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A sign for the Boston University Profession Clothing Closet displayed at the BU Center for Career Development. The previously free service has switched from a donation-based model to  an external vendor, which charges $60 for a month-long rental of six clothing items. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Professional Clothing Closet replaces original free model with new $60 system

Emma Clement November 20, 2024
The Center for Career Development’s Professional Clothing Closet reopened for the semester, switching from an in-house, donation-based closet to an external vendor, allowing a one-month rental of six clothing items for $60. 
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,.
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EDITORIAL: Students should be careful of scams, but the administration should too

Editors September 21, 2021
As more students fall victim to scams, the administration should consider how some of these scams may fly under their radar.
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 President Robert Brown in his office on Silber Way. On Tuesday, Brown spoke with The Daily Free Press in a Zoom interview to discuss returning to fully in-person learning in the Fall, along with other issues concerning students. ANDRES PICON/ DFP FILE

President Brown speaks on campus reopening logistics and more with The Daily Free Press

Allison Pirog June 26, 2020
In an interview with The Daily Free Press Thursday, BU President Robert Brown discussed building a sense of community on a physically distanced campus; minimizing health risks for BU students, faculty and staff; and communicating to the student body about unprecedented decisions — as well as other issues that have lingered in students’ minds in recent weeks.
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.
Jess and her coworker Katerina Chew embrace outside the Earl's entrance in the Prudential Center after a closing shift on Apr. 11, 2019, at around 3:20 a.m. Jess said that most of the people she socializes with are her coworkers, that a "traumatizing aspect" of going through difficult times together "forms bonds." CHLOE GRINBERG/ DFP STAFF

BU students working long hours off-campus face anxiety, stress

Chloe Grinberg May 2, 2019

When Jessica Frith is awake until 5 a.m., an experience college students know well, she isn’t cramming for a test or getting back from a night out. She’s at home in bed watching Netflix to “decompress”...

Boston University graduates celebrate at their 2016 commencement. A recent report by the National Survey of Student Engagement found that a majority of college seniors are confident in their post-graduation plans and believe their college education is relevant to them. ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Survey shows seniors confident in post-graduation plans

Alex LaSalvia December 6, 2018
A recent report by the National Survey of Student Engagement found that a majority of college seniors are confident in their post-graduation plans and believe their college education is relevant to them.
Boston University's Center for Career Development will be rolling out a new resume reviewing program, VMock. PHOTO BY SOFIA KOYAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU introduces resume review platform VMock

Jenna Manto September 7, 2018
Have you ever wanted to improve your resume but were unsure where to begin, or, didn’t have the time?
Three Boston University employees, Charlotte Mason, Anne Corriveau and Deepti Nijhawan, discuss ways to ensure the academic and social success of international students. PHOTO BY ELISE TAKAHAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU discusses strategies to promote professional success for international students

Elise Takahama February 23, 2017

By Natasha Mascarenhas and Elise Takahama For many international students, adjusting to American culture can be difficult. Once students are able to get past the initial culture shock, they’re...

EDITORIAL: Students must take initiative in job hunting

EDITORIAL: Students must take initiative in job hunting

Editors February 16, 2017

Career fairs, resume-building workshops, advising sessions — all of these are useful tools to get college students ready to leave the safety of their university bubble and enter the daunting workforce....

BU’s Center for Career Development recently introduced Handshake, a new platform for students to search for internships and access career development resources. PHOTO BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU launches new career service portal, aims to better student experience

Maisie Guzi September 6, 2016

Boston University’s Center for Career Development launched a new online platform over the summer aimed at helping students find more appropriate career and internship opportunities, university officials...

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