Welcome to the Finance, Consulting, Business & Entrepreneurship Community!

Each of these areas are unique and some take a specialized skill set or particular mindset that can be obtained during your time at Tufts. Some common threads running through them include an interest in working in the fast-paced environment of the private sector, while thinking, solving problems, and communicating with internal and external clients.

Finance is our first stop, and in this field people and companies focus on raising, investing, managing, and growing money, also called capital. Common areas of finance where people begin as analysts include Investment Banking (IB), Sales & Trading (S&T), Asset Management, Private Banking, Commercial Banking, and Corporate Finance. Less common first jobs include work in Hedge Funds, Private Equity (PE), Venture Capital (VC), or Real Estate (R/E).

Consulting is the business of providing expert advice to a specific group of people, which means that companies needing help hire a consulting firm to look at their problems, perform research, analyze the situation, and suggest solutions. Consulting can also be broken into several areas that people will enter directly out of undergraduate, graduate, or PhD programs. The two most common areas are Management Consulting and Strategic Consulting; however, there are also several specialties such as to Life Sciences, Human Capital, Economic, Financial, and Automotive Consulting.

Entrepreneurship can include setting out on your own, or with co-founders, to launch a new business (maybe with some seed funding from the Venture Capital firm we mentioned above) with the hope of generating a profit. However, to others, entrepreneurship means joining one of the many startups that are launched each year and helping that company grow from the ground up. No matter which path you take, your work will be varied. Many startups have an “all hands on deck” mentality, which means you may be involved in several aspects of the business and your role can morph and change very rapidly.

Last and by far the broadest category is Business. Some will argue that any non-specialized role in the private sector is a role in Business, and there is some merit to that thought. However, in this community we are focused on Rotational Programs, Sales, Operations, and Human Resources.

Benefits to Attending a Symposium: Opportunities to engage in life-design and career exploration

We get it.  The Tufts Career Center understands that incorporating these career activities along with your other student obligations can be quite challenging.

But we want you to know that making time in your schedule to attend symposiums and career talks …

By Malakia Silcott
Malakia Silcott Associate Director
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3 Questions with Benjamin Filippo, A’10, Food Systems, ESG, and Supply-Chain Business Consultant at Bare Root Consulting

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. 

Benjamin Filippo, ’21, Food Systems, ESG, and …

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Malakia Silcott Associate Director
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Careers in Cognitive Brain Sciences can prepare you for a variety of career paths.

To assist you in learning about these career options, below are several job titles for which a degree in Cognitive Brain Sciences prepares students to pursue.  For more information about each career option, suggested resources are provided

NEXT STEPS?

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Malakia Silcott Associate Director
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April 7rd to April 13 th is National Public Health Week 2025 (NPHW)

Did you know that first full week of April is National Public Health Week ?

NPHW 2025 marks 30 years of advancing priorites in public health across the country.  The 2025 virtual and in-person events will occur April 7 – 13, …

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Malakia Silcott Associate Director
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Careers in Food Systems, Food Tech & Sustainability / Food 4 Thought Festival – April 11, 2025

Are you interested in food systems/policy, innovative food tech/science/business, and/or sustainability?

If you answered “yes” to any of the above, you might be interested in the 2nd Annual “Food 4 Thought” Festival.

This year’s festival will be held on the …

By Malakia Silcott
Malakia Silcott Associate Director
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Internship Ideas for Environmental Studies Majors

Every semester, the Tufts Department of Environmental Studies and the Office of Sustainability host a Internship Symposium. This event features around 25 student internship experiences, including internships at a wide variety of organizations and also showcase the Sustainable Solutions Fellow

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Malakia Silcott Associate Director
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Attend Employer Events!

Are you looking for upcoming career opportunities and employer events? Well, that’s what the monthly Employer Events flyers are for! Our flyers showcase all upcoming events within the month. These events are a great opportunity to network, learn more about …

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