Industry Treks explained: A guide for incoming students

Visit a new city, build your network and gain insights about top employers

Industry Treks are a great way for students to quickly gain a better understanding of professional life in specific companies, industries and cities.

By Harsh Sanghvi
Harsh Sanghvi Former CSE Career Captain
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Careers in Consulting | Winter Break Resource Round-Up

Are you good at telling stories? Are you a creative thinker? Do you enjoy problem solving? If your answer is ‘YES’, then you, my friend, are an aspiring, ‘wait-for-it’ (as Legendary Barney Stinson says), CONSULTANT! But why ‘wait for it’ …

By Ariha Jain
Ariha Jain Former CSE Career Captain
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Finding FactSet | CSE Resource of the Month Series

Have you ever felt that gathering data like financials, forecasted estimates, M&A deals, news and filings for public as well as private companies is tedious and time-consuming?

Check out FactSet to get instant access to accurate financial data and analytics!

By Harsh Sanghvi
Harsh Sanghvi Former CSE Career Captain
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Careers in Healthcare | Winter Break Resource Round-Up

Do you want to work in the healthcare industry like Dr. Strange, but have the business acumen of Tony Stark? Maybe maneuvering an operation knife is not your cup of tea, but providing business insights or forecasting trends is. If …

By Yuxuan Zhang
Yuxuan Zhang Former CSE Career Captain
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2023 Silicon Valley Industry Trek Applications Launch this Week!

We’re excited to announce that applications for the 2023 Silicon Valley Industry Trek will go live this week! Look for the link to apply in Thursday’s CSE Newsletter.

The 2023 Silicon Valley Industry Trek has a technology, innovation and entrepreneurship …

By Rachel Wasdyke
Rachel Wasdyke Director, Corporate Engagement & Strategic Communications
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Avoid common virtual interview mistakes – check out this article by CNBC!

Associate Director of Career Strategies and MSBA Career Coach, Kristen Babineau, shares an article by CNBC that caught her attention this week. 

Don’t make these 5 virtual interview mistakes—they can ‘sabotage your candidacy’ and cost you a job

“Virtual interviews …

By Kristen Babineau
Kristen Babineau Associate Director, Career Strategies, MSBA Career Coach
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The Best Cities for Young Professionals for Work-Life Balance

Work-life balance is top of mind for many young professionals. According to a 2018 Gallup Poll, Generation Z workers ranked caring about employees’ well-being as a priority when evaluating potential employers. Moreover, 42% of Gen Z employees would quit their …

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Making career connections in New York City

Brandeis International Business School students visit HSBC, BlackRock and Deloitte during recent Industry Trek

Kajol Awasthi, MSF’23 stepped onto the HSBC trading floor in New York City and knew she made the right choice.

By Career Strategies and Engagement (CSE)
Career Strategies and Engagement (CSE)
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5 ways to improve your English language skills

CSE Career Captain Xiaoyu Wang MSF’23 shares recommendations for fellow students looking to improve their English language skills while juggling busy schedules.

If English is not your first language, you might find it challenging to live and study in an …

By Xiaoyu Wang
Xiaoyu Wang Former CSE Career Captain
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Easy-to-fix resume content mistakes by Ella Pereira ‘24

CSE Career Captain Ella Pereira ‘24 shares the most common content resume mistakes she saw while working on the CSE Resume Review Team – and how to fix them! 

Over the summer, I reviewed hundreds of resumes from incoming Brandeis …

By Ella Pereira
Ella Pereira CSE Career Captain
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