Did you get a great internship for the summer? Awesome! Now do you need a place to live? Well we can help…we’ve compiled a list of sites that are a great start to your search. Help Yourself to Housing Guide is a great resource which includes where to begin, what kind of decisions you need to make, housing laws you need to be aware of and much more. General Sites: ApartmentGuide.com Campus Rent College Apartments Craig’s List InternHousing.com (must be issued a Username/Password by your employer) Easy Roommate Educational Housing Services MyCheapApartments.com Sublet.com StudentRent.com For good sites by city or […]

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Want to be James Bond? Idolize Austin Powers? Great stalker? Well then you don’t want to miss this alumni panel on, “Intelligence as a Career,” and no, I don’t mean being smart…although smart is certainly something you will have to be. I mean spying, well in laymen terms. So on April 4 at  5:30 pm in the ELC Center Room join 3 alumni for dinner and a discussion  on careers in intelligence. Sally Botsai ’57, board member, Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO) and former NSA officer David Kahn ’51, foremost expert of cryptology and author of The Codebreakers George […]

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Over the past seven years the Summer Institute for General Management (SIGM) has provided participants the unique opportunity to explore the foundations of business with Stanford’s world-renowned GSB faculty. Students from top universities from around the world participate in the intensive four-week residential program on Stanford’s campus in the heart of Silicon Valley. Combining MBA-style classes, professional development workshops and networking opportunities with top-level companies, SIGM empowers emerging professionals as they embark upon their careers. The SIGM curriculum is designed to meet the needs of liberal arts, science, and assumes no previous study in any business field. The coursework covers […]

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You may be a Facebook pro, but are you on LinkedIn? LinkedIn is for professional networking only – you can use the site to make connections, research companies, find a job, and more. We’ve created 2 prezi’s to help! One is geared more towards students who aren’t familiar with LinkedIn (Basics for Students) while the other (which still provides similar, great information) was created for an Alumni Networking event we did this year in Philadelphia (Are You LinkedIn?). Both help you  learn the basics and see how easy it is to create a professional profile, find your dream job, and […]

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The Xi Kappa Chapter, of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. alongside the Career Development Center at Bucknell University presents an entrepreneurial program under Kappa Alpha Psi’s national Greeks Learning About Deficit (G.L.A.D) initiative. The event will take place in Walls Lounge, Tuesday, March 29th from 7:00-9:00pm – From 7:00pm to 8:00pm students will have the opportunity to have their resumes revised by CDC staff. – At 8:00pm Reverend Kirby Spivey III, in collaboration with James Adlam will be hosting an entrepreneurial workshop, in which they will voice their career successes as well as their methods of achievement. It is our […]

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Take 2 minutes to complete this Externship Survey and let us know what you like! Why? Because the Externship Program exposes students to professions they are interested in: PRODUCER, DOCTOR, TEACHER, ENGINEER, SCIENTIST, BANKER, CONSULTANT, ETC and your answers in this survey will help  give us (the CDC) an idea of the locations and industries you are interested for externships. Externships are an amazing “Bucknell signature” program where we help connect students to alumni in a their field of interest for a a 1-2 day job shadow.  You apply to this program in the Fall of your Sophomore year (that’s […]

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JUMP… Into the beginning of your internship and job search! Try this non-credit, 4 session course to get started with the CDC Topics Include: Self Exploration, Industry Research, Externships, Summer Job and Internship Strategies, Networking, Job Search Tools (Resumes, Cover Letters, Interviewing) You will leave this class with a great JUMPSTART on your career goals and with a great understanding of how the CDC can help! The program is free and open to first year students of all majors. Class is offered in 3 different sections: Mondays: 3/28  4/4, 4/11, 4/18 at Noon in ELC 302 –Sign up by March […]

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Bucknell Media and Technology Network (BMTN), in partnership with the Lehigh University Media, Entertainment, and, Communications Alumni (LUMECA), invites you to attend a Panel Event featuring Alumni from each University “Winning and Losing in the Digital Marketplace” Thursday, March 31st MTV Studios ~ Viacom Lodge 1515 Broadway (7th Floor) between 44th/45th Streets NY. NY 10017 Registration Opens at 6PM Panel Moderator: Tracy Byrnes (Lehigh) `92, On-Air Journalist, Fox Business Channel Panelists: Greg DePalma (Bucknell) `92, Vice President, Audience Insights, Tivo Corporation Matt Gay (Bucknell) `92, Vice President, MediaBrands Tom Wolfe (Lehigh) `94, Senior Director, Advertising, Rovi Corporation The panel followed […]

