Many different factors influence a job-seeker’s net worth.  Education, experience, skills, industry, company, and geography all impact salary, yet the job-seeker is not solely powerless in determining his or her compensation. How job-seekers comport themselves during all parts of the hiring process, from the first interview to the job offer, plays a role in determining [...]

The average college student has a busy schedule, balancing academics, extracurricular activities, and a social life.  However, some students take on even greater challenges during their undergraduate years by becoming entrepreneurs. Whether students create a website that revolutionizes networking, a space-maximizing model of dorm furniture, or a campus laundry service, college start-ups can prove not [...]

Donald Trump.  Martha Stewart.  Kim Kardashian.  What do these people have in common?  Personal branding.  Everyone knows who they are because they have successfully marketed themselves to the public as unique in their person, product, or knowledge.  Marketing oneself or one’s career through a strong personal brand is essential to any aspiring entrepreneur. According to [...]

Timothy Anderson ’73 recently spoke to members of the BC community about his experience bringing technology to children around the world through the nonprofit organization he founded.  The event, held in the Murray Function Room, was organized by the Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics as part of the Winston Forum on Business Ethics lecture [...]

Founded in spring 2010, the Boston College Chapter of Smart Woman Securities (SWS) has been an active force on campus-  mentoring, educating, and providing opportunities for young women interested in investing. Laura Travers (CSOM ’12) is co-founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer for BC SWS.  She says of the organization’s inception:  “Our founding team saw a [...]

Students who are serious about finding jobs know the importance of networking.  A study published in the Wall Street Journal found that 94 percent of successful job-searchers cited networking as critical to obtaining their current positions.  Students might not realize, however, that they could be missing a crucial aspect of the networking process:  the exchange [...]

Times change.  Companies evolve and grow.  Markets shift.  The changes that take place over the course of a company’s history are indicative not only of a natural developmental progression, but also of the cultural and technological factors shaping the company’s future. In anticipation of the upcoming April 26th lecture by Susan Gianinno, ’70, entitled “Mad [...]

People face countless choices every day, ranging from the mundane (What should I wear?) to the significant (Which job offer will I accept?).  However, one may also consider the process entering into a decision that could cost a company millions of dollars.  For executive decision-makers, the future of a corporation, its employees, and its legacy [...]

Ayhan Kose, an IMF researcher specializing in financial globalization, is no stranger to the business cycles of emerging markets. In Devlin Hall recently, he shared his insights on changes in emerging market economies, or EMEs, in a lecture entitled Emerging Markets: Resilience and Growth Amid Global Turmoil. The topics covered in the presentation reflected those [...]

For growing numbers of international students, the transition to college involves more than a new roommate, a new set of courses, and a new laptop.  It requires adjustment to a new culture. Boston College’s international and exchange student population encompasses over one thousand undergraduate and graduate students from 91 countries, according to statistics obtained by [...]