Resources for Parents

Welcome parents!  The Career Services Office at Bridgewater State University strives to promote your son or daughter's career development through opportunities for:

  • Self awareness
  • Career and occupational exploration
  • Internship opportunities
  • Career skill building (resume, job search strategies, networking, and interviewing)
  • Graduate and professional school planning

It is our hope that you will partner with us and participate in Career Services programming and special events in order to assist your son or daughter, as well as current students and alumni with career exploration and networking.

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Career Counseling 

Career Services provides individual career counseling appointments to aid your student in: 

  • Choosing a Major

  • Finding an Internship

  • Preparing a Resume and Cover Letter

  • Networking

  • Practicing for an Interview

  • Job Searching

  • Graduate and Professional School Planning

Students are able to make counseling appointments by visiting our office in the Campus Center, Rm. 8, or by calling (508) 531-1328.  

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday evenings until 7:00 p.m. 		           Drop-in Hours:
Monday - Thursday
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
(no appointment necessary)

Career Services Survey

The Career Services Office conducts an annual survey of the previous year's graduating class to determine the career and employment status of the new graduates. The following information is gathered: 

Class of 2010 Survey

Click for a complete list of Career Survey Reports

Career Exploration and Career Library

In addition to our individual counseling appointments, we also encourage self-directed career exploration and development.  For your student's convenience, we have compiled on-line resources as well as our career library to support your student in the Career Planning Process.     

Click for Career Exploration     

Workshops & Upcoming Events

Career Services offers programs on a variety of topics each semester.  Previous sessions included topics such as resume writing, interviewing, finding an internship, informational interviewing and choosing a major, just to name a few.

If you would like to participate in a workshop or event, please contact us at (508) 531-1328.

Click for Workshop Schedule

Internships

Internships are a wonderful way to gain career-related experience while in college. Employers look favorably on interns who have worked in the field and have proven themselves as effective employees. Some organizations use their pool of interns to select full-time employees. Students may choose to intern through their academic major for credit or as a volunteer. 

The Career Services Internship Database has hundreds of opportunities for students considering internships. Internships can be searched for by career field, geographic location as well as paid and non-paid opportunities.

If you would like to place an internship position please fill register with CareerLink@BSU or contact us at (508) 531-1328.

Click for Internship Webpage

Experiential Learning Expo

The Experiential Learning Expo gives Bridgewater State University students the opportunity to showcase and feature their experiential learning experience beyond the traditional classroom to the entire BSU Community including faculty, staff and fellow students. These experiences can be in the form of an internship, community service, service learning, study abroad and/or leadership and may take place on or off campus.

Click for Experiential Learning Expo Webpage

Senior Recruiting

The Senior Recruiting Program is a program designed specifically for BSU Seniors to assist in planning for their first professional-level position within their chosen field.  Career Services provides opportunities for your senior to interview on-campus, to practice interview with employers, and to prepare for the after-college transition.

  • On-Campus Interviewing (OCI)

  • Resume Referral Program (RRP)

  • Senior Year Experience

  • Annual Job Fair

  • Mock Interview Night

 

Click for Senior Recruiting Webpage

Job Search Resources

The Career Services Office provides employers with an easy to use and centralized system where they can post full-time professional positions that require a bachelor's degree for free and reach a large number of highly qualified candidates. Visit CareerLink@BSU today!  These job postings are available to your student 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

To take part in this highly efficient employee recruitment method click here to Post Your Jobs, or call us at (508) 531-1328.

Click for Job Search

Job Fairs and Special Events

Job Fairs

In addition to posting job opportunities for students on-line, we also bring employers to campus for our annual job fair.  Job fairs provide your student with the opportunity to meet employers and to further develop networking skills.

 

If you would like to have your company represented at our job fair please contact us at (508) 531-1328.

Click here for Job Fair

Special Events

Throughout the year, Career Services offers events and programs to aid students in their varying levels of career development and planning.  Students are given opportunities for self-assessment, networking, job searching, and preparing for life after college.  

  • Workplace Protocol Series

  • Senior Year Experience

  • Gearing Up for the Education Job Market

If you would like to participate in one of our special events, please contact us at (508) 531-1328.

Career Management

Students may set-up an appointment, attend a workshop, or utilize our on-line resources for information regarding resume and cover letter writing, interviewing skills, job search strategies, and other career related topics. 

    


BSU Alumni Mentor

BSU CareerLink's mentor component provides alumni career advisory network designed to assist current students and other alumni in their career planning.  If you are a BSU alum, you have the wonderful opportunity to help current students and other alumni gather important career information.

To volunteer as a BSU CareerLink Mentor or to participate in any of our events, please contact us at (508) 531-1328.

Click here for CareerLink Webpage

BSU Parent Webpage

Be sure to visit the BSU parent page to receive the latest information and resources to stay connected to your son or daughter here at Bridgewater.

Click for BSU Parent Webpage

Additional Resources

                                  

  • Parent's Crash Course in Career Planning:  Helping Your College Student Succeed, Marcia B. Harris, Sharon Jones

  •  Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation, Neil Howe, William Strauss; Vintage Books

  •  Hand-Me-Down Dreams: How Families Influence Our Career Paths and How We Can Reclaim Them, Mary H. Jacobsen, Sarah Silbert (Editor); Three Rivers Press

  • Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds, Richard J. Light; Harvard University Press

     

 

 

Last Modified: October 18, 2011