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Boston University’s Center for Career Development. While the COVID-19 pandemic has posed difficulties for students trying to network in-person, it has made more virtual networking events accessible to students. JASMINE LI/ DFP FILE

Young professionals find networking becomes more crucial without in-person opportunities

Yiran Yu November 10, 2020

For college students and graduates alike, networking is imperative in the modern-day job market — yet has become all the more difficult in a virtual setting under the current pandemic. Boston...

Popular job-searching website Glassdoor’s new report ranked Boston the sixth-best city in the nation for jobs. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Boston ranks 6th in nation for best job availability

Julia Sullivan October 21, 2018
Boston is the sixth best city in the United States for job availability, according to a report released on Tuesday by job recruitment site Glassdoor.
Boston University was ranked the 66th best university in the world following the annual publication of The Center for World University Rankings Friday. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

EDITORIAL: Advice for undeclared students

Editors June 10, 2015

It’s the inevitable, age-old question: What do you want to do with the rest of your life? We hear it at Thanksgiving dinners, holiday parties, graduation gatherings, and even from the customers who...

Tattoos, piercings and other body modifications are becoming more common in the workplace. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Tattoos, piercings becoming more acceptable in various work spaces

Olivia Deng October 2, 2014

With more Americans getting inked and pierced, companies and employees are starting to rethink workplace policies and the impact tattoos and piercings have on job prospects. In 2012, the Center for Professional...

EDIT: The importance of career centers

Daily Free Press Admin January 30, 2013

Universities, in a tough job market, need to do more to help their students to find a job. According to a recent article by USA Today (originally produced by education-news outlet The Hechinger Report...

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