Career Exploration

On Finding a Research Co-op

I’m finding it more and more common these days that Wentworth students are thinking about education beyond their time at the Institute. Many students are considering graduate studies that involve some sort of research component (i.e. a PhD program would …

By Lauren Creamer
Lauren Creamer Assistant Director
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Meet Maria Rodriguez, Runner Up For This Semester’s “Share Your Co-op Contest”

Maria Rodriguez is a current Wentworth student majoring in Biomedical Engineering and minoring in Biology. Here’s what Maria shared with us about her co-op experience at CELLINK in Cambridge:
My co-op with CELLINK was incredible! As an applications engineer, I …

By Center for Cooperative Education and Career Development
Center for Cooperative Education and Career Development
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Beware of Scams

Scams are not a new phenomenon, but the ways in which they are being delivered to you are always evolving, making deceitful postings more difficult to spot. Check out this email that was distributed across campus this week, thankfully it …

By Becky Smith
Becky Smith Senior Co-op & Career Advisor
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Meet Zeily Perez, Winner of This Semester’s “Share Your Co-op” Contest

“EF Education First” sponsored the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, giving Zeily “Z” Perez a chance to hold the Olympic Torch while on co-op.

Tell us about yourself: My name is Zeily, but everyone knows me as Z. I am a 4th-year …

By Center for Cooperative Education and Career Development
Center for Cooperative Education and Career Development
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The Pay Gap is Real – And What You Should Do About It

By now you’ve heard about the “Gender Pay Gap” – it’s been all over the news these last few months. I don’t see it going away anytime soon, either. But just to catch everyone up, let’s define the gap. According to …

By Lauren Creamer
Lauren Creamer Assistant Director
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Acing Your Phone Interview

So, you’ve been contacted for a phone interview. Congratulations! What do you do? What will it be like? How do you prepare? Keep reading to find out!

Purpose of Phone Interviews

The purpose of most phone interviews is for initial …

By Ria Kalinowski
Ria Kalinowski Assistant Director, Advising & Career Education
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How to Write Learning Goals for Co-op and Why

So, you landed a co-op!  Congratulations!  Now to make it count you need to do a few last things by the deadline, before heading off to your first day of the co-op job.

Register for the co-op course (so the …

By Sara Dell
Sara Dell Co-op & Career Advisor
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Personal Branding

Personal Branding

When you think about your favorite company, what pops into your head?  What words come to mind when you hear “Amazon”?  “Fitbit”?  “Starbucks”? “Uber”?  What words do you associate with “Usher”?  “Kanye West”? “Eddie Redmayne”? “Emilia Clarke”?

Those …

By Robbin Beauchamp
Robbin Beauchamp Assistant Provost of Cooperative Education and Career Development
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Co-ops Abroad: Wentworth Stories and Resources

You can do your co-op anywhere . . . in the world.  Many Wentworth students express an interest in going abroad for their co-ops and quite a few have done it.

One approach to an international co-op may start with a global company …

By Center for Cooperative Education and Career Development
Center for Cooperative Education and Career Development
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Fall 2017 CO-OP + CAREER Fair

Our second annual Fall CO-OP + CAREER Fair was held on Tuesday, October 3rd from 2:30pm – 6:00pm in both Watson Auditorium and Tansey Gymnasium. This was the first time we held this event in two locations, with 214 employers in attendance. …

By Center for Cooperative Education and Career Development
Center for Cooperative Education and Career Development
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