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On February 17th some fast-acting, motivated students got to attend a great panel in NYC entitled “Leadership Lessons from Distinguished Bucknellians.”  As I was checking out one of my favorite Bucknell blogs (Year in the Life…why didn’t they have this when I was in college?!) I was pleasantly surprised to read Tom  Zhu‘s  post about attending the event! We always love to hear feedback from students …especially when we don’t have to beg for it 😉 so I immediately had to share with all of you here (with Tom’s permission of course!). But before we get to his post I’d […]

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Monday, March 28 | 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Willard Smith Library (Vaughan Lit 125) Light refreshments served Ray Sisson ’87 was an Economics major at Bucknell, became a lawyer, received his MBA from The University of Chicago in 2003 and is now the CEO of an aviation/aeronautics company in Dublin, Ireland named AWAS.  He has lived and worked abroad for most of his life. Mr. Sisson will return to campus to share: – how he got to where he is – insights about global careers and being an expat – perspectives on the commercial aircraft/airline business – global macro […]

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If you are looking for a job or internship, being in our RESUME BOOK is a great way to potentially get your resume in front of several thousand employers! Publish your resume to the Resume Book on the BRIDGE, where employers can browse your document and if they find a skill match, contact you directly! Interested? Log in to the BRIDGE Click on Document tab/Publish a Resume Select the proper book: Class of 2011 – for seniors seeking full-time work Summer 2011 – for students seeking summer employment Upload your resume This awesome offer of the Resume Book is only […]

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This series of programs is especially designed for seniors who feel stuck or overwhelmed with what happens next; we will focus on concrete solutions to roadblocks in your planning. DATE: Series of five dates on Thursdays (see below) TIME: Noon – 12:50 p.m. LOCATION: Bertrand Library Traditional Reading Room, except 4/28 – Willard Smith Library Transition & Anxiety, Thursday, March 31st Leaving Bucknell, Thursday, April 7th You – Then & Now, Thursday, April 14th Choosing Your Individual Path, Thursday, April 21st Owning Your Decisions, Thursday April 28th, Willard Smith Library The group conversations will be facilitated by Renee Cardone, Psychological […]

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Want to find sustainable companies? This will help: 2011 Global 100: The Definitive Corporate Sustainability Benchmark (pdf) The Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World is an annual project initiated by Corporate Knights, the magazine for clean capitalism. In 2010, Corporate Knights collaborated with three strategic partners to identify the Corporate Knights Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World. The Corporate Knights Global 100 team included Inflection Point Capital Management—a sustainability-focused asset management venture founded by Dr. Matthew Kiernan, Legg Mason’s Global Currents Investment Management, and Phoenix Global Advisors LLC (a consulting and technology platform focused on sustainability).  […]

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Given that it’s officially March Madness time and Bucknell is IN IT (!!!), spotlighting careers in the sports industry seemed like a no-brainer. Finding a job  (or internship) in the “sports industry” can mean a lot of things so we wanted to share some helpful sites to start your research: About.com “Careers in the Sports Industry“ Jobs In Sports NCAA News – The Market:  Free job listings – college athletics Sports Link Central:  A comprehensive site showcasing industry websites, professional associations, and publications Sports Careers:  Provides an outline of various niches of the sports industry Sports Career Finder TeamWork Online: […]

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I know you probably aren’t reading this but in case you are…I’ve been catching up on my Netflix Watch Instantly Queue and while I’m ashamed to admit it I am going to … I watch Greek. Yes, I know. Please remember this is a judgment free zone. So I used the surprise snow and then rain as a great excuse to veg-out on the couch and catch up on the show and sadly…I then thought of a blog post clearly demonstrating that inspiration can come from anywhere. So, anyway, remember that Greek episode (“The First Last”)  where everyone is on […]

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