We are back from our various holiday vacations and the office is already in full swing. Many students are currently doing externships or JanPlan. Perhaps others had their own internship set up over the winter break. Let’s know what you are up to and what you are learning! Working on stuff from home? No problem…email or call us and we can still help! Enjoy your time away from campus but remember we are still here for you! And when you get back I hope you’ll take advantage of all the great events, resources, and networking opportunities we have for you! […]

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Eclipse Solar LLC, started by Craig Dwyer ’10, Eric Diamond ’09 and Drew Willey ’09, is a result of the School of Management‘s business venture competition. Dwyer and Diamond entered the contest with an eye on the $5,000 prize, and decided on a solar energy sales and installation venture and wrote a business plan focusing on government incentives as a selling point for solar energy systems. Dwyer and Diamond placed fourth in the competition and were inspired to pursue the idea. They brought in another partner, Willey, and set up shop in a 1,240-square-foot storefront in West Chester, Pa. Eclipse […]

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No one ever said you had to go it alone: Daniel LaRusso had Mr. Miyagi, Rocky had Mighty Mick, Bill & Ted had Rufus, Happy had Chubbs, Wedding Crashers John and Jeremy had Chazz…who will you have? We’ve got some great ways to connect to alumni who are happy, ready, and willing to be mentors to YOU. Among B-Link‘s many different ways to connect with alumni, you can also use the  Career Center Search to specifically search for those willing to be mentors. We also have BisonConnect (which can only be accessed through myBucknell), an additional database of Bucknell alumni […]

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Just enough news to make morning conversation Check out this new daily newsletter for Wall Street professionals! Not a Wall Street professional yet? This newsletter will come in handy to stay up on what’s happening and perhaps help in interviews to demonstrate your knowledge of the latest hot topics. Check it out: Small Talk

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Informational Interview scheduled over the break? Job Interview? Internship Interview? Want your resume ready just in case? Well we are still here to help! Our office will be open for regular office hours and we will still hold Quick Questions from 1:30 – 3:30 until Dec. 17th. BUT … please note our offices will be closed December 14 & 15 for Spring 2010 (YIKES!) planning. Good luck on all your finals (papers, exams, projects) and we hope to see you before you start your Winter Break!

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The AlumniAthlete Network Wall Street Internship Program is a 10-week summer internship program targeted to collegiate sophomores and juniors who have shown a commitment to intercollegiate athletics and academics excellence. The program began in the summer of 2004. Since that time, we have placed more than 200 student-athletes at major Wall Street firms including Bank of America, Citi, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and UBS. Our participants have served in many different areas of our partner firms including investment banking, sales & trading, capital markets, research, asset management, private wealth management and operations. […]

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Next semester the CDC will be hosting our annual Internship Fair, the Communications and Arts Fair, the DC Career Fair, and numerous employer presentations, interviews, and events. If you do not already have a suit and appropriate business attire at Bucknell you are highly encourage to assure you bring a suit and business attire back with you from winter break. Perhaps this will be an addition onto your holiday wish list! You may not think you need a full SUIT, but different employers have different dress codes and expectations. It is always better to be overdressed, so bring back that […]

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By Holly Hodges `10 Every little kid has an idea, a dream of what they want to be when they’re older. While I had many possibilities that didn’t quite pan out, being the tooth fairy or performing on Broadway, one interest stuck with me. Growing up in Southern California, surrounded by amusement parks, I always had a strong desire to design rides. It wasn’t until I began my engineering courses at Bucknell that I realized someone actually has that dream job, and it was often engineers. This was when I decided to avidly pursue turning my childhood dream into a […]

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Are you familiar with the following terms for financing your graduate education? Fellowships: typically granted to individuals to cover their living expenses while they carry out research or work on a project. Awards may be single or multiple-year. Awards are usually based on an individual’s merit as measured by grades, GRE scores, publications, and letters of recommendation. Assistantships: usually campus-affiliated work assignments (e.g. graduate teaching instructor, research associate) that provide an individual a stipend and often waive tuition and/or other matriculation fees. Grants: often awarded to cover expenses associated with carrying out research or other specific projects, such as travel, […]

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As promised…you can now get the headlines from the Career Insider on myBucknell. You can find it on the left nav gadget area under ‘News and Publications.’ Once you’ve added it you’ll get the most recent post headlines and an easy way to link in to the stories you want to read about, or discover some great tips and resources you would have other wised missed. If you have feedback on gadget or the Career Insider let us know (careerevents@bucknell.edu), we’d love to hear your opinion and ideas!

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According to a new survey of nearly 500 human-resources professionals released by the Society for Human Resource Management, there are plenty of ways to derail a job interview—and some of them may surprise you! Some Survey Results 30% of hiring managers will decide whether to hire you within 15 minutes 40% of hiring managers say a cellphone ringing in the middle of an interview is a “deal breaker” 70% prefer job candidates to have unpaid internship experience directly related to their companies’ work versus paid 39% say “chemistry” with a job applicant accounts for half of their hiring decision Read […]

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Many of you will take advantage of shopping, sales, sleeping, friends and food over Winter Break and I’d like to encourage you to take advantage of one more thing: Informational Interviewing. Perhaps your parents or friends parents, or friends have a job in a industry or at a company you are interested and now is perfect time to take advantage of any connection to ask for advice; you never know what may learn or where it may lead! Informational interviewing is essentially talking with people about their careers. It is a valuable career exploration technique which allows you to learn […]

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Click Here To Download the 2010 Fellowship Application Application Deadline January 29, 2010 The South Carolina Institute for Energy Studies is pleased to announce the 2010 UTSR Gas Turbine Industrial Fellowship (GTIF) Program. We are currently looking for 14 of the best and brightest science and engineering students (rising seniors through PhD candidates) who would like to spend 10-12 weeks this summer working at the leading gas turbine OEMs and suppliers listed below, under the direct guidance of industry experts. In addition to gaining valuable industry experience and exploring potential permanent job opportunities, the students will receive competitive pay based […]

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Have you thought about the Peace Corps after graduation? Want a chance to connect with some returned volunteers? A group of Peace Corps Alum will be gathering at the Lewisburg Hotel this Friday at 5pm for a a casual get together. If you are interested in joining the group please RSVP to Ben Hoskins at bhoskins@dejazzd.com. Don’t miss the opportunity to network and hear about the Peace Corps experience!

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We’re accepting scholarship applications for the 2010-2011 school year! iModules, the company that provides us with B-Link, believes helping students with their academic pursuits is one of the greatest gifts they can give back to their clients and the communities they serve. Now in its third year, the iModules Scholarship Program annually provides individual financial scholarships to students enrolled in secondary or higher education institutions that are current iModules clients…THAT’S US!!! 🙂 (aka B-Link) And this year, they are proud to announce that they’ll be awarding 8 students with scholarships. FIVE $1,000 scholarships and THREE $2,500 scholarships will be awarded. […]

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