Persistence or Pestering? 7 Tips to Network Without Being a Nuisance

Every once in a while, an alum or employer will report back to someone in the Career Strategies and Engagement Center that a student is contacting them in an inappropriate manner. Usually this stems from too much outreach or from …

By Rachel Wasdyke
Rachel Wasdyke Director, Corporate Engagement & Strategic Communications
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Building their network in Silicon Valley

Industry Trek offers Brandeis International Business School students prime opportunity to meet alumni at Google, Adobe and ChargePoint

By Douglas Moser

There’s no shortage of Brandeis alumni working in Silicon Valley.

That’s why Ariha Jain, MSBA’24 was so excited to …

By Career Strategies and Engagement (CSE)
Career Strategies and Engagement (CSE)
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Students flex entrepreneurial muscle at pitch competition

From FinTech in Namibia to digital solutions for Balkan clothing makers, four teams win $1,000 prizes for their early-stage ideas

By Douglas Moser

The electronic payments market in Africa is booming.

As the rise of financial technology rapidly transforms how …

By Career Strategies and Engagement (CSE)
Career Strategies and Engagement (CSE)
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Israel trip inspires students to ‘build big things and improve the world’

Hassenfeld Immersion Program takes Brandeis International Business School students on insider’s tour of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa

By Douglas Moser

Donika Sollova, MBA’24 isn’t afraid to dream big.

It’s why she left her home country of Kosovo to pursue …

By Career Strategies and Engagement (CSE)
Career Strategies and Engagement (CSE)
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The CSE Connect Scoop: Serving Up Customized Career Content

On Tuesdays, you may notice something special in your inbox: The CSE Connect Scoop. 

The Scoop serves up career content personalized to your academic program and interests. This weekly email highlights the top news, events and job opportunities from CSE …

By Rachel Wasdyke
Rachel Wasdyke Director, Corporate Engagement & Strategic Communications
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Summer 2023 Field Projects Timeline

Hi everyone!

We have been fielding a lot of questions about Summer field projects (FPs), so read on if you plan to take one this Summer, or aren’t sure yet and want to hear a little more about timeline and …

By Brittani Harris
Brittani Harris Assistant Director, Academic Experiential Learning
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Hear from a Peer: Tips for Field Project Success from Yilin Liu MSF’23

Hello! My name is Yilin Liu. I’m a 2nd year MSF student. I did my first field project in Spring 2022, and was lucky to do an internship with the same project partner this Summer. This Fall, I’ve continued to …

By Brittani Harris
Brittani Harris Assistant Director, Academic Experiential Learning
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Leveraging blockchain to reach the ‘unbanked’

Can an app designed by Prof. Eric Schumann and a team of students build trust with Americans skeptical of the banking system?

More than 7 million U.S. households are “unbanked,” or without access to …

By Career Strategies and Engagement (CSE)
Career Strategies and Engagement (CSE)
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Fall 2022 Field Projects Timeline

Hi everyone!

We have been fielding a lot of questions about Fall field projects (FPs), so read on if you plan to take one this Fall, or aren’t sure yet and want to hear a little more about timeline and …

By Brittani Harris
Brittani Harris Assistant Director, Academic Experiential Learning
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The CSE’s Go-To List of Action Verbs

Lights! Camera! Action Verbs!
Definition of action verb
grammar
a verb that expresses action “Drive” in “We often drive past their house” and “think” in “Let’s think about the problem” are both action verbs.

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A few days ago, I …

By Natalie Warila
Natalie Warila Associate Director, Strategy and Operations
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