Say goodbye to the panicked version of me, searching for something I don’t want, and say hello to a girl who has a thing or two to say on joyful employment.
I think I'm having a mid-college crisis. In three weeks, I’ll be a junior. In three weeks, I’ll be halfway through my college experience. I haven’t been here nearly long enough to be at that point — or at least it doesn't feel like I have. I’ve barely begun to adjust to my life here. How can I be expected to start to think about what comes next?
LinkedIn mirrors every other social media platform in setting a stage for comparison. Instead of admiring an influencer’s lifestyle on Instagram, I hyperfixate on my peers’ career accomplishments on LinkedIn. I compare myself to them through internship experience and GPA, and pay the price with my peace of mind. My insecurities are amplified — and I feel obligated to keep it to myself.
College is the last step in education before heading into the professional world, but for some reason I feel like I am about to start five steps behind.
Join us this week for a nuanced discussion on how to make your resume stand out! Sarah and Angela give their takes on what works for highly experience-based fields — and how these resumes differ from...
This week, Sarah and Angela will walk you through getting that first internship in college. We cover how to create opportunities when there might be none on offer, and how to communicate with potential...
Our newsrooms are as elitist as any other industry in the country, but if we are to deliver all the compelling stories we aim to tell, we must shift our focus when determining who gets to hold the pen.
LinkedIn shares the same features of social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter — timelines, chat boxes and status updates. Yet despite its large number of users, LinkedIn has somehow avoided controversy regarding the toxic online culture it perpetuates.
Learning how to balance work and play is necessary for productivity. Pushing yourself to work harder has positive outcomes, but research shows that too much pressure lowers work quality.
A global pandemic convulsed the higher education community when students across the country found themselves without summer internships, losing out on opportunities to gain valuable out-of-classroom experience. But one CFA student took matters into her own hands.
Forge Design Studios, which launched last Fall, has brought learning resources and a cohesive design community to BU since its foundation. The group rebranded itself this Spring to help students of all backgrounds begin working with real clients and create design work for their portfolios.
Boston University Alumni Association hosted a webinar Tuesday entitled “Managing Your Career in the Age of Coronavirus,” for students and alumni to learn about how to find job opportunities during the coronavirus pandemic.
