发现你的职业道路
努力是一个 免费的 three-day career exploration program during winter break that will empower you to take control of your career journey. 通过反思练习, 与校友对话, and industry immersions with employers, you will explore the fit of a few career options and leave knowing at least one career field you are interested in further exploring.
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概述
努力 is designed to help you better understand how the skills you are gaining through your coursework and extracurricular experiences translate to potential careers. You will be led through the three-day program by past participants, 被称为奋进伙伴, along with 职业中心 staff and returning alumni.
By the end of 努力, you will be empowered to take control of your career journey. 此外，您将能够:
- Describe 1-3 resources or strategies you can use to explore career fields.
- Identify 1-3 career fields that align with your 利益 that you would like to further explore.
- Identify 1-3 skills you hope to incorporate into your career paths that align with the skills employers are seeking in recent college graduates.
- Identify the nine 电子游戏软件 career readiness competencies.
- Articulate at least one example of where you have developed each of the nine career readiness competencies.
- Create a plan to develop skills and competencies required for a particular field of interest.
- 连接技能, 利益, and values you are gaining at 电子游戏软件 to specific career opportunities of interest.
- Develop confidence in communicating with alumni and professionals.
- Identify 1-3 next steps in your career discernment and planning.
“努力 transforms the daunting task of deciphering one’s future into an exciting adventure of opportunity and possibility.”
Announcing the 2024 Keynote Speaker
Carolyn Murphy (She/Her) '09
WARC美洲区副总裁
Carolyn Murphy is the WARC美洲区副总裁, the global authority on marketing effectiveness. In an environment of economic uncertainty and increased pressure for marketers to do more with less, WARC empowers marketers to drive sustainable commercial and cultural impact, while with relevant and real-time insights across strategy, 媒体, 有创意的, 以及数字商务.
Carolyn graduated from BC, College of Arts & Sciences, in 2009 with a major in English and a minor in Irish Studies. 在BC时, she interned for Fenway Sports Group, the ownership group of the Boston Red Sox, and upon graduation joined their sports marketing agency, 芬威体育管理. 在FSM, Carolyn supported sponsorship activations for the Red Sox, 波士顿大学田径协会, 邓肯甜甜圈, 以及其他领先的团队和品牌. Carolyn left Boston and moved to Silicon Alley (NYC) and began her career in the marketing technology world working at fast growing startups such as Buddy Media (acquired by Salesforce), the first social CRM tool on the market for brands, 和Olapic, the initial user generated content and influencer tool to drive sales on ecommerce sites. 在这些公司里, Carolyn helped brands such as Calvin Klein, 科迪斯, VF Corp .), and Estee Lauder with their social and e-commerce strategies.
She now leads WARC across North and South America, 帮助品牌, 机构, and 媒体 companies save time by ensuring they make marketing choices that are both effective and drive growth.
拥有超过十年的经验, Carolyn specializes in building strategic marketing strategies and leading cross-functional customer centric B2B teams.
A look inside the three-day experience
奋进2020的镜头. 视频由Young Kim拍摄，MCAS '21.
努力的影响
Past participants tell stories of how 努力 helped them connect their skills, 利益, and values to meaningful career opportunities.
心态的转变
艾丽西亚卡罗尔内特女士
Economics major 艾丽西亚卡罗尔内特女士 found herself confused and conflicted. She liked her classes, was doing well in them, but they didn’t bring her joy. The social justice work she experienced in her Pulse class did. 在努力, Alycia met an alumna working for a big company making positive social change, proving to Alycia you could do both.
当一扇门关上
布莱恩Kusior
As the son of two doctors, 布莱恩Kusior assumed he would naturally follow in his parents’ footsteps. After receiving his first C in chemistry, a class he excelled at in high school, feelings of self-doubt began to emerge. 医学预科适合他吗? 努力 began a journey of self discovery that would lead him to new and unexpected choices.
倾听自己
埃琳娜螺旋
Communication major 埃琳娜螺旋 felt overwhelmed by the number of career options available to her. She knew she wanted a job that would have a direct and meaningful impact on people, but what career path would lead her there. A simple piece of advice she received at 努力 helped narrow the field and introduced an unexpected career choice.