I have to admit: Half the fun of writing this post is dusting off my old Wellesley essay writing song! I had a sneaky suspicion that I’d get to hear it again at some point, and I’m so honored and excited to have the opportunity. Even before I left campus last May, I knew that Wellesley would…
If someone had asked me five or six years ago whether I would work at an international development grant-making organization in the future, I might have laughed in their face. During my time at Wellesley, I discovered that I loved the smell of books, poring over old documents, and researching Soviet-era dissident movements late into…
Going to graduate school was always “in the plan,” but after graduating from Wellesley in 2010, instead of moving on to another institution of higher learning, I went back to a place that makes many people cringe when thinking of their academic history: I went back to middle school. I spent two years teaching Social…
If you’re like me and you’re an undergraduate student in the beginning stages of a job search and still trying to figure out what you want to do with your Wellesley liberal arts education, then adding Twitter to your job search repertoire might be useful in ways that you probably hadn’t thought about. When talking…
As a junior, Emma Smith ’14 studied abroad in Egypt with the support of a Boren Scholarship. The Boren provides American undergraduate students with the resources and encouragement they need to acquire skills and experiences in areas of the world critical to the future security of the United States in return for their commitment to…
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, November 19 – Grad School Tuesdays | 12:15 pm-1:30 pm | Wang Campus Center, 2nd floor – The CWS will offer graduate…
The greatest opportunity of today’s job economy is that there is no need to wait your turn to engage your passion. The Internet has opened up the playing field for demonstrating your savvy and brilliance. When I studied at Wellesley College, Google was just emerging as an Internet leader and Facebook was merely a new…
When I tell my friends that interviewing is my favorite aspect of the job search, I am met with blank stares. Hopefully these tips that I share today will also help you enjoy the process. These pointers are by no means revolutionary, but they are the ones that I used to score a first job…
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! Monday, November 11 – Washington Media Scholars Foundation Scholarship Deadline | 11:59 pm | Online – With the Media Fellows Program, the Washington…
You’re a Junior and you’re either abroad or planning to go abroad next semester — what do you do? There are many ways to stay connected to the Center for Work and Service, on and off campus. Below are the top 5 things Juniors can do to stay connected: Skype/Google/telephone: You can still make an…