Career Services
The Carroll School of Management offers a strong community and academic experience in addition some very special opportunitie
s unique to the Carroll School. Often when students are accepted to Boston College and are deciding between other schools, they ask what makes the Carroll School different than other schools? What type of career opportunities can I expect from Boston College?
- Academic experiences such as Portico and TechTrek combine a classroom experience with the opportunity to discern about careers.
- Career services include a robust recruiting program featuring over 400 employers on campus during the year for recruiting for full time and internships.
- Weekly Carroll School Newsletter featuring academic, social and career related information for students.
Internships
According to Class of 2009 Dean’s Survey, 29.% did internship after freshmen year, 59% after sophomore, and 84% after Junior year
The Internship Program is a formal part of the Career Center which features a campus recruiting program as well as employers recruiting for summer internship opportunities. Boston College students have access to two databases Eaglelink and UCAN that assist them with the internship search. Junior students also have an opportunity to participate in the Career and Internship Consortium (CIC) over break in Boston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.
Alumni involvement Boston College boasts some of the most successful and loyal fans that any school would be proud to have. Our alumni come back to campus to help our students in so many different ways: as participants in panels, programs from student groups, and networking events; as hiring employers conducting mock interviews, assisting with resume critiques, and hosting weekly career conversations. Our Alumni Network features over 8000 alumni in every possible career field who have volulnteered to be contacted by our students for help with their careers.
Specific Career Events
Career services are offered to undergraduate Carroll School students through the Boston College Career Center. Associate Director of the Career Center, Amy Donegan, has an office conveniently located in Fulton 354D.
She is available every Tuesday and Thursday and students may schedule an individual appointment or drop-in from 1:00 to 3:00 pm on these days. Amy provides advising to all undergraduate Carroll School students on topics related to internships, major choice, resume writing, using campus recruiting, job search, interview preparation, and graduate school.
First-year students are especially welcome and encouraged to stop by and introduce themselves.
- Dean's Coffee events featuring employers: Thursdays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. in Fulton Honors Library
- Finance and Accounting Career Fair: September 2009
- Career Fair: September 22, 2009
- Job Searching for Seniors: Fall semester
- Internship Workshop for Juniors Going Abroad: TBD
- Career Launch: Friday January 22, 2010 Internship Fair: January 26, 2010
- Weekly Carroll School e-mails including upcoming Career Events
Interesting Facts
(Institutional Research Class of 2008 survey)
13% Accepted job offers prior to senior year
86 % Accepted job offers by Graduation
45% of those jobs were directly through Campus Recruiting, other resources used included 23 % through Internships, and other Career Center resource included Eaglelink job listings and Career Fair.
Median Starting Salary Class of 2008 Carroll School: 55k
Top fields for Carroll School grads include: Consulting, Finance (Portfolio Management), Accounting (public), Auditing, Analysts, Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, Marketing/Sales, Accounting (private)
Classes of 2008 and 2009 Places of Employment
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Accenture |
Grant Thornton International |
Amy Donegan
Associate Director
Boston College Career Center
Carroll School Liaison
617-552-3431