We’ve got a full schedule for the first fill week of November! Monday, November 5 Alumni Take Over: John Stevenson ’11 Asst Mechanical Engineer at Burns & McDonnell All Day, Twitter: @BisonINCareers Interviewing Tips 4:00 – 4:30 pm, CDC Arts Career Panel: Internships & Jobs in the Arts 5:00 – 6:00 pm, Bucknell Hall Pre-Health JanPlan Deadline Tuesday, November 6 Pre-Health: Preparing for application to professional school Noon – 1:00 pm, ELC Center Room BPIP Information Session 5:00 – 5:45 pm, ELC 217 Wednesday, November 7 Capitol Hill Internship Program Info Session Noon – 1:00 pm, ELC Gallery Theatre Employer Session: UBS 6:00 – 7:00 […]

If you are studying abroad next semester but know that you want to 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 for a CDC Peer Specialist position by Wednesday, November 14. To apply, send a resume and cover letter for any and all positions that interest you. To get a more detailed description of the positions, let Sarah Bell (sarah.bell@bucknell.edu) know and she will send them to you (or look for them in the CDC department folder under Peer Specialists).   Positions […]

Would you love to work at a university?  Hear advice and perspectives from Bucknell alumni who work in Higher Education as professional staff in various functions of universities. The conversation will include a question and answer period and an opportunity to meet (and network with!) the alumni panelists. Lunch will be provided. Friday, November 9 | Noon | ELC Center Room (256) Panelists will include: Richard Alexander ’03, Assistant Men & Women’s Track & Field Coach, Bucknell University Wayne Branker ’06, Associate Director of Admissions, Long Island University Nicole Loyd ’95, Vice-President for Student Affairs, Moravian College Kellen Smith ’03, […]

Alumni and students will speak about their internships and work experiences, and provide tips on how to locate and secure internships and jobs in museums, galleries and auction houses. Monday, Nov. 5 |  5:30 – 6:30 pm | Bucknell Hall Panelists: Sarah Battle ’14, Smithsonian American Museum of Art, Washington, DC, Summer 2012 Erin Hozack ’08, Gallery Manager, Denise Bibro Fine Art Gallery, New York, NY Kimi Kitada ’10, Exhibition Facilitator, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Curatorial Intensive Associate, Independent Curators International (ICI), New York, NY Morgan Slade ’13, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Sotheby’s, New York, NY, Summer 2012 […]

Recap of John’s Day in the Life on Storify – he did a GREAT job! On November 5th you have the opportunity to learn what it’s like to be an Assistant Mechanical Engineer at Burns & McDonnell, what it takes to become LEED certified and what means to be an EIT (Engineer-in-Traning) from John Stevenson ’11 who’s doing it all! Follow John on @BisonINCareers on Nov. 5 to learn more and ask questions. John graduated in May 2011 with a B.S. with Honors in Mechanical Engineering. He works for Burns & McDonnell in Fort Worth, Texas. Burns & McDonnell is […]

Monday, October 29 Capitol Hill Internship Program Info Session Noon – 1:00 pm, ELC 217 CANCELED – Interviewing Tips 4:00 – 4:30 pm, CDC Tuesday, October 30 CANCELED – Employer Session: PwC Presents: Audit Case Study 7:00 – 8:00 pm, Taylor 113 Thursday, November 1 Rescheduled for 11/12 – BentN Fieldtrip: NYC Uncubed – Registration required by 11/8 10:00 am, New York, NY Employer Presentation: Department of Labor – FREE LUNCH! Noon – 1:00 pm, Taylor 115 Employer Presentation: First Quality Enterprises, Inc. for ChemE, MechE, EE Students 5:00 – 6:00 pm, Dana 113 Remember to check the BRIDGE for […]

Are you looking to intern or volunteer abroad?  Here is more about a great organization – Cross Cultural Solutions – a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that addresses critical global issues by providing meaningful and sustainable volunteer service to communities abroad, and contributing responsibly to local economies. http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org/

