Resources Available to Students
Reflect, Explore, Connect
The Hiatt Career Center has outlined a plan of suggested progress toward career development goals for students that will allow them to chart your progress toward educational and career goals during your four years at Brandeis. The plan includes concrete suggestions like when and how to develop resumes and cover letters, as well as less specific suggestions such as activities to build leadership skills, should you be thinking about a career in politics or business, for example.
To support students in their process, Hiatt offers the following:
Career Counseling Appointments
Our career counseling sessions provide support, information and guidance to students at all stages of their career development. Individual appointments are either one hour in length or one half hour in length, and can take place in person or over the phone. Career counseling sessions can cover a wide variety of topics and concerns including career exploration and decision making, decisions about graduate school, job search strategies, resume and cover letter critiques, interview and networking preparation, negotiating salaries and others terms of employment. The best way to schedule an appointment is to call 781-736-3618.
Shadowing Program
Hiatt shadowing experience & alumni networking is an opportunity for students to visit an alumnus/a or a friend of the University and develop career-related knowledge, skills, and values from direct experience.
Internships and WOW
Internships are supervised work experiences in which students combine critical thinking and intentional reflection with your liberal arts interests. By embarking on an internship, students will be able to sharpen your skills, develop career interests and employer contacts, assess your strengths, and connect classroom theories to practice in real world settings. Hiatt also administers WOW, the World of Work program. This program offers scholarships for first years, sophomores, and juniors who want to intern during the summer with organizations that do not have the financial resources to provide a salary.
Programs and Events
Hiatt offers a variety of events throughout the year including recruitment and graduate/professional school fairs, networking events, career panels and skill-building workshops.
Internship and Job Postings
B.hired houses thousands of internship and job postings from employers seeking to hire Brandeis students and alumni.
On-campus Recruiting
On-campus Recruiting is a program through which you may schedule interviews with companies coming on campus to recruit for jobs and internships. It is facilitated through B.hired.
Credential Service
A credential folder contains materials which support students' application for jobs or admission to graduate schools. Included are letters of recommendation, transcripts and other appropriate items that support your candidacy. The folder is maintained by the Hiatt Career Center and upon request, forwarded to potential employers or graduate schools. This service will be provided online starting September 1, 2008. * Please note: Medical school recommendations are handled by Academic Services.
Hiatt Resource Library
The Hiatt Resource Library contains books, magazines, newsletters and software focused on meeting the career development needs of Brandeis students. These resources include, but are not limited to self-assessment, majors, career exploration, field and corporate information, and graduate school test preparation.
Online Resources
Type Focus: This online assessment uses MBTI personality types to lead users on a path of self-discovery. As they affirm and discover their career-related strengths and interests, they will become more aware of what career options are a good match.
B.hired: This Brandeis-only database lists internships, alumni career mentors, jobs, and domestic and international company information.
How To: This selection of resources will assist students with written and verbal self-marketing practices including resume writing, how to approach various professional correspondence, interviewing and networking techniques, how to create a professional portfolio and tips on navigating various professional situations.
Find Your Path: This section offers a variety of helpful career-related resources designed to assist students according to their Brandeis major, desired geographic location and career field. It also includes a affinity group resource section which includes resources for international students, students of color, LGBT students, etc.
Spotlight on Careers: Spotlight on Careers is a collaborative project initiated by the Liberal Arts Career Network (LACN), twenty-five private liberal arts colleges, to create a dynamic, ever growing library of web links which facilitates the career development process for students.
Going Global: This research tool contains resources for finding global employment. The Going Global Country Career Guide Series, featuring 24 countries contains resources on such topics as: job search resources, work permit and visa regulations, compensation information, resume/CV writing guidelines and examples, and cultural and interviewing advice.
Graduate & Law School: Choosing to attend graduate school is no small decision. Brandeis' online graduate school guide is designed to challenge and support you in your decision-making process every step of the way.
Vault: This online library includes over 90 Vault Career Guides and employer profiles, and over 3,000 company profiles.
Career Search: This database includes over one million companies along with contact names, addresses, phone numbers, website addresses and a variety of company background information. The database can be searched according to industry type, location, and keywords. The site includes additional features such as an internship search function, salary wizard and reports that include information regarding top cities in the United States.
CQ Interactive: CQ is an online case interview preparation website by Marc Consentino. Marc is the author of Case in Point, the top selling case interview book in the country.