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Why wait until the real interview to practice? Members of Bucknell’s Alumni Board and Parent Board, from various industry professions, will be offering 30 minute mock interviews to the Class of 2014 on Friday, February 1st at the Career Development Center (CDC).  Students in the junior class, from all majors and career interests, are encouraged to sign up to take advantage of this event to prepare and practice for upcoming summer internship opportunity interviews.  The first 100 students to register on the BRIDGE will be matched with an Alumni Board or Parent Board member who best fits the student’s career […]

Sophomores – Before you left for break you should have gotten an invite in the mail to this delicious networking opportunity. Good news: There is still space to register to attend! Join us for the annual Bucknell Sophomore Brunch – Career Options & Opportunities. Hosted every February by the Bucknell Alumni Board and the Career Development Center, this event offers you a free catered brunch with your classmates and the unique opportunity to hear about “real world” career experiences from alumni.  They’ve walked the same path you are currently walking at Bucknell – see what they did with their BU […]

Online Information Session for Master Degree Programs The University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) will be hosting an Online Information Session on: Monday, January 14th at 7:00 PM (EST) Monday, January 28th at 9:00 AM (EST). These sessions will provide an excellent opportunity to hear from our staff and learn more about our master degree programs. We encourage you to join us from the comforts of your home or office, wherever in the world that may be. Register  or join by logging on Monday, January 14 at 7pm or Monday, January 28 at 9am. The University of […]

The final application deadline for the NYC Teaching Fellows program has been extended to March 11th. The NYC Teaching Fellows program recruits talented and dedicated graduates to raise student achievement in the New York City classrooms that need teachers the most. More than one in ten NYC public school teachers started their career through the NYC Teaching Fellows. Who Can Apply? No previous teaching experience or education coursework is necessary for participation in the program. Fellows enroll in an intensive summer training program and then earn a subsidized master’s degree while teaching in a New York City public school. Why […]

The Villers Fellowship was created in 2005 by Philippe Villers, Families USA’s founder and president. The Villers Fellow will work in our health policy department, supporting the organization’s efforts to improve access to health coverage for all Americans, especially for low-income and other vulnerable constituencies. Their principle responsibility includes conducting primary and secondary research on a range of health care and health reform topics, as well as writing and contributing to publications that are relevant to current health reform issues. The Villers Fellow will work as a full-time policy analyst in our Washington, DC office. The ideal candidate will exhibit […]

Nature of the course: This is a complete preparation course for the Revised Graduate Record Exam (GRE). You will receive 14 hours of expert classroom instruction and extensive handouts. Only real GRE questions are used. Because the GRE is a test of general reasoning ability, the test-taker needs a clear understanding of the types of reasoning tested and a sensible procedural approach to the test. Registration fee: $350 Location: Bank of America Career Services Center, Penn State University, University Park. The course is offered through Career Services. For more information, please contact (814) 865-5131 or at CareerWorkshops@sa.psu.edu. Dates and times: […]

Our first City Guide before you leave for Winter Break: Baltimore! Maybe it will inspire you to take a trip to visit “America’s Comeback City,” the “Crab Cake Capital of the World,” “The Greatest City in America,” or whatever you may call Baltimore over Winter Break. Baltimore, Maryland by Hillary Mann ’13 Metro Population: 2.7 million people Unemployment Rate: 7.3% Cost of Living Index: 90 (100 is average) Major Industries: Business, healthcare/medicine, bio-science Average Price of One-Bedroom Apartment: $1,061 Average Climate: Winter – 37°F, Summer – 81°F Professional Sports: Orioles (baseball), Ravens (football) Closing Time: 2 AM Best Known For: […]

…well are coming back. I know you don’t want to hear this but with only ONE semester left of your senior year it’s time to start thinking of where you may call home come May 2013. That’s why we started our “City Guide” series. Last Spring Semester Laura Carlson ’12 profiled Houston, Denver, Chicago, Boston, Madison, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. This semester, following Laura’s excellent lead, we hope to share more possibilities of places you may want to call home after Bucknell.  Although these guides are written by a senior (our ever-awesome Hillary Mann ’13) and are primarily for seniors […]

In the stress of finals and the excitement of heading home for a month, it is easy to forget minor details – like setting up a vacation response. If you are in the middle of a job or internship search we recommend setting up your vacation settings in Bmail. It may help if a potential employer happens to send you an email during this time to make sure they are aware that you are currently on break. It doesn’t have to be long or fancy. Something easy and quick. Something to let them know that you may not be checking […]

2013 Sports Industry Networking Career Conference

February 8-9, 2013

Washington, DC
www.SINC-Conference.com
Register Today – Conference Will Sell Out

– Early Registration Discount Price Available Until January 4 –

Road Trips to the Real World Learn first hand about a career field, network with employees, and explore internship and job opportunities. Student Registration – Deadline Extended to December 7, 2012! The “Road Trips to the Real World” program is a series of employer site visits for your students during the winter break, January 2-11, 2013.  The program will help you and fellow students think about life after college and the career paths that are available. After all, it is never too early to start thinking about your career. These employer site visits are open to all current college students whose […]

Learn how you can easily become part of a professional network to to interact with alumni, parents and employers for professional and networking opportunities and to learn about industries in which you can apply your education and skills. Come to a Bucknell Professional Network (BPN) Information Session: Tuesday, November 27 at 5:30 pm in the ELC Terrace Room–Pizza provided!!! We have established professional networks in the following industries/areas: Bucknell Consumer Products and Fashion Network Bucknell Entrepreneurial Network Bucknell Finance Network Bucknell Health Network Bucknell Law Network Bucknell Media and Technology Network Bucknell Public Service Network WHY become a Network Student […]

Welcome back! We hope you all had a great Thanksgiving break: ate good food, slept in, maybe even made some good connections?! We are in the home stretch here with the last full week of classes before finals – can you believe we are almost done with Fall 2012? I cannot. As you gear up to finish out your semester here’s what’s you can look forward to happening in the CDC this week: Monday, November 26 Interviewing Tips: 4:00 – 4:30 pm, CDC Tuesday, November 27 Pre-Health – Post-baccalaureate and special masters program: Noon – 1:00 pm, BIOL 104 – […]

Swiss Finance Academy is now accepting student applications for its summer 2013 International Wall Street training program, designed to help college undergraduate students, graduate students, as well as recent graduates secure the best possible job opportunities in investment banking. Because of our rigorous training, our alumni regularly receive offers from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, and Deutsche Bank, to name a few. Wall Street firms recognize that our participants excel on the job. We also partner with major employers so that we can offer New York interview opportunities to our top performers. Our training is globally reputed to give our […]

I am not talking about ignorance here, I am talking about the mindset you get when you limit your thoughts to a distance or a radius. Let me explain: I had to run up to the library the other day and as I was preparing to leave I found myself wondering if there was anything else that I needed to drop off “up there” – to be efficient? to be lazy? – I’m not sure. Then I realized as I was walking up there that, for some reason, I was thinking of this trip as a trek; as if walking to the […]