Career Resources
Choose a New Career
Focus Your Career Series
Many students consider changing their career but are unclear about the position, company, and industry in which they will be most successful. This course uses directed exercises to identify the parameters of your “ideal job.” Completing the ideal job parameters exercises qualifies you to participate in a Career Brainstorming Session with key faculty and career staff who will help you target specific positions, companies, and industries.
The course meets one evening a week for five weeks. Courses begin in September, November, February, and April.
Self-Assessment
SkillScan™
Used by over a million clients since 1987, SkillScan™ is one of today’s leading skills assessment programs. SkillScan™ helps you develop a Personal Skill Profile that identifies your preferred skills—the skills that capitalize on your personal strengths. Preferred skills are then grouped into areas of marketability that are critical to job performance. SkillScan™ also helps you identify a variety of skill sets that will expand your range of career opportunities.
Students can schedule an appointment to complete the SkillScan™ assessment with their Career Advisor.
CareerLeader™
CareerLeader™ is a business career self-assessment tool, used by top business schools to assist graduate students in discovering career interests, motives, and abilities. By completing the self-assessments and exploring the resulting recommended career paths, you will get help with: developing career focus; misconceptions about particular careers, lack of knowledge/uncertainty about a chosen path; confronting reality, developing “Plan B;” looking at the kind of culture needed; success-limiting behavior patterns; choosing an industry to focus on. You can then schedule an appointment to meet with your Career Advisor to discuss the results and incorporate them into your career strategy plan.
To obtain a username and password, please contact Jeanne DiBona at jdibona@bentley.edu or 781-891-2164.
Change Your Job
Job Search Skills Workshop Series
This highly interactive course is designed to provide you with the skills you need to conduct an effective job search. The workshops focus on job targeting and research, resume development, behaviorial interviewing, personal marketing, and networking. Graduate students and alumni are invited to attend any and all that fit specific interests and scheduling needs. Courses begin in September and January.
ImageBuilder™
Personal marketing is a key skill for a job search or career advancement. ImageBuilder™, a product of Career Advancement Systems, trains job hunters to assess, package, and sell themselves. You complete step-by-step modules that help you develop communications materials necessary for a successful job search. These include a personal webpage, resume, career objective, value proposition, cover letters, and a biosketch. ImageBuilder™ also includes guidance on job search strategy, interview preparation, networking, and compensation.
To obtain a username and password, please contact Jeanne DiBona at jdibona@bentley.edu or 781-891-2164.
Resume Review
If you are a graduate student and would like to have your resume reviewed, submit it to gccsresumedraft@bentley.edu. You will receive feedback within one week.
On-line job listings
BentleyLink is a web-based, fully automated campus recruiting program that enables graduate students to meet and interview with recruiting representatives from various companies. Each year, approximately 200 local, regional, and national employers visit the campus to conduct initial interviews with eligible students who are seeking full-time or internship opportunities. We strongly urge all students to upload a resume to BentleyLink. Your information is confidential and employers do not have access to it unless you apply for a specific opportunity.
To login, go to: bentley.edu/bentleylink-career. Enter your username and password which was emailed to you at the beginning of the academic year. (please note: you will NEVER register for a new account) If you do not know your Username and Password, click on "Forgot Password" and you will be prompted to enter your Bentley email address - a new password will be emailed to you.
Career Network
FalconNet
One of the first of its kind in the nation, this career networking site enables you to leverage the professional knowledge and experience of your fellow students and alumni. FalconNet members are willing to share insights based on their firsthand experience and to help you “get your foot in the door” at top-tier organizations. Join now and quickly get connected to this exclusive network. Go to: www.bentley.edu/FalconNet.
Resources
McCallum Resume Guide
The Resume Guide contains guidelines for developing a resume that provides a competitive edge. No matter what your background or level of experience, the Guide can answer any questions you have regarding formatting, style or content.
Mini Resume Guide
Condensed version of the McCallum Resume Guide.
Business Writing Kit
The Business Writing Kit contains guidelines and samples of job search correspondence.
Keys to Successful Informational Interviewing
Developing relationships is an important part of the job search and conducting informational interviews is an integral way to gain valuable information regarding companies, industries, career paths, job search techniques and more.
