Job searching is an exciting milestone, but it can also make students vulnerable to scams. Understanding the warning signs of these scams is crucial for avoiding financial and emotional distress.
Here’s the deal: employers and grad schools want to know more than just your GPA. They’re looking for candidates who can demonstrate leadership, teamwork, and a passion for what they do. That’s where Mosaic becomes your secret weapon.
The Career & Co-op Center offers many services, and, one particular service is often requested by students: resume reviews. Resumes are critical in the internship and job search process, and are often needed when applying for scholarships or to graduate …
One tool we always recommend to our students use is Handshake. This platform is the #1 way students can find jobs that fit their career interests. Handshake allows students to discover internships, co-ops, and jobs for recent and upcoming graduates.
Career fairs are pivotal events in the academic calendar, offering students a unique platform to engage with potential employers, explore internship and job opportunities, and expand their professional networks. For international students, these events present both opportunities and challenges. This …
Career mapping is the process of strategically planning your professional journey by identifying potential career paths, the skills you’ll need, and the steps to achieve your goals. For health science majors, career mapping is especially valuable because the field is …
On this week’s episode of the From Dorms to Desks Podcast, we discuss how employers almost always prefer to hire candidates with experience, even for roles that they consider to be entry-level. Why? Because their risk of hiring the candidate …
If you’re pursuing a liberal arts degree, career and job search anxiety are completely normal. Unlike majors like accounting or software engineering, many liberal arts degree majors don’t immediately translate to specific career paths; however, this doesn’t mean that liberal …
AI and DEI are at a crossroads.
DEI programs are under scrutiny as the corporate and governmental landscapes are shifting. While some companies are deprioritizing DEI due to political and economic pressures, others are recognizing that true inclusivity fuels innovation …
Now more than ever, with the ever-expanding reach of the internet and social media platforms, personal branding has transitioned from being merely advantageous to utterly indispensable. In this digital age, where information flows ceaselessly and first impressions are formed with …
If you have a passion for coding and technology, a software engineering or data science career could be right for you. But what’s actually the difference between data science vs. software engineering? One key difference is that while data science …
Finding the right career can be an exciting adventure! It’s all about doing a little research to make sure you’re on the best path or spotting when it’s time to make a change. Informational interviews are such a great way …
If you’re feeling less than great about that time you impulsively walked out on your job to travel the world, or the fact that you left that one fast food gig off your resume, you might wonder, “Can an employer …
McKinsey & Company is looking for UMass Lowell graduating seniors for their BUILD fellowship program. They are a global management consulting firm that helps businesses, governments and other institutions improve their performance.
BUILD is a 2-year rotational opportunity for university …
