Working in sales, I view the job-procurement process just like any other sales process. I have something to discuss with you that may be helpful to you in meeting your goals and objectives – in this case, this just happens to be my own skills and experience — and you need to decide if my…
It was a month into my first job, a temporary year-long assignment in Texas, and I had come to an unexpected and startling self-realization. Pilot training was less than a year away, and I didn’t want to go. It wasn’t that I was afraid, or that I wasn’t a good pilot. My civilian training had…
So. I realize that I might lose some of you with this title alone. Weeble Wobbles™ are a toy from the 1970s. Take a minute and Google it. As a mom of two boys under the age of 6, I can attest to how much this simple toy continues to bring much amusement simply because…
Below are this week’s upcoming events and deadlines at the CWS. These listings and more can be found in MyCWS. Make sure you subscribe so that you receive the updates directly to your inbox! Tuesday, April 1- MBTI Workshop | 4:30-6:15 PM | Clapp LLR – Using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator can help you understand who you are…
Ten years after graduating, my greatest post-Wellesley learning is: I’m not who I thought I was. During my four years on campus, I was anything but Wendy Wellesley. I didn’t join a dozen clubs and committees. The whole “non ministrari sed ministrare” thing seemed a bit archaic. And unlike my classmates, I was not mapping…
Please give a brief background on yourself and your career. With a double major in Political Science (honors) and Middle Eastern Studies, I graduated in the grim economic recession of 2009. After receiving Wellesley’s Barbara Bush Volunteerism award to work in Ithaca on disability services for preschoolers that summer, I opted out of the disparaging…
Alison Buchbinder ’05 is an account supervisor at Resnicow Schroeder Associates, the nation’s leading communications firm dedicated to arts and cultural organizations. Alison joined RSA 5.5 years ago, following graduate school. While at Wellesley, Alison double majored in American Studies and Theatre Studies, participated in the Wellesley in Washington Program, and interned at the Davis…
Carol A. Curley, CFA. Carol is currently a Managing Director with Golden Seeds, an investment firm that pursues above market returns through the empowerment of women entrepreneurs and the people who invest in them. Carol is also President of The Charian Group, LLC, as well as a mentor to the Pipeline Fellowship and TechLaunch in New Jersey. Previously,…
Talia Schatz ’08 is a career counselor at Barnard College, in the Barnard Career Development Office, in New York City. She graduated from Wellesley with a degree in Latin American Studies and a concentration in Art History. The Center for Work and Service reached out to Talia to check-in to see what she’s been up to…
Jordan Greenwood is a Master of Education candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is primarily interested in student programming and student development, and currently works as the Graduate Assistant for Service at the CWS. As a graduate student preparing for a career in higher education, I know how daunting searching for…