Another installment of our city guides by Laura Carlson ’12. This time she takes us to Chicago, IL affectionately known as chi-town.  Some Background Stats: Population: 2,695,598 (9,461,105 metro) Major Industries: Aerospace, finance, and consulting Avg. Price of a One Bedroom Apartment: $1,106* Cost of Living Index Value: $126** Professional Sports: White Sox, Cubs, Bears, Bulls, Blackhawks Closing Time: Su-F 3AM, Sa 4AM Best known for: being the Windy City Best Dish: Chicago Deep Dish Pizza   Why We Chose It: As the third most populous city in the United States, the Windy City will blow you away with the […]

Interested in a career in law? Please join us for a complimentary lunch and panel discussion featuring alumni. March 30th | Noon | Walls Lounge
RSVP by March 28th
Alumni Panelists: Helen Reetz Whiting ’78, Director, Ethics & Compliance, Abbott Laboratories
Theodore Limpert ’81, Judge, Syracuse City Court
George Tsougarakis ’83, Partner, Hughes Hubbard & Reid

Registration on the BRIDGE by 3/28

Here are just a few with upcoming deadlines – DEADLINE:  Monday, March 26th, at 11:59pm Foundation Energy Company, LLC Internship: Finance / Fund Management Intern Tommy Hilfiger Internship: Internships JPMorgan Chase Internship: Corporate Summer Internship Development Program Dos Funny Frogs, LLC Internship: Summer Interns Hershey’s – The Hershey Company Internship: Research & Development Intern, Summer 2012 Hershey’s – The Hershey Company Internship: Research & Development Intern, Summer 2012 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – Department of Transportation Internship: Summer Internship, Non Engineering (ESTI-engineering) WebpageFX Internship: Internet Marketer – Summer Internship The Jones Group Internship: Internship Program   DEADLINE:  Friday March 30th, at […]

Join us for an alumnae career panel on Jobs in the Arts on Monday, March 26th at 5:30 pm in Bucknell Hall Panelists will speak about their internships and jobs in the Arts and provide tips on how to locate and secure work opportunities in the arts. Panelists: Haley Clark ’10, Sotheby’s (NYC) Erin Hozack ’08, Denise Bibro Fine Art (NYC) Annie McNair ’10, Richard Prince Studio (NYC) Leigh Mozes ’07, Mary Boone Gallery (NYC)

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! We hope you are enjoying your Spring Break. We hate to be the harsh reality check but here it is: Spring Break is almost over. We’ve got a busy week upon your return, here’s what it looks like: Monday, March 19 Making the Most of a Teachers Job Fair Workshop (North Central PA Teacher Fair is 3/27) 5:00 – 6:00 pm, ELC 217 Tuesday, March 20 @BisonINCareers: Caitlyn Oster ’11 Analyst at Citigroup Graduate School in English/Creative Writing Noon – 1:00 pm, Willard Smith Library Missile Defense Info Session – Must register on the BRIDGE to […]

CNN Travel recently posted International business etiquette 101; the article opened with three examples: In Spain, a business dinner will last well into the early morning hours — many restaurants don’t even open until 9 p.m. and don’t get busy until 10 or 11 p.m. Australians aren’t impressed by a title or status — they expect your work to speak for itself. The Japanese aren’t afraid to ask how much money you earn or how large your home is. And these are only three out of thousands of different customs, business protocols and social mores throughout the world! It is […]

If you missed Laura Coleman ’09 on @BisonINCareers on what it’s like to be the Assistant Director for International Admissions for a Valparaiso University as Laura Coleman check out our storify of it! Laura found some time to send us her bio while on an admissions trip in Puerto Rico –we can’t wait to hear more about her job! Laura graduated from Bucknell in 2009 with a B.A. in Art History and Spanish. Shortly after graduation she interviewed for an Admission Counselor position at Valparaiso University, in Valparaiso, Indiana. Her experience as a student employee at Bucknell’s Office of Admissions was […]

Did you tune in to hear all about Erin Fleischer ’07 Founder and Psychotherapist at Thrive Counseling? If you did, our second city up in our “Post-College City Guides” series by Laura Carlson ’12 should come as no surprise: Denver, Colorado!  Some Background Stats: Metro population: 2.4 million Unemployment rate: 9.8% Cost of living index: 101.9 (100 is average) Major Industries: Energy, government, and finance (“Wall Street of the Rockies”) Avg. Price of a One Bedroom Apartment: $830* Professional Sports: Rockies, Broncos, Nuggets, Avalanche Climate: Winter—31°F, Summer—72°F Closing Time: 2AM Best known for: Skiing, snow, and outdoor activity Best Dish: […]

