Best Advice from Alumni at Engineering Networking Night

This year’s 18th annual Engineering Student-Alumni Networking Night was a great event.  We had almost 50 alumni join 160 students for a buzz-worthy evening which was, from all accounts worthwhile for all.

This event is a nice collaboration between the …

By Robin Kahan
Robin Kahan Associate Director, Engineering Career Services
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Careers in Social Impact Week 2023: Schedule of Events

We have an exciting line-up of programs taking place during Careers in Social Impact Week! Visit the links below for more information and to RSVP.

Public Affairs & Social Impact Consulting — Monday, Feb 27, 6:00 pm ET — Virtual
Join the …

By Sheryl Rosenberg
Sheryl Rosenberg Associate Director
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Early Recruiting Cycle for Summer 2024 Finance Internships

Are you interested in a finance internship for Summer 2024? Yes, that is correct – not this coming Summer 2023, but NEXT summer over a year away. We’d like to provide some information about these early timelines so you can …

By Karen Dankers
Karen Dankers Associate Director, Director of Tufts Finance Initiative
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How to Become a Quantitative Analyst

Are you interested in learning about career paths for a Quantitative Analyst?  Check out this Forage article for the following information and more:

A quantitative analyst is a type of financial analyst that uses math, statistics, and coding to help …

By Karen Dankers
Karen Dankers Associate Director, Director of Tufts Finance Initiative
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Internship Spotlight: Maven Screen Media

Current Tufts student Maya Pockrose shared the following about being an Intern at Maven Screen Media

What did you do as an intern at this organization?
I mostly did script coverage, which means I was reading film and TV scripts …

By Sheryl Rosenberg
Sheryl Rosenberg Associate Director
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Advice When Internships/Job Applications Ask for a Writing Sample

What is a writing sample?

A writing sample is an example of how well you summarize complex ideas, research papers, editorials, critiques (be sure to omit names), articles, journals, etc.  Make sure that what you send in with your internship …

By Malakia Silcott
Malakia Silcott Associate Director
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Exploring the Games Industry

SMFA student Sam Webb and Professor Jason Wiser provided the content for this post.

Sam Webb (they/them) is a 2nd-year BFA student at SMFA, whose main focus is creating narrative through artworks. Their portfolio is available here. This summer, Sam …

By Katie Sullivan
Katie Sullivan Assistant Director
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Internship Spotlight: Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Current Tufts student Grace Hagopian shared the following about being a Summer Intern at MDOT  

What did you do as an intern at this organization?
As an Intern with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, I worked to develop strategies in …

By Sheryl Rosenberg
Sheryl Rosenberg Associate Director
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Internship Spotlight: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Heather Wunsch (SMFA ’23) serves as the SMFA’s Polly Thayer Starr Studio Intern at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. 

What do you do as an intern at this organization?

As the Polly Thayer Starr Studio Intern, I work with the …

By Katie Sullivan
Katie Sullivan Assistant Director
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The Benefits of Being Bilingual

Bilingualism, or the ability to speak two or more languages fluently, can be a huge asset for job seekers. As a 2017 report by New American Economy discovered, the need for bilingual workers in the United States more than doubled …

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