Rescheduled for 11/12! This field trip is sponsored by the Bucknell Entrepreneur Network (BentN) and is limited to the first 50 students to sign up by Thursday, November 8th on the BRIDGE. NYC Uncubed is for programmers, designers & talented professionals looking to work at NYC’s hottest startups. Students must register on the BRIDGE (go to Career Center Calendar – Nov. 12 – Register) by November 8th then YOU WILL ALSO need to register here to attend (only enter for Day 1: Scout Day). Bucknell students will NOT need to pay the registration fee for Day 1 – you will […]

First Year Engineering 100 students – take advantage of the Alumni returning for Homecoming and attend the annual Connections: Friday, October 26 at 3:00 in Larison Dining Room. This program provides you with the opportunity to meet with alumni who graduated from Bucknell with the engineering specialty area that you are considering or most interested in. This program is encouraged for all students who are enrolled in Engineering 100; your faculty will share more information with you in class. Co-sponsored with Engineering 100 and BEAA

This week provides lots of opportunities to learn about Public Service and Federal/Government opportunities: Monday, October 22 Sophomore Externship Resumania – Required for participation in the program 11-3:30 pm, CDC Interviewing Tips 4-4:30 pm, CDC Tuesday, October 23 Externship Deadline Sophomore Externship Resumania – Required for participation in the program 11-3:30 pm, CDC BPIP Info Session Noon–1 pm, ELC Gallery Theatre Jan Plan Info Session Noon-1 pm, Bio 102 Employer Session: Bluewolf 6-7 pm, Taylor 113 Wednesday, October 24 Federal Intern and Entry-Level Hire Roundtable Webinar 1-2 pm, Coleman 21 Employer Session: General Services Administration (GSA) 6-7 pm, ElC Gallery Theatre (301) […]

We’ve got a week PACKED full of events for you so get ready, get set, go! Monday, October 15 Jan Plan Info Session: Noon – 1:00 pm, BIO 101 Interviewing Tips: 4pm, CDC Capitol Hill Internship Fund Info Session: 5:00 – 5:45 pm, ELC 217 Tuesday, October 16 Pre-Health Program: Staying on track for professional school application: Noon – 1:00 pm, BIO 101 Externship Orientation Session: Noon – 12:30 pm, ELC Gallery Theatre Health Professions Grad School Fair: 3:00 – 6:00 pm, ELC Center Room Decoding the Presidential Management Fellows Application Process Webinar: 4:00 – 5:00 pm, ELC 217 A.T. […]

Missed Alex’s takeover on 10/18? Read up on her day. Thinking of getting an MBA? See what a typical day would be like by following Alex Coleman ’08 on October 18th on @BisonINCareers as she takes us through what it’s like to be a 2nd year MBA student at Babson College, ranked #1 MBA program for entrepreneurship by US News and World Report. Here’s more about Alex: Alex Coleman graduated from Bucknell University in 2008 with a degree in Civil Engineering.  At Bucknell Alex founded GLOBE, Global Learning Opportunities for Bucknell Engineers, and was an executive member of her sorority, […]

It’s not every day that you get to have lunch with the former mayor of Pasadena, CA but October 19th is not every day. We invite you to join us at Noon in ELC 217 on October 19th to lunch and learn! Bucknell Alumnus and former mayor of Pasadena, CA, Bill Thomson will present a short talk on the importance of civic engagement by lawyers and business leaders.  Mr. Thomson has litigated a broad spectrum of complex patent and other intellectual property cases, particularly pharmaceutical, biotech, chemical, and computer technology matters.  An accomplished trial lawyer, he has represented major clients […]

Figuring out what to wear on a daily basis can be challenging. It gets even more difficult when you are dressing for an interview, career fair, internship, first day of work…the list goes on! We hear a lot of you ask about what you should wear (which is great- it shows you’re conscious of having to look professional) but unfortunately there is no single answer to this question. A lot of what to wear is industry based or depends on the situation. For instance for an interview with GE I would wear a suit, no question. But if I were […]

We’ve been ending a lot of our posts with “sign up on the BRIDGE,” lately and I just wanted to take a minute to make sure everyone knows how to do it. It may seem difficult at first but once you get the hang of it signing up for an event on the BRIDGE is super easy…especially since if you are signed in to myBucknell you can access the BRIDGE without signing in again. OK so let’s say just got an email about our “Are You LinkedIn?” workshop on October 18th…here’s how you sign up: Sign into the BRIDGE Mouse […]