Here are just a few with upcoming deadlines – Deadline: Friday, March 9th 11:59pm Wyndham Worldwide: VARIOUS INTERNSHIPS Norton Museum of Art: Internship   Deadline: Monday, March 12th 11:59pm NFL Players Association: 2012 Summer Internship Program Cernostics: Strategic Marketing Internship President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition: Communications Internship Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra: Summer Intern Time for Lyme: Development and Education Intern Yale University: Yale Mind and Development Lab Summer Internship Old Mission Capital: Quantitative Trading Internship East West Advisors: Intern City National Bank: Wealth Management Intern Philip Morris Capital Corporation: Temporary Professional, Asset & Portfolio Management Intern   BRIDGE application […]

Caitlyn Oster ’11 took over @BisonINCareers on March 20th and took us through her day as an Analyst for Citigroup. If you missed it you can read all about her day here. Caitlyn graduated in 2011 with a double-major in Business Management and Spanish.  She is currently working for Citi in their Global Transaction Services (GTS) business.  After completing an internship at Citi during the summer before her senior year, Caitlyn was offered a full-time position with the bank.  She is now part of Citi’s GTS Analyst rotational program, which consists of three 1-year rotations within the business.  Working in […]

Thinking about Graduate School in the future?  Two department graduate school advisors will host sessions about applying for graduate school in their disciplines.  This is geared toward Juniors but open to interested students who plan to apply to graduate school starting in the Fall of 2012 or later. Graduate School in English/Creative Writing, presented by Professors Drexler and Waldrep and alumni: Tuesday, March 20, Noon – 1 p.m., Willard Smith Library, Pizza provided! Graduate School in Chemistry and Biochemistry, presented by Professor Kerber and seniors attending graduate school: Tuesday, March 27, Noon – 1 p.m., Rooke Chemistry 101, Refreshments provided.

With Spring Break beckoning we know you are all losing focus but we’ve still got some great things planned for you. Check them out before you check out: Monday, March 5th Erin Fleischer ’07 Founder and Psychotherapist at Thrive Counseling on @BisonInCareers BPIP Internship Fund Info Session Noon – 1:00 pm, ELC 217 Tuesday, March 6th Application Deadline to work for US! Mathematics Alumni Career Panel 5:30 – 6:30 pm, O’Leary 232 Friday, March 9th Careers in Higher Education Alumni Career Panel and Lunch – RESCHEDULED for April 13th! See all our planned events on our Google Calendar

Online Info Sessions for the New York University Center for Publishing:Seniors interested in careers in publishing, communications, writing and editing, and journalism should consider attending the online chat about New York University’s 2012 Summer Publishing Institute on March 1st at 7 pm. (RSVP for the March 1st Summer Publishing Institute (SPI) session) or  the March 5th (RSVP for the March 5th Master of Science in Publishing: Digital and Print Media session) chat on Master of Science in Publishing at 7 pm. These one-hour online sessions will inform prospective students about our curriculum, career opportunities in publishing, admissions criteria, financial aid […]

Here are just a few with upcoming deadlines –   Deadline: Thursday, March 1st 11:59pm Institute for Experiential Learning (IEL) Internship Smithsonian Institute, The Katzenberger Foundation: Internship State Farm Insurance Company: Internship TerraVerde Capital Management: Environmental Research Project Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: Internship Cleveland Clinic: Summer 2012 Internship   Deadline: Monday, March 15th 11:59pm Old Hill Partners: Summer Analyst Fehr & Peers: Transportation Engineer/Planner Interns Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): FEMA’s summer internship program, Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP) Genworth Financial: Finance Intern SHYC Sailing Foundation: 2012 Summer Internship Opportunity Graham-Pelton Consulting, Inc.: Client Services Internship Philips: […]

Work with a friendly and energetic staff and enjoy the benefits of enhancing your own career decision making while helping other students do the same. Apply on the BRIDGE by March 6! Search Career Development Center on the BRIDGE and apply with a resume and cover letter for any and all positions that interest you. Positions are full the entire 2012-2013 academic year, but we are open at looking at resume and cover letters of students who cannot make this full year commitment.  Weekly hours are 8-10 a week with most work revolving around assisting students with career needs and […]