Welcome to the Loeb Center for Career Exploration and Planning

Everyone’s career path is unique. Whether you’re a first year or a senior, we offer resources and advising to help you consider and shape your own way forward through internships, networking, jobs, alumni connections, or reflection on how your academic …

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How much time should students actually spend thinking about their career?

Career planning is a broad and deeply personal journey, especially for college students balancing multiple responsibilities. With the demands of academic workloads, extracurricular commitments, and an active social life, it’s natural to wonder: How much time should I be dedicating …

By Penn Schneider
Penn Schneider Marketing and Events Intern
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Why do Amherst students struggle to ask for career help?

Let’s discuss the elephant in the room: Amherst students are STRESSED. Classes are debilitating, extracurriculars eat up any potential nap or recovery time, and don’t get me started about the constant overwhelming pressure to be “making the most of your …

By Ava Zielinski
Ava Zielinski Senior Marketing and Communications Intern
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Finding a Job When You Don’t Know What You Want to Do Next

The article discusses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on career transitions, emphasizing the need for intentional job searching. It highlights the two common mindsets early career job seekers often fall into: avoiders and gatherers, neither of which leads to …

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Confronting Career Fears: Reflections on Arts and Humanities in Action

“The arts and humanities are a viable career path, and there’s a January term class to prove it. Skyla Monroe ’27 sheds light on her experience with the Arts and Humanities in Action program and how it changed her perspective …

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Career Support Advice from Two Seniors

“On the eve of their graduation, Contributing Writers Ryan Kyle ’23 and Anna Hogarth ’23 reflect on the career exploration resources they wish they’d utilized sooner.”

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How To Explore Your Career Options

This article defines career exploration, outlines six steps to explore your career options, and provides five tips to help you answer common career questions.

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Discover, Embrace, and Fulfill Your True Self this New Year

With every new year comes an internal pressure to
become a happier, healthier, more productive version of ourselves. An alarm
goes off in our mind that screams THIS IS IT – this is the year I am going to
change …

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How to Use Personality Type to Find a Career You Love

Sometimes it takes time to find a career you love. If yours doesn’t feel right, now might be the best time to make a change for the better. Over 40% of the global workforce is on the brink of resigning, …

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Ivy Exec is your dedicated career development resource.
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Beyond the hammer and hard hat: Don’t overlook unique career opportunities in construction industry

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Are you an entry-level job seeker looking in accounting or finance, information technology, human resources, project management, engineering, customer service, or administration? Are you a woman or minority seeking an industry with career growth and upward mobility?

Then …

By College Recruiter
College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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