Making Your Summer Plan Decision: What to do when you’ve received offers and rejections

I received an offer for an internship! What do I do now? 
Step 1: Gratitude and Confirming Details
Step 2: Reflection and Aligning With Your Goals
Step 3: Communicating Your Decision
Step 4: Stick To Your Commitments and Start Planning

By Emily Tareila
Emily Tareila Program Director, Charles Hamilton Houston Internship Program
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Men’s participation in early childhood education and care (ECEC): comparative perspectives from Edinburgh, Scotland and Tianjin, China

The article examines contrasting experiences of male involvement in early childhood education and care (ECEC) across different policy and practice settings in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Tianjin, China.

By The Loeb Center
The Loeb Center
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Do You Still Need to Write a Cover Letter?

This article emphasizes the importance of including a cover letter when applying for jobs, despite conflicting information online. It highlights employers’ expectations and perceptions of cover letters.

By The Loeb Center
The Loeb Center
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Experiential Learning Theory as a Guide for Experiential Educators in Higher Education

Experiential Learning Theory, encompassing the learning cycle, learning style, and learning space, has been utilized by educators in higher education for almost fifty years. This article delves into the latest perspectives on these concepts and showcases exemplary applications across various …

By The Loeb Center
The Loeb Center
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2 Email Templates for Networking | Template Toolbox

This article showcases two email templates to help you meet or follow up with people.

By The Loeb Center
The Loeb Center
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Why You Shouldn’t Use ChatGPT to Write Your College and Grad School Admissions Essays

We’ve been covering the unfolding story of the use of artificial intelligence in education, as well as in various industries, so if you want to catch up you should check out our two-part entry on its effects on education. …

By Firsthand
We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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The Key to Landing Your Next Job? Storytelling.

This article discusses how recruiters, despite often believing they rely solely on logic, are significantly influenced by their emotions. Emotional connections shape perceptions of candidates, either positively or negatively.

By The Loeb Center
The Loeb Center
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All About Acing Your HireVue

Let’s be honest: receiving a HireVue interview request after applying to an internship is a pretty dreadful experience. Even if you’re pretty calm and collected during two-way interviews, I’m sure there’s been no shortage of expletives going off in your …

By Ava Zielinski
Ava Zielinski Marketing and Communications Intern
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The Envelope Please: BU’s Graduating Medical Students Match to Their Future

Darienne Madlala graduated from Amherst in 2016 with a B.A. in history. After serving in the Pesce Corps for two years, she subsequently matriculated at Boston University School of Medicine. We keep in touch with our prehealth students well beyond …

By The Loeb Center
The Loeb Center
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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 …

By The Loeb Center
The Loeb Center
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