A Signature Event from Graduate Career Development
Gain High-Impact Tools for Career Growth
The Career Success Summit is designed for all Bentley graduate students to explore the essentials needed to position themselves for career success and impact their ROI. Join Graduate Career Development (GCD) as we offer you a variety of expert workshops and additional engaging activities to meet your needs no matter where you are on your career journey. You’ll create a community, build confidence, and gain essential skills.
This is a free event offered only to current Bentley graduate students every fall.
Why Attend
Industry Panel & Networking
Stay tuned for featured guests!
Customized Workshops
Choose from two workshop tracks to customize your experience. Stay tuned for featured speakers and topics!
Post-Event Meet Up
Gather as a community after the Summit in a more informal atmosphere at the Mighty Squirrel in Waltham to get to know each other better and discuss what you learned.
Prizes
Attendees can win swag, funding for professional conferences, and other prizes!
Agenda
Prizes throughout the day for outstanding participants!
Morning - LaCava 3rd Floor
- 9:30 a.m. | Check-in until 4:00 p.m. | Executive Dining Room Lobby
- 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Drop In Career Coaching | Location TBA
- 10:15 a.m. | Welcome | Executive Dining Room
- 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Keynote: Jeff Taylor - Founder/CEO, Boomband | Executive Dining Room
Afternoon - LaCava 3rd Floor
- 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | Executive Dining Room
- 1:00 to 3:15 p.m. | Career Essentials Workshops | Choose from 2 tracks:
- 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
- Option A: TBA
- Option B: TBA
- 2:15 to 3:15 p.m.
- Option A: TBA
- Option B: TBA
- 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
- 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. | Industry Panel & Networking | Executive Dining Room
4:30 to 4:45 p.m. | Summit Close with Prizes* | Executive Dining Room
*Conference funding winner must be present to accept award. Only current students registered on Handshake are eligible.
Late Afternoon - Off-Campus
- 5:00 p.m. | Meet Up | Mighty Squirrel, 411 Waverly Oaks Road, Waltham, MA
Keynote
Keynote: Jeff Taylor - Founder/CEO, Boomband
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Executive Dining Room
Jeff Taylor is a visionary entrepreneur with 30+ years revolutionizing talent marketplaces. He founded Monster.com in 1994 (the 454th .com), creating two key patents that reinvented how the world looks for work. Under his leadership, Monster grew to 10,000+ employees across 35 countries with nearly $2B in revenue.
Now, Jeff has launched Boomband, an AI-powered talent marketplace designed to challenge hiring’s status quo. By replacing traditional resumes with dynamic Dossiers and creating an Arena - a more transparent way for players and scouts to discover each other, Boomband celebrates the whole person—highlighting the life experiences and “boom moments” that shape character and transferable skills.
Jeff also served as Creative Leader at Bridgewater Associates under Ray Dalio, designing firm-wide recruiting systems and contributing to the launch of Ray’s book Principles. Additionally, he founded Root Society (a 250-volunteer Burning Man theme camp hosting shows for more than 10,000 attendees), led a historic gravestone preservation project, and is an award-winning Land Rover Defender restorer. Jeff holds a BA in Human Resource Management/Communications from UMass Amherst and an Executive Certificate (OPM) from Harvard Business School.
At his core, Jeff is always building, always reimagining, and always bringing people together.
Career Essentials Workshops
Session 1, Track A
1:00 to 2:00 p.m. | Room TBA
Details to come!
Session 1, Track B
1:00 to 2:00 p.m. | Room TBA
Details to come!
Session 2, Track A
2:15 to 3:15 p.m. | Room TBA
Details to come!
Session 2, Track B
2:15 to 3:15 p.m. | Room TBA
Details to come!
Industry Panel & Networking
Industry Panel & Networking
3:30 to 4:30 p.m. | Executive Dining Room
Details to come!
Summit Close with Prizes
Closing with Prizes
4:30 to 4:45 p.m. | Executive Dining Room
Conference funding winner must be present to accept award. Only current students registered on Handshake are eligible.
