We’ve had quite a hiatus since our last @BisonINCareers takeover but we are back with a great one on Tuesday, March 25th with Dana Musulin ‘13 a Teacher at Success Academy. This is a great opportunity for all those Education Majors out there so I hope you’ll join us! Follow along @BisonINCareers as Dana invites us into her classroom on March 25th, to find out what it’s like to be a teacher at a high-performing public charter school in Harlem. We encourage you to ask questions and interact directly with Dana on @BisonINCareers on March 25th. Here’s more on Dana: Falling […]

I know it’s been awhile since our last @BisonINCareers takeover but we are back with a great one on Tuesday, April 9th with Kimberly Hallman ’04 an Account Supervisor at Devine + Partners. Follow along @BisonINCareers as Kim takes us through a media day for the opening of KidZooU: a new children’s zoo at the Philadelphia Zoo.  It will be a major unveiling for the region and highly attended by media. We encourage you to follow, ask questions, and interact with Kim on @BisonINCareers on April 9th. Here’s more on Kim: A journalist turned PR pro, Kim specializes in media […]

On February 20th, Lauren Hughes ’02 took over @BisonINCareers and showed us what life is like as the Director of Development at Breastcancer.org. If you missed it you can read all about her day here. Lauren has worked in HR, at the Philadelphia Museum for membership services, and at NPR affiliate WHYY before starting a new work adventure in September with Breastcancer.org. Read through her impressive bio and then make sure you follow, interact, and ask questions directly with Lauren on @BisonINCareers on February 20th and get tips on working in the nonprofit sector  (or email us your questions [careerevents@bucknell.edu] and we can ask on […]

On January 23rd  you have the opportunity to learn what it’s like to be in Law School from Sarah Block ’11. Follow Sarah on @BisonINCareers on Jan. 23 to learn more and ask questions. Sarah Block graduated summa cum laude in May 2011 with a double major in History and Spanish, and is now a second year law student at The George Washington University Law School (@gwlaw). She lives in Washington, DC near lots of other Bucknellians, including many of her fellow first-year SoJo hallmates. At Bucknell, Sarah completed a thesis titled “Stratified Boston: The Brahmins, the Irish and the […]

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 […]

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, […]

On October 2nd Liz and Ryan took us through a day in the life as a self-employed Photography Team and gave us a glimpse of how much fun they have while living their dream jobs – you can catch the story here. Elizabeth ’07 and Ryan Bower ‘06 are a husband and wife photography team and dream seeking entrepreneurs.  Upon graduating from Bucknell, Elizabeth and Ryan moved to Baltimore, MD to pursue well-paying corporate jobs and start “real life.”  Ryan worked as an Electrical Engineer at an Aerospace and Defense Contractor while Elizabeth worked as a Development Officer for a world-renowned hospital.  After […]

On September 18th, Megan Beecher ’12 took over @BisonINCareers to tell us about a day in her life as part of Hamilton Lane’s Analyst Development Program. You can read it through storify here. Megan graduated in May 2012 with a double-major in International Relations and Economics and a minor in Geography. She is currently working for Hamilton Lane, an independent financial firm that provides both discretionary and non-discretionary private-equity asset management to investors. Megan got her job after she met with Hamilton Lane representatives at Bucknell’s on-campus Career Fair, applied through the Bridge and interviewed with them in the fall […]

On September 11th Peter Van Emburgh ’02 took over @BisonINCareers on Twitter and gave us a “day in the life” as the Director of Strategic Consulting in the Global Corporate Services practice of CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm. If you are interested in real estate, finding out what a consultant does, getting your MBA, a management major, or just want to learn more about the various career options, see what Peter had to say or connect with him (at the end of the day Peter gives you his email, that = huge for networking!). Peter, a management major at […]

On April 24th Jenna Camann ’07 took us through her day as a Senior Associate of Marketing on @BisonINCareers; if you missed it you can read all about it on our storify! Jenna’s bio: Jenna graduated in 2007 with a BSBA in Management. After graduation, she pursued her dreams, leaving the Northeast to live and work in Charlotte, NC. There she worked for GMR Marketing with Lowe’s Home Improvement for over four years. During her time with GMR and Lowe’s, Jenna gained experience with consumer and digital marketing, primarily working on Lowe’s Commercial Marketing and their NASCAR partnership with Hendrick […]

If you missed Scott on April 17th you can read his Twitter take-over on storify. Not sure what a “Learning Delivery Specialist” does? Me either! That’s why  Scott is going to be taking over @BisonINCareers  on April 17th and telling us all about what he does as the Learning Delivery Specialist at UBS in London! Here’s what Scott has to say: I graduated nearly a full year ago in May of 2011.  Having never had the chance to go abroad, I decided to go exploring as a graduate and entered the Mountbatten Student Exchange Programme.  This program is a year-long […]

You don’t know this but Amanda Sidman manages Your Eats…the section, that is, for the New York Daily News. If your dream job is to be a writer, reporter or editor then make sure you read through Amanda’s day-in-the-life on storify from when she took over  @BisonINCareers on April 11th. Amanda P. Sidman is a writer, reporter, and editor in New York City. She currently runs the “Your Eats” section at the New York Daily News, which covers the chefs, restaurants, and people behind the food trends that shape the culinary industry of New York. In addition to Eats, Amanda […]

On April 2nd Mackenzie Horan ’11, a full-time lifestyle blogger (mackenziehoran.com) and online boutique owner (designdarling.com), shared a day in her {adorable} shoes with us. If you missed you can read through her archived day! Mackenzie graduated from Bucknell in 2011 with a B.A. in French language and literature. Her experience working in Bucknell’s Alumni Relations department (as a Bucknell Professional Network Student Leader for the Media & Technology group) had brought her into contact with many successful alumni and entrepreneurial types who inspired her post-grad career path. Building on the platform of her blog Design Darling, which she began […]

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 […]

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 […]