful. Read the article here.