From presentations and workshops to in-classroom career readiness resources, we’ll work closely with you to get your students ready for what comes after graduation.
CCD Presentations and Workshops
Sessions on career development topics for groups of students can have many benefits for both the CCD and our campus partners.
Presentation Requests
With sufficient advanced notice, we are always happy to work with campus partners to share career development information and resources with students during an established group meeting or class session, either virtually or in person. You can select from the standard list of topics or opt for something customized to the group.
To request a workshop, please review the guidelines and submit the request form.
In addition to submitting a request for your group or class, you can also take advantage of our recorded presentations.
If you are interested in having your group’s events promoted on our calendar, please share using BU’s calendar application (see instructions) and contact our marketing team.
Classroom Resources
Infusing career-related content into the classroom can help students understand how their academics are applicable to their future careers.
Resume Assignments
If you are interested in adding a resume assignment to your course, contact us about utilizing VMock. This platform helps users to have a resume that is both polished and highly effective.
Options can include requiring students to get a certain score on their resume, sending their resume to you (or someone else) for feedback with VMock’s web-based interface, or getting a resume review from the CCD.
Contact us at future@bu.edu if you are interested in learning more.
Career-Readiness Competencies
Increasingly, employers recognize that recruiting talent based on transferable skills, experience, and personal attributes (like work ethic) is far more successful than focusing on academic concentrations or GPA. In recruiting students and new graduates, the focus is now on career readiness.
We use a set of eight competencies developed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) to connect career readiness to what students gain from coursework, co-curricular activities, and experiential learning.
Read more about career readiness, including what each competency includes and ways we suggest that students can build capacity. Contact us at future@bu.edu if you are interested in exploring additional ways to add career readiness to your courses.
Referring Students
Referrals are a great way to help students take advantage of all that BU has to offer.
When to Send Students to the CCD
When to Send Students to Other Campus Resources
Referring Employers and Recruiting Organizations to the CCD
We are always looking to connect with organizations about recruiting BU talent for internships and jobs. If any of your contacts are interested, please have them contact our employer team at bucareer@bu.edu or share our information on recruiting at BU.