The Edge: July 2020
The Edge is Boston University’s monthly alumni career digest. As a BU graduate, you have exclusive access to events and resources that can give you an ‘edge’ in advancing your career.
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A few highlights from this edition:
This month, alongside resources to advance your career, we are highlighting the many ways you can open doors and provide career assistance to your fellow and future alumni. The Alumni Association is partnering with BU’s Center for Career Development to help members of our community overcome the unprecedented challenges caused by the pandemic.
Ways You Can Help | Micro-internships
Offering a Micro-Internship
Micro-internships are short-term, paid, professional projects enabling students to demonstrate their skills, explore career paths, and build professional networks. By offering a remote micro-internship project, you’ll receive assistance on a project that requires between 5 and 40 hours of work and a student will have a chance to engage in experiential learning outside the classroom. This service is provided by Parker Dewey, in partnership with the Center for Career Development.
Event | Tuesday, July 28 at 12 pm ET
Ask Me Anything: Career Insights from Center for Career Development Experts
Join us for an exclusive, hour-long, Ask Me Anything session on Tuesday, July 28 at 12 pm ET featuring two experts from BU’s Center for Career Development. This is your chance to ask questions about finding a job, building your network, or advancing your career in the face of COVID-19. Questions like, how can I best prepare for a virtual interview? What skills are most valuable amidst the current recession? How do I navigate the world of layoffs or furloughs? Submit your questions for Martha Brill, Assistant Director of Career Education and Matt Qualter, Associate Director of Employer Engagement in advance and come ready to join our virtual conversation!
Resource | Handshake
Handshake: Your BU Career Management Platform
Handshake is a powerful tool to help you define and achieve your professional goals. Complete your profile to see a collection of opportunities that are best suited to your interests and experience. Join Handshake to explore 6,000+ open opportunities. Just a few of the companies currently seeking Terrier talent include Cisco, Human Rights Campaign, Procter & Gamble, UPS, Century Bank, Qualcomm, and many more.
Podcast | Proud to BU
Learning to be “Lit on Purpose” as a Social Entrepreneur
Words of wisdom from Ivellisse Morales (COM’12)is the Founder & CEO of Bombilla, a design firm out to change the world.: “What I’m trying to build is a workforce that is truly representative of America. It needs to be intergenerational, multicultural, it needs to include different abilities, different identities because those are the stories that need to be shared and told.”