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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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Meet the CSE | The informational interview and building networks that span decades with Marcia Katz

For this “Meet the CSE Series” blog post, CSE Career Captain, Yuxuan Zhang, MSBA’24, interviewed  Marcia Katz,  Associate Director of Career Development and Alumni Engagement.

The informational interview and building networks that span decades with Marcia Katz

As part of …

By Yuxuan Zhang
Yuxuan Zhang Former CSE Career Captain
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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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Make the most of your summer internship | CSE Summer Blog

Summer internships are a great way to gain experience in your field and learn new skills. Here are my top 7 tips for making the most of your summer internship experience.

Kristen Babineau, Associate Director, Career Strategies, MSBA Career Coach

By Kristen Babineau
Kristen Babineau Associate Director, Career Strategies, MSBA Career Coach
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The Ultimate Guide to Body Language during a Job Interview: Part II

Body language is incredibly important during a job interview. In fact, it’s perhaps even more important than your tone of voice and your choice of words. The reason for this is your inflection and vocabulary can be practiced and memorized …

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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Turn Your Internship into a Full-Time Job with These Strategies

The probability of an internship converting into a full-time role varies from company to company. In certain cases, an employer will be transparent about how often they provide interns with a direct path toward full-time employment, and other times it …

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 Ultimate Guide to Body Language during a Job Interview: Part I

Whether you’re a seasoned pro when it comes to interviewing, or you’re about to embark on your very first job interview experience, learning how to interpret body language can be extremely helpful. In this two-part series we’ll be talking all …

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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Building a Career at Capital One

When first starting out, you’re going to want to look for an employer that enables you to perform and gives you the tools you need to grow. For Chesdin, a product manager at Capital One, these were the very same …

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Vault-Firsthand Celebrates Top Employers for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Today, while many professional services firms claim to focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, not that many can back up their words with concrete actions. Indeed, it takes more than merely including a DEI statement on a website to prove that fostering individuality, …

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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How to Answer Amazon Interview Questions

You’ve got an interview at Amazon and want to be prepared. So, you read up on common Amazon interview questions, practice your responses, and feel like you’re as ready as you’ll ever be. Or are you?

Answering Amazon interview questions …

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