Campus Recruiting Program
Campus Recruiting Program operates from mid-October to late April. All graduate students are eligible to utilize the campus recruiting program. More than 200 employers participate each year conducting over 4,000 interviews on campus.
Internships. Many students have been offered permanent, professional positions as a result of their participation in the internship program. Both for-credit and not-for-credit internships are available for students looking for valuable career related work experience.
Special Events
are held throughout the year to assist you in your career planning.
Career Fairs bring hundreds of company representatives to the campus in the fall and in the spring to recruit our students
Job Search Workshops are held throughout the year and focus on topics including:
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Resume Preparation
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Negotiating Compensation Packages
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Case Interview Preparation
Guest Visits by alumni and other professionals throughout the year include:
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Practice interview sessions
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Career Path discussions
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Professional Association Expo
Job Hunting Resources
BentleyLink site should be your first stop in the job hunt process. With new job postings coming in daily, you should check this site frequently to take advantage of all the job opportunities available.
WetFeet
Top candidates rely on WetFeet's award-winning website for the most comprehensive, insightful company research and career-related information to help them make smart career decisions through expert career advice. Additionally, WetFeet publishes the highly-regarded WetFeet Insider Guides series of career management guidebooks for job seekers, which are sold to job seekers worldwide and free to you as a Bentley student. Current students please go to My Bentley to access WetFeet.
www.indeed.com
Indeed is a search engine for jobs—with a radically different approach to job search. Indeed.com includes all the nationwide job listings from major job boards, newspapers, associations and company career pages. New sources and jobs are added daily, so check frequently. Conduct efficient searches by keywords, job titles, company name, or location.
Myvisajobs.com
Myvisajobs.com is an informational site that lists jobs only from visa sponsors. The site contains new job postings and reports of firms in the United States who offer H1B jobs and sponsor international professionals.
Going Global:Career and Employment Resources
Going Global career and employment resources include world-wide job
openings, internship listings, industry profiles and country-specific career information. More than 30,000 pages of constantly-updated content is included on topics such as: work permit/visa regulations, resume writing guidelines and examples, employment trends, salary ranges, networking groups, cultural/ interviewing advice, corporate profiles and worldwide job listings plus much more! http://online.goinglobal.com *
*Please note, when you click this link, you are leaving the Bentley website and Bentley is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of the destination site.
www.job-hunt.org
The purpose of the Job-Hunt.org web site is to provide the most comprehensive listing of useful Internet-accessible job-search resources and services on the Web, in a format which is most useful to job seekers. The listings are organized by state, industry, or by company. Most importantly, sites are pre-screened before being included in the site, so you can confidently search through valid and useful sites.
http://BostonJobSource.com Find jobs about private companies, government agencies and internships in Massachusetts. Post your resume for free.
http://www.carouselexpo.com Comprehensive lists of Job Fairs in all 50 states.
OneWire Finance
OneWire.com is a leading (free to students) online Career Management Tool that creates precise connections between individuals and finance job opportunities. The world’s top financial services firms are currently using OneWire to hire candidates for open positions. OneWire uses a two-step process to ensure that you are matched only with those opportunities that precisely meet your goals and experiences.
- Create Your Profile. Quickly and easily create a faceted, detailed profile that includes your education, interests, and work experiences.
- Get Matched. OneWire's patent-pending algorithms use the structured data in your profile to accurately match you with opportunities at leading finance firms.
To be considered, you must create a profile on www.OneWire.com.
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Career Research Resources
The Bentley Library is a great resource for research on career options, companies, and industries. With a comprehensive and cutting edge collection of books, journals, and electronic databases to choose from, there is a wealth of knowledge to be found here. Visit http://www.bentley.edu/library.
For the Company and Industry Research Guide, check out: http://www.bentley.edu/library/documents/researchguides/intro-company-industry-research.pdf
Professional Associations
Joining a professional association can assist you in your job search. Click here for a listing of associations recommended by faculty here at Bentley.
Citytowninfo.com is dedicated to providing its site visitors with comparative information about local U.S. communities and service found in those communities.
CareerBuilder.com is a highly respected recruitment and career-advancement source for employers, recruiters, and job seekers. The Career Advice section has valuable articles on job search, getting hired, who’s hiring, cover letters & resumes, changing jobs, and much more. There is also a nationwide salary calculator. Explore the site for these and much more.
