The Career Development Center is seeking your response to a short survey about your summer job/internship experience this past summer. You’ll be asked to answer a series of questions about where you were, what your experience was like, and if you would be willing to share your experience with the CDC and other students. This information will help to guide students in the future to these programs and can also help us to forge new relationships. 2009 Summer Experience Survey Students who complete a survey will have their names entered into a drawing for Bookstore Gift Certificates! The survey will […]

BRIDGE application deadlines are usually Monday nights at 11:59 p.m. and will continue throughout the academic year. If you have any technical difficulties with your application, be sure to email recruiting@bucknell.edu before the deadline and we will be able to help you. Please continue to check the BRIDGE as part of your comprehensive job search strategy, but note that industries recruit differently depending on the time of year and how much their openings are planned. If you aren’t finding what interests you on the BRIDGE, please work with a CDC counselor to determine the best strategies for your needs. **Deadline […]

The Capitol Hill Internship Program is a summer internship program that provides a stipend of $250 per week (up to $2500 for the summer) for students who are able to secure unpaid, noncredit internships. The program is open to all full-time undergraduate students, including graduating seniors. The application deadline is Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 11:59 pm. Monday, September 28, 5:00 – 5:45 pm, ELC 217 Tuesday, October 6, 12:00 – 12:45 am, Vaughan 101 Sunday, October 18, 5:00 – 5:45 pm, ELC 217 Tuesday, October 20, 3:00 – 4:00 pm, ELC 217 Thursday, October 29, 5:00 – 5:45 pm, ELC […]

This Friday, September 25 at 5:00 in BIOL 104, Dr. David Janda ’80 will be giving a talk on Tips for Interviewing for Medical School. This will be relevant not only for medical school, but for any of the health professions graduate schools. Dr. Janda has done this in the past with great success, and had graciously offered to present once again. If you are able, I would highly recommend that you try to make it – especially if you will be interviewing this fall or spring!

Definition: to jump across or leap over an obstacle but perhaps the best definition was demonstrated by Kerri Strug in the 1996 Olympics (starts at 1:23) but, don’t worry, we aren’t expecting you to land on one foot. Which is why Bucknell subscribes to an amazing career resource called…you guessed it…The Vault. Access is strictly for Bucknell students but can be easily accessed through myBucknell (or this post). It’s easy to do anywhere on campus; once you are signed in to myBucknell you will also be automatically signed in to the Vault. Why use the Vault? Our subscription gives you […]

New York City Finance Summit; Thursday, October 1; Ticket Required; Transportation Available
Learn from and network with BU alumni, parents, and friends who are financial professionals from the NYC area. Listen to a panel of Bucknell young alumni, discuss job research strategies and career paths in the financial world, and possible internship and full time opportunities. Sign up on the BRDGE; Ticket Required. Attend the Prep Session on Monday, September 28th at 5:00 in Rooke 116 to get required ticket. Transportation Available to registered students; bring in a $20.00 (refundable) cash deposit to the CDC to reserve your seat by Tuesday, September 29th at Noon.

Check out the new pictures and tips added to our Facebook Page from Expo! Read more about the tips highlighted in the album: The Ten Keys to Success at Job and Career Fairs by Quintessential Careers.

Congratulations to those of you who attended the Employer Expo! Our office received loads of positive feedback from employers on the poised, prepared, and knowledgeable nature of Bucknellians. Give yourselves a pat on the back for making a great impression on employers, and then, get back to work! 🙂 It’s important to follow-up with employers after a career fair, and it’s a step in the job search process that students are often unaware they should take. Putting forth a little effort to go the extra mile will make you stand out from the competition. Here’s some advice from Peter Vogt, […]

Session 1: Prepare for the Competition Tuesday, September 22, Noon – 12:30; ELC Gallery Theatre (2nd and last workshop in this series topic) Are you a Junior looking to get a head start at preparing for your search the perfect internship? If so, take advantage of this 3-part workshop series geared toward getting you ready to take on the internship search challenge! The series is designed specifically for Juniors to tackle this process one step at a time and to be prepared for their search ahead of the competition. Each section of the series will be offered twice a month. […]

Sunday, September 20; 8:30 – 11:30; ELC Gallery Theatre Take a practice LSAT under realistic conditions. An actual retired LSAT exam will be used and tests will be scored on site. Registration is required in order to have enough copies of the exam. Sign up through the BRIDGE; Deadline is 4:00 p.m., Thursday, September 17, 2009

If you’ve ever wondered if cover letters are really important just Google it…I got 109,000,000 results. That’s a lot of people who think cover letters are important. While you may feel that the resume is “good enough” you should know that, while the resume provides an overview of your background, the cover letter allows you to talk in your own voice, link your experiences to the specific job opening, share your special abilities and show that you can write cohesively and effectively, which is important in any job; essentially it helps you sell yourself. And while I did get a […]

Let me take you into the future for a moment: the day is September 16, 2009, the time is 3:01 pm and the place is the Gerard Fieldhouse; you’ve just finished networking and marketing yourself to the array of employers who came on-campus for the Employer Expo; your elevator pitch is perfected and you are still raring to go…what to do with all this motivated energy? Well it’s not over yet! Check out the following presentations post-Expo: Employer Panel: Interviewing From an Employer’s Point of View Wednesday, September 16, Zeller Lounge (2nd floor of Gerhard Fieldhouse), 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. […]

It is finally upon us! This Wednesday is the long awaited Employer Expo! September 16, 2009, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Gerhard Fieldhouse Get the details and the list of employers registered! This is the ideal chance to ask questions, sell yourself, and gather valuable information that you wouldn’t otherwise be able to obtain. Network with employers as you begin your job or internship search and learn about full-time positions, internships & organizations.

“Resume and Cover Letter Workshop” Wednesday, September 9 5 – 6 p.m. in 200G Roberts Hall Registration required by contacting the Writing Center or calling 7-3141 Are you conducting a job search? If so, the Writing Center invites you to their workshop, “Writing Your Resume and Cover Letter.” We can help you with everything from making a list of skills and experiences appropriate for your resume and cover letter to developing strategies for tailoring them to the job you want. At this interactive workshop, you get to talk with Writing Center staff and with peers about how to create the […]

Professor Andrea Halpern is the University Graduate School Advising Coordinator. Please see the important information about Graduate School Advising that she has shared with campus via the Message Center: Dear Students: As University Graduate School Advising Coordinator, my job is to gather information about academic graduate school resources, to assemble expert advisors for departments and fellowships, and to serve as a reference person for general questions about graduate school. The Graduate Advising webpage has been newly updated for this year, with current departmental and fellowship advisors now listed. http://www.bucknell.edu/GradSchoolAdvising.xml Seniors should be making serious plans now about whether to apply […]