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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Search results for “internships” on LinkedIn. About 4 million students did not have an internship this summer despite wanting to complete one. SARAH CRUZ/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU students are working to beat the odds of internship shortages

Eli Pekelny October 2, 2024
An internship shortage is affecting college students across the United States, according to an article published by Inside Higher Ed. According to Inside Higher Ed, about half of the 8.2 million students who wanted a summer internship didn’t end up completing one. And that difficulty is proving to be true at Boston University,.
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...

Boston University’s Center for Career Development is particularly busy during the Spring semester helping students find summer internships and jobs. JASMINE LI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU professionals, peers advocate for passion in summer job search

Lily Kepner March 4, 2020
Professionals and students provide insight on navigating the ever-stressful summer internship process.
Whereas FY101 is designed to familiarize students with Boston University, SY101 is a new course offered to CAS seniors intended to aid them in their job pursuits. GRAPHIC BY SHIVANI PATEL/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

CAS courses prepare freshmen, seniors for next steps

Oriana Durand September 7, 2016

Boston University’s Senior Year Career Development course celebrates its fourth birthday this week. The course, also known as SY101, offers seniors in the College of Arts and Sciences  professional...

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