{"id":27644,"date":"2021-04-09T14:39:04","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T18:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/?page_id=27644"},"modified":"2026-08-06T11:36:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:36:30","slug":"career-guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/for-current-students\/career-services\/career-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Guides and Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>The best advice on everything<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From how to build a resume to explore career paths to nailing an interview, all of your how-to guides are here. 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