The Power of You

You control much more than you think in regard to your career path and success.  You will discover how to create your own pathway and manage through it.  Don’t rely solely on others - take control and drive your own success.

Network Effectively: Get Results Without Begging

Networking is for life and is for everything!  Don’t ignore the most impactful way to get your next job because of fear of rejection.  Do it right – do it effectively.  You will learn how to talk with people with a purpose and a goal so that they provide insight and next steps.

Overcoming Personal Road Blocks to Career Success

Are you struggling to find work?  Are you unclear about which career direction to take?  Do you fear making a career change?  Personal roadblocks such as lack of clarity, fear, and limiting beliefs, may be getting in your way.  Learn how to identify and address these roadblocks to achieve greater career success and satisfaction.

Changing Careers and Overcoming Industry Prejudices

Define the Product (that’s you!) and then sell it to the buyers with their needs in mind.  You will learn ways to align with organizations and their goals while minimizing the differences.

Eat Your Lunch, Not Your Words

Need a few techniques on how to interview more professionally to help seal the deal?  Worried about that lunchtime interview and how to balance eating and talking? Boston College Associate VP for Alumni Relations, John Feudo '82, author of I’d Rather Eat Live Spiders, will offer lunchtime tips on how effective communication can be the key to getting that great new job.

The Art of Compensation Negotiation – Creating a Win/Win

Negotiating salary is truly an art form, requiring preparedness, agility on your feet, and occasionally the willingness to give something up to get what you are seeking.  In order to effectively negotiate, it is essential to identify and assess your own needs, understand the marketplace and what you have to offer, and develop a sound strategy.  Through this brief yet interactive session you will learn a few tips and tools to carry with you into your next negotiation.

Maneuvering Through the Corporate Decision Makers

Who has the power of decision?  Who has the influence?  This panel will discuss the do’s and don’ts of the hiring process.  Perceptions and assumptions, as well as timing of the process, will be reviewed.  The panel will discuss the best way to navigate through an organization while maximizing your value.

Advice from a CEO: Profile for Success

Cindi Bigelow ’82, CEO of Bigelow Tea, will share her insights on how to successfully navigate the job market and work your way up the ladder within your current position.  Through an informal conversation with Christine Caswell '89, Director of Undergraduate Studies in the BC Communication Department, Cindi will describe preferred characteristics of prospective employees and the keys to earning recognition and promotion within her organization.  Cindi will also share personal anecdotes revealing her own career journey from her beginnings as a student at Boston College to her current role as CEO of Bigelow Tea, the number one national market leader of specialty teas and maker of “Constant Comment” Tea.