Guest Blog
In her latest blog post, Admissions blogger Lizette Sta. Maria reflects on her time in the SBS in DC program this past summer.
My cohort waves goodbye to me
It’s been a month since I pulled an all-nighter—struggling to …
Still exploring majors? Thinking about adding a major or switching from one to another?
Senior Tamar Stollman, a Peer Advising Intern in the SBS Pathways Center, tells us about the path she took:
Beginning my senior year at UMass, I …
Nonprofits are often the driving force behind social justice, racial and gender equality. Here is why:
Everyone can be a social activist. You don’t need certain qualifications or degrees to make the world a better place, but what if you want to focus …
Resume writing is an essential skill everyone needs because we all need to apply for a job at some point in our lives. Resumes are also important for scholarships, internships, grad school, study abroad, etc. As a college student, you …
Pushing open the heavy doors of Thompson Hall, it can be so easy to feel lost on campus. What am I doing here? Why don’t I love my classes? What clubs should I join? How do I start planning for …
As you look for jobs—particularly admin jobs such as executive assistant or office manager—you may see that employers are looking for administrative skills. And for good reason: Businesses can’t run without them. “Focusing on administrative skills can transform average companies …
This past summer, I had the privilege of participating in the 2021 “SBS in DC” program, completing a Communications and Policy Internship at the Environmental and Energy Study Institute.
Before flying down to D.C. and beginning my internship, I had …
Important article in the NACE Journal, informed by UMass’s own Genny Beemyn, Director of the Stonewall Center.
Topics covered include issues impacting career decision making among the trans student population, including choice making around employer culture, legal protections, pronouns in …
The pandemic dramatically changed the way we work, so it shouldn’t be a big surprise that with those changes should come a few to your résumé as well.
Whether you’re actively in the job market or just looking to keep …