{"id":125616,"date":"2022-09-10T17:21:27","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T21:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/?page_id=125616"},"modified":"2025-12-05T14:45:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:45:12","slug":"professional-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/admissions\/graduate\/masters-degrees\/professional-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>As a Master\u2019s degree student at Boston University, you have made a commitment to deepen your technical and professional skills, setting you apart from others in your field. In today\u2019s fast-paced marketplace, how you present your unique skill set to employers is key to landing your dream job.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The College\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/careers\/\"><span>Career Development Office (CDO)<\/span><\/a><span> has dedicated staff and <\/span><span>programs for our professional Master\u2019s students. The CDO offers a range of services and resources to inform and support your career goals. These include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><strong>Career Development Course:<\/strong> <\/span><span><\/span><span>A 1-credit <a href=\"\/eng\/files\/2022\/09\/NewMastersCourseCDO69.pdf\">course<\/a><\/span><span>, <\/span><b><i>Career Lab: Job &amp; Internship Search for Master\u2019s Students<\/i><\/b><span> covers job search strategies, resume preparation, online presence, interviewing, alumni networking, and negotiation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Preparing for the Job Search: <\/strong><span>Individualized career coaching ensures your application materials showcase your strengths and prepares you through workshops and mock interviews to make the most of your conversations with alumni &amp; employers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Job Postings:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/bu.joinhandshake.com\">Handshake<\/a>, <span>a p<\/span><span>owerful web-based recruiting platform, connects you to job postings, information about industries and employers, and networking events happening on campus<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Connecting with Employers:<\/strong> <span>ENG Career Fairs, company information sessions, on-campus interviews, and more\u2013 you\u2019ll find multiple ways to get yourself in front of the companies you want to work for<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Networking with Alumni:<\/strong> <span>Students have the opportunity to connect with alumni for advice, support, and referrals through <\/span><span>Alumni Meet-and-Greet<\/span><span>s an<\/span><span>d the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/career\/buconnects\/\"><span>BU Connects<\/span><\/a><span> pla<\/span><span>tform<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a Master\u2019s degree student at Boston University, you have made a commitment to deepen your technical and professional skills, setting you apart from others in your field. In today\u2019s fast-paced marketplace, how you present your unique skill set to employers is key to landing your dream job. The College\u2019s Career Development Office (CDO) has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21311,"featured_media":0,"parent":118947,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125616"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21311"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125616"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125623,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125616\/revisions\/125623"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}