MEF Junior Analyst Applications Are Open!

The Minutemen Equity Fund (MEF) is a student-run investment group here at UMass, managing $550k autonomously. The Fund teaches members how to analyze businesses and stocks through a rigorous curriculum, strengthens members’ professional network with career development events/workshops/alumni contacts, and …

By Luke Pasterczyk
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Considering a Career in Social Work? Sociology LEAD Program to launch at Mount Ida Spring 2026

If you are interested in internships in social work, social research, or criminology, this may be the program for you! Spend a semester interning at exciting locations in the Greater Boston area and taking courses relevant to your major. Intern …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Exec. Director of Career and Professional Development, SBS
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Info Sessions / Coffee Chats / Office Hours / Tabling – what’s all that about?

Employers hold various types of sessions to help students connect with them, and to share information about the company and the roles they hire for.

Some of these sessions are in-person on campus, and some are virtual. All of them …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Exec. Director of Career and Professional Development, SBS
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Resource of the Week: Jobs in Sports blog

Jobs in Sports is a website dedicated to providing sports opportunities throughout the United States and Canada. Weekly updates for full-time roles and internships will be posted here.

Blogger Justin Winters has worked in the sports industry for almost 8 …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Exec. Director of Career and Professional Development, SBS
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Follow SBS Careers on Linkedin!

Lots of great positions, tips and other great content are being shared on our SBS Office of Career & Professional Development Linkedin page.

Follow us for the latest!

Don’t have a Linkedin account yet? This is a great time to …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Exec. Director of Career and Professional Development, SBS
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Highlighted Resource: Forage – Virtual Job Simulations from real employers

You can build your employability, and experience what it’s like to work at a range of world-leading companies, all from the comfort of
home!

Get a free taste of industry experience by completing short, real world, company-backed online projects provided …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Exec. Director of Career and Professional Development, SBS
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Need credit for your internship?

If you have an internship this summer and you need to get credit for it, or WANT to get credit for it, here is the link the guide, and FAQ page.

Important items to note:

All this info, and more, …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Exec. Director of Career and Professional Development, SBS
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Would you like to succeed in your professional journey after graduation? 

Enroll in our newest SBS career course!

SOC BEHAV 490C: Pathways to Career Success

In this course, students will critically examine the concepts of happiness, success, and thriving and apply those concepts in a career planning context. Utilizing a strengths-based …

By Karen Miller
Karen Miller Lecturer & Associate Director for Professional Education 
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Humanities and Creative Careers Internship and Job Fair this week!

The Humanities and Creative Careers Fair is this week, on Thursday, April 10, from 12:30 – 3:30 pm in the Bromery Fine Arts Center Lobby.

Head on over to the fair and speak with 23 employers who are hiring for …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Exec. Director of Career and Professional Development, SBS
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Legal Education Data Deck by AccessLex

All the info you need or want about trends in law school applications, admissions, and enrollment from AccessLex, the always FREE (and reliable) resource for pre-laws and law students. Check out the full deck here, and see below for a …

By Diane Curtis
Diane Curtis Pre-Law Advisor & Senior Lecturer
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