Loeb Center for Career Exploration and Planning

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.

This article explains the importance of having young voters and ways to empower them.

This article highlights 16 social impact jobs across five different sectors: nonprofit organizations, corporate social responsibility, government and public service, social enterprises, and entrepreneurship

This article showcases stats around the increase in federal government job postings on Handshake and the doubling of applications received. It also mentions the increased appeal from students in varied industries.

This article discusses the significant growth of the nonprofit sector in the United States, raising questions about its impact on American society. The concern is that these nonprofits, especially those with perpetual endowments, may become unaccountable and pursue agendas that …

“As part of its broader celebration of President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 speech at Frost Library, the college hosted a panel of alumni who have pursued social impact careers. Kennedy’s speech commended the College’s commitment to public service.” – Dylan …

This article discusses the potential for making a career in social impact in various fields. It also suggests pursuing a postgraduate business degree, with examples of professionals who have successfully transitioned into social impact careers after completing such degrees.

This article highlights new research that challenges the perception of happiness and how it relates to meaning and income levels.

Curious about what the Loeb Center’s Career Trek are all about? Check out this write up about the 2023 Washington D.C. Government and Nonprofits.

“Imari Yasuno ’24—Amherst College’s latest winner of a $10,000 Projects for Peace grant—grew up in Nagasaki, Japan, amid enduring echoes of a nuclear explosion. As a high school student in 2015, she attended a 70th-anniversary commemoration of the city’s devastation …