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Top 4 Handshake Tools You’re Not Using

Hey there Jumbos!
Did you think Handshake was just a tool for scheduling an appointment to see a career advisor or looking for a job? Well, have I got some exciting news for you!

Handshake has myriad uses to not only …

By Misha D'Andrea
Misha D'Andrea Recruiting Coordinator, Employer Relations
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How to Add Extracurricular Activities to Your Resume—So They Actually Help Your Job Search

When you’re writing a resume, your education and past jobs are far from the only things that matter. The truth is, the past experiences and skills that employers care about can come from a number of places. And particularly when …

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Friday Fave: Tufts University Career Network on LinkedIn

Welcome to Friday Faves! Each Friday we’ll spotlight one of our favorite resources for students. 

There are many, many Tufts-affiliated groups on LinkedIn, and the largest is the Tufts University Career Network. Once you join this group, you’ll be able …

By Susannah Krenn
Susannah Krenn Assistant Director, Communications & Marketing / Career Advisor
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Friday Fave: Internships for Undergrads

Welcome to Friday Faves! Each Friday we’ll spotlight one of our favorite resources for students. 

Happy New Year to you, and here’s to a better 2021 all around!

Here in the Career Center, we continue to talk with students about …

By Susannah Krenn
Susannah Krenn Assistant Director, Communications & Marketing / Career Advisor
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5 Reasons You Should Write a Cover Letter—Even When the Job Description Says It’s Optional

We get it. Writing a cover letter for every application is hard. So when you come across the words “cover letter optional” on a job posting, you might feel a weight lift off of you. After all, your application just …

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7 Ways Job Searching Will Be Different in 2021 (and How You Can Adapt)

I know everyone is tired of hearing the words “unprecedented” and “2020” together. So I’m going to say that this last year was…extremely unordinary. And it’s probably safe to say that many of us are eager to put 2020 in …

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What Are Technical Skills and How Should You Include Them On Your Resume? (Plus a List of Examples)

Whether or not you can do a job—and whether or not you can land that job—often depends on your technical skills. Technical skills are a subset of hard skills, which are the knowledge or abilities needed to perform specific tasks. …

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Class of 2023 Job Search Resources

All the Career Center staff want to say a huge CONGRATULATIONS on your Tufts graduation!

This resource is a round-up …

Career Center Summer Internship Grant Program

Internships. An opportunity to gain exposure, explore and try ideas for your future, apply theory from the classroom out in …

30+ Diversity & Career Discovery Programs for Finance, Consulting, Tech and More

Career Fellow David Zhao ’21 shares his story of how career discovery programs can help you explore top companies in …

Where Do Tufts Students Intern?

It’s tempting to make assumptions about the type of internship, volunteering, or other work experience you’re supposed to pursue with a particular …

Join us for our Fall ’23 Career Fairs!

Calling all Jumbos! This fall we will be hosting two general career fairs – one virtually and one in-person! These …

Too Good to Be True? Be on the Lookout for Fraudulent Employers

It’s easy to say, “I would never be tricked by a scam employment offer!” But every year, students at universities …