20+ Questions to Jump-Start Your Career Exploration

A strong understanding of yourself will be essential in navigating the twists and turns of your unique career journey. Get to know yourself! What are your values? What’s your personality type? What are you good at? What do you like? …

By Sheryl Rosenberg
Sheryl Rosenberg Associate Director
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3 Questions with Megan Latimer, ’15, Project Manager

Welcome to “3 Questions with …”, a recurring feature on the Career Center blog. We’re asking alumni of all graduation years and career interests to share a bit of their experiences and advice. 

Megan Latimer, ’15, Project Manager

1. In …

By Sheryl Rosenberg
Sheryl Rosenberg Associate Director
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Internship Spotlight: SomerViva

Current student Yobenny Tejeda Diaz shared the following about being an intern at SomerViva…

How did you find this internship?
I found this internship through a program I am a part of called the Upward Project.

What did you enjoy …

By Sheryl Rosenberg
Sheryl Rosenberg Associate Director
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Access, Equity, and Inclusion in the Creative Sector: Top 10 Resources

Breaking into the creative sector and its various areas can be intimidating for anyone. With the current call to action to create more avenues to opportunities across sectors, there are plenty of resources to help break down barriers and help …

By Katie Sullivan
Katie Sullivan Assistant Director
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Resource Spotlight : Using Zintellect to find STEM internships and fellowships w/ U.S. Government Agencies

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) connects talented and diverse college students, recent graduates, postdocs, and faculty to STEM and STEM-support internship and fellowship programs administered for the U.S. Department of Energy and more than 25 other …

By Malakia Silcott
Malakia Silcott Associate Director
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Internship Spotlight: Ann Romney Center for Neurological Diseases

Current student Catarina Rahal da Gama Lobo Deca shared the following about being an intern at Ann Romney Center for Neurological Diseases at the Brigham Research Institute at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH)…

How did you find this internship?
I …

By Sheryl Rosenberg
Sheryl Rosenberg Associate Director
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Introduction to Working in Policy and Research

Policy and research play a fundamental role in shaping public discourse and influencing governments to invest in social impact. Many politicians and government officials rely on the research and ideas of policy researchers to implement new agendas or to raise …

By Sheryl Rosenberg
Sheryl Rosenberg Associate Director
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Internship Spotlight: VA Boston Health Care

Current student Madeline Katz shared the following about being an intern at VA Boston Health Care…

How did you find this internship?
I found this through a newsletter sent out by the Tufts Psychology Department.

What did you enjoy most …

By Sheryl Rosenberg
Sheryl Rosenberg Associate Director
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Staying Organized During a Job or Internship Search

Many students tell me that it’s challenging to keep track of applications they have submitted to employers. It’s an understandable concern; there’s the date you initially send your email or submit your documents on a website, the response you receive …

By Susannah Krenn
Susannah Krenn Assistant Director, Communications & Marketing / Career Advisor
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Hot Jobs and Cool Internships for Engineering, Technology and Physical Science

Years ago, the Career Center sent out a weekly email to Seniors called Hot Jobs and to Sophomores and Juniors an email called Cool Internships.  Mostly we did this to ensure that students remembered that employers are putting positions into …

By Robin Kahan
Robin Kahan Associate Director, Engineering Career Services
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