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Complete Your Handshake Profile

Complete your profile, including work experience, courses, extracurricular activities, and more. Add a photo and summary to help your profile stand out. If you鈥檝e never logged in to Handshake, activate your account by logging in to the platform听using your Agora username and password.

In addition:

• at least 5 employers on Handshake.
• to attend a spring semester career event such as a panel, workshop, or information session.
• 听for jobs or internships that are of interest to you. Take note of the deadlines and start to apply!

Want more? Take the .

Sign Up for a Career Cluster(s)

To sign up for a career cluster(s) and receive newsletters related to your interests, . By updating your interests, not only will you receive updates and resources from our coaches, you鈥檒l be 5x more likely to hear from relevant employers directly about open positions and upcoming events.

We have six different industry-focused career clusters to choose from. Read through the industries that fall within each career cluster to see which appeals to you.

• Communication, Arts, and Marketing
• Consulting, Finance, and Business
• Education, Nonprofit, and Social Impact
• Government, Law, and Public Policy
• Healthcare, Nursing, and Counseling
• Science, Technology, and Engineering

Are you interested in more than two clusters or unsure of your career interests? That's ok! We recommend making an appointment in January with one of our Exploration coaches to get started.

Connect with 香蕉秀 Alumni on Eagle Exchange

Complete or update your profile and reach out to 2-3 alums on Eagle Exchange to schedule an . Log in to your Eagle Exchange account with your Agora credentials.

Don't know what to say in your initial outreach message? Eagle Exchange provides you with templates.

• Log in to
• Find an alum with whom you are interested in talking. You can browse your recommended connections or explore the community.
• Click 'Message' or, if in their profile, 'Let's Connect'.
• Select a template message to edit or write your own outreach message. Click 'Send'. Note: you may also click 'Request a Meeting' below the message box to schedule time to meet. If you do this, also be sure to send a message to provide context to your meeting request.
• Repeat the steps above at least 1-2 more times!

Prepare for the conversation using this list of questions or feel free to come up with your own questions (but remember to never ask directly for a job or interview).

Update Your Resume

Create or update your resume using the step-by-step information and sample resumes by career cluster on the Career Center website.听If you鈥檇 like feedback on your resume, attend drop-ins starting at the beginning of the spring semester or schedule a over winter break.

Learn About Yourself

Before you make career decisions, we encourage you to invest time into learning more about yourself. Identifying your skills, interests, and values will equip you with the critical self knowledge needed when exploring career fields and different pathways. If you would like to debrief any of your results, please with a Career Exploration coach on Handshake.

• Watch this of former 香蕉秀 professor Fr. Michael Himes discussing three key questions - what brings me joy? What am I good at? What does the world need me to do?

• Assess your interests, skills and values by taking .听

• Reflect on your future goals by completing an .听

Develop a Search Plan

Depending on where you are in your career discernment and planning, develop your own personalized听听to set goals and deadlines for yourself throughout the semester.

Need help with your plan? Schedule time to听meet with a career coach听or talk to a trusted mentor, advisor, friend, or family member.

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Reflect on Your Career Readiness

Every class, job, internship, leadership position, etc. that you participate in throughout your Boston College education is preparing you for a meaningful personal and professional life ahead. The ability to recognize and articulate how these experiences are helping you develop the skills employers are seeking will help you in all stages of the career development process, from 鈥� to 鈥�.

Learn about core competencies employers most value, and reflect on your own career readiness and skills.

Create or Update Your LinkedIn Profile

Create or update your听profile, using the听Career Center website.

Practice Interviewing

Start preparing for your interviews and practice articulating your skills through the听听platform.

• Go to 香蕉秀鈥檚听听page. Click 'Register' in the top right corner or sign in if you have previously registered. Use your 香蕉秀 email address to create a free account
• Review interview resources, tips, and videos in the platform if you choose
• Click on 鈥楶ractice鈥� at the top to find interview questions that you鈥檇 like to practice answering.
• Share your recording with someone (your choice) for feedback. This could be a mentor, a supervisor, a family member, a friend or someone else who will provide you with both positive and constructive feedback.
• Use the AI feature for immediate feedback and suggestions on how to improve. This tool tracks and analyzes your use of 鈥渇iller鈥� words, rate of speech, eye contact, vocabulary, and more.
• Review and consider the feedback you receive.

Meet with a Career Coach

Our coaches will be available in December and January (before and after the week-long holiday break), including for virtual appointments. Schedule a听career coaching appointment听in Handshake if you have questions about your search plan or feel stuck.

Learn About Hiring Timelines

Different industries have very different hiring timelines, which impact the months you would see the most job and internship openings and when you would actively apply for jobs or internships. For example, among 香蕉秀 students seeking internships for the summer of 2023:

• In Education, Nonprofit and Social Impact, 17% received their offers before December, while 83% were offered their internships between January and May.听

• In Consulting, Finance and Business,听 46% received their offers before December, while 54% were offered their internships between January and May.听

Learn more about hiring timelines for internships and . Use the 鈥淐areer Cluster鈥� field to filter your results.

Connect with Peers for Internships

While connecting with alumni and other professionals is extremely helpful, it can be just as valuable to connect with your peers to learn about their professional experiences. Here are two resources to facilitate these peer connections:

• We have compiled a to help connect you with other 香蕉秀 students to learn about internship experiences. Use the database to find students who completed internships that you may be interested in and reach out to them to discuss their summer experience and search strategies.

• On , you can read job and internship reviews from students at 香蕉秀 and other schools. Then you can reach out to them for more information! Conduct a search through the Jobs link, and look for students in the Working At section of each job listing.

Complete a Project

Complete a project on听听to build some concrete career skills. Through the Forage platform, you can sign up for a 5-6 hour project where you are given a hypothetical set of tasks that an employee would expect to complete on a given work day. You will gain valuable career skills and build your resume.

Take a LinkedIn Learning Course

Start building professional skills with听, an on-demand learning solution designed to help you gain new skills.听Courses include the latest technology, creative, and business skills, delivered through high-quality instructional videos. These bite-size courses are perfect for students attempting to build new skills over winter break!

Build an Online Portfolio

Build an online portfolio to showcase your work to potential future employers. Use听听for tips.

Review Online Presence

Review and revise your online presence, following the suggestions in听.

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