Pulsifer Career Development Center - Alumni Career Development
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Upcoming Events
Services
Bentley Alumni: Looking for a job? Have a job to post? We have phased out our online job portal and encourage Alumni to search for or post jobs on the Bentley Graduate and Alumni Career Development Group on LinkedIn. For additional general and industry-specific job boards, we recommend these resources:
NOTE: We welcome Employers who are not alumni to post jobs for Bentley alums. Simply send your listings with contact info and details about how to apply to alumniccs@bentley.edu.
Alumni Career Strategy Group
Formerly called “Fast Track Job Search,” this group can help you wherever you are on your career journey. Are you hoping to take your career to the next level? Thinking of making a career change? Dealing with a lay off? Join us to gain insights and advice from alumni job seekers and career coaches Bob Leahy and Nicole Ethier.
This group meets on Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ET on Zoom. Access the virtual meeting link and enter the access code "Alumni25!".
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Join on Zoom with Access Code "Alumni25!"
Meet the Facilitators
Bob Leahy
For the past thirty years, Bob Leahy ’74, MBA ’90, P ’09 ’10 has been a leader and C-level executive. He is a skilled operations, finance, and administration professional with experience in all aspects of business management, including strategic planning and human resources. A Double Falcon, Bob has been facilitating these meetings for more than thirteen years! He enjoys working with experienced alumni who are in transition or looking for new opportunities as well as younger alumni making their first job change or pivoting careers.
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobleahy1/
Nicole Ethier
Nicole Ethier ’96 has spent more than thirty years as a senior executive helping organizations grow and scale. She has experience across strategy, finance, operations, human resources, sales, and marketing, and has worked in several industries and functions in high-growth organizations, including private equity-backed and publicly traded companies. Nicole holds an MBA and is a Certified Public Accountant. She enjoys working with alumni who are navigating career transitions or thinking through their next professional chapter.
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-m-ethier/
Questions? Call 781-891-2164 or email alumniccs@bentley.edu.
One-on-One Help
For one-on-one assistance with resumes, letters, networking, interview skills, or general job search advice, alumni with Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees from Bentley may schedule a virtual appointment with our part-time alumni career coach Jean Papalia from September through June.
The Alumni Career Strategy Group will continue to meet on Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ET on Zoom. Access the virtual meeting link and enter the access code "Alumni25!". For additional career help, go to the Tools and Online Resources section of our site.
Meet the Alumni Career Coach
Jean Papalia brings extensive experience in career development to Bentley’s Alumni Career Services. Most recently, Jean was the director of the Career Center at Tufts University and prior to that she was the director of Alumni Career Services at Boston College. Previously, Jean worked in career development at the University of Pennsylvania and Bentley University. Over the course of her career, she has worked closely with thousands of hiring managers and job seekers of all ages and career stages. Jean is thrilled to be back at Bentley and looks forward to helping you manage the next step of your career.
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If you have questions about the opportunities listed in this section, please contact the Office of Alumni and Family Engagement at alumni@bentley.edu or 781-891-2025.
We want you to make a great first impression. Backed by research about how resumes are collected, read and evaluated, we’ve prepared a comprehensive Alumni Resume and Cover Letter Guide. Leverage these templates, samples and suggestions to stand out. Also, check out LinkedIn's Behavioral Question Guide to help you prepare for your next interview. Finally, review this networking resource. Networking is a key skill for advancing your career or undertaking a successful job search.
A number of free and discounted online services are available to Bentley alumni:
Big Interview & Big Resume
Big Interview combines training and interview practice using video lessons and an interactive practice tool. Big Resume, offered within Big Interview, helps you build a stronger resume, faster. Features include resume crafting lessons, a resume builder, and a resume scanner with instant feedback. Use access code 1917 to register and access both for free.
CareerLeader
CareerLeader is a self-assessment tool used by top business schools to help alumni uncover their career interests, motives and abilities. Contact alumniccs@bentley.edu to receive discounted access. Send us your full name and graduation year so we can help you faster.
Flex Professionals
Flex Professionals is dedicated to matching professionals seeking rewarding part-time or full-time flexible job opportunities to employers embracing flexible, supportive, and diverse work environments. They help job seekers remain in the workforce, confidently return to work after a career break, or successfully transition to a new field.
FlexJobs
The #1 job site to find remote jobs. Find legitimate work-from-home jobs with options for flexible hours and hybrid work.
Glassdoor
Use Glassdoor to explore company reviews, salary information and interview tips from past and current employees. Glassdoor also has job boards and relevant blogs.
iRelaunch
Normalizing career breaks. iRelaunch is the premiere global, full service career reentry company pioneering the return to work space.
Jobscan
Stand out from the crowd—and show who you truly are—by tailoring your resume for each job via Jobscan. This easy app scans and compares your resume with a job description to provide an instant analysis of how well you’ve met the job post’s criteria, and provides suggestions for improvement. The first scan is free!
LinkedIn is a great way to network with alumni on the Bentley Graduate and Alumni Career Development Group and find job opportunities. Check out this tip sheet on how to unleash the power of networking. Start connecting with your fellow Falcons today!
Never Search Alone
Virtual Job Search Councils (JSCs) to support your job search.
The Complete Career Masterclass Collection
Bentley alumni have lifetime access to every single career masterclass from Jeremy Schifeling, a career coach and LinkedIn insider. Plus unlimited free access to all new courses as they're released!
Please note: Jeremy Schifeling has graciously provided access to The Complete Career Masterclass Collection to Bentley alumni and students only. Please do not share the link with anyone outside the Bentley community. Thank you.
Vault
Create a free Vault account accelerate your job search today. Vault allows you to create job alerts, search for positions and upload your resume. You’ll also find comprehensive company profiles, industry outlooks, sample interview questions and more.
Designing Your New Work Life
By Bill Burnett and Dave Evans. In Designing Your New Work Life, Burnett and Evans show us how design thinking can transform our present job, and how it can improve our experience of work in times of disruption. All disruption is personal, write Burnett and Evans, as with the life-altering global pandemic we are living through now. Designing Your New Work Life makes clear that disruption is the new normal, that it is here to stay and that it is accelerating. And in the book's new chapters, Burnett and Evans show us step by step, how to design our way through disruption and how to stay ahead of it—and thrive.
Never Search Alone: The Job Seeker's Playbook
By Phyl Terry. Based on 25 years of experience working with thousands of leaders – from early-career product managers to CEOs – Never Search Alone gives readers a time-tested, multi-step process (with exercises, tools, and templates) to find the right job now.
The 2-Hour Job Search
By Steve Dalton. Instead of providing laundry lists of “tips” which readers must trial-and-error through, The 2-Hour Job Search offers step-by-step, time-limited instructions for the most frustrating part of finding work — getting a first interview. This science-based process splits the job search into manageable pieces, each requiring at most 15 minutes, to help those looking for work conduct the best job search possible.
Bentley now offers THREE options for recruiting current undergraduates, graduate students, and all alumni. We recommend parallel usage of all options to maximize your visibility and engagement.
- For Recruiting Current Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Bentley offers Handshake for employers to:
- Post a job or internship
- Post and promote your employer-hosted event
- Request an on-campus or virtual interview schedule
Refer to this Handshake Article to get started.
- Current Graduate Students
Bentley now offers an additional platform, HireGrad - powered by 12twenty, for targeted recruitment of current graduate students.
- Post a job or internship for graduate students only
- Post and promote your employer-hosted event for graduate students only
- Request any additional career service support at rachelwhite@bentley.edu
Refer to this HireGrad Employer Getting Started Toolkit to get started.
- Recruiting Bentley Alumni
We will post a job for our alumni on your behalf in our LinkedIn Community. Please share the job description and application link. Bentley alumni can post directly to https://www.linkedin.com/groups/16365001/.
We recognize there is overlap within these options and are here to advise and assist you in recruiting success!
Undergraduate recruiting questions:
Employer Relations & Recruiting | Undergraduate Career Center | recruitinginfo@bentley.edu
Graduate and Alumni recruiting questions:
Rachel White, Associate Director Employer Relations | Graduate Career Development | rachelwhite@bentley.edu
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Contact Us
For alumni looking to lend their expertise, contact the Office of Alumni and Family Engagement at alumni@bentley.edu or 781-891-2025.
For other career inquiries, please contact Alumni Career Services at alumniccs@bentley.edu or 781-891-2164. Our office is located in LaCava Center, Suite 220.
