(Part 1) As graduation approaches, we asked our senior Career Skills Coaches (CSCs) to share the advice they wish they had as underclassmen 🎓
From starting earlier than you think to building genuine connections and staying open to unexpected paths, their insights were honest, practical, and shaped by real experince.
They highlighted key Feld Center for Career & Alumni Engagement resources that supported their journey, showing how you can turn that advice into action.
Thank you to our CSCs – Ashley Park, Aneesh Hiremath, Pornpailin Monarumit, and Kush Bansal for sharing your perspectives and for continuously supporting our student community. The Career Skill Coaches (CSCs) program is available during the AY.
Transcript
Ashley: Hi, everyone. My name is Ashley, and I'm a senior at Questrom, studying accounting. I'll be a tax associate at Deloitte in the San Jose office, and I'm a career skills coach here at the Feld Center.
Anish: Hi, my name is Anish. I'm a CSC at the Feld Center, and I'll be going and working at Gap as an operations analyst.
Ashley: A piece of advice I would give to future students is to definitely take advantage of networking opportunities at Questrom. Definitely come into the Feld Center, ask what events are going on. It was how I was able to make my connections with recruiters and ultimately land my internship. Would definitely encourage you guys to do that as soon as possible to get the most out of your experience here at Questrom, and also have the most opportunities.
Anish: Students at BU either know exactly what they want to do when they graduate, or not at all. And Feld Center has resources for all of them. For those that do, all the power to you, join relevant student groups, find mentors, use the Feld as behavioral interview prep, and the events they host with employers in your industry. And for those that don't, that's a vast majority of students, that's totally okay, as long as with each experience you're thinking critically about the aspects you like and didn't like, so you get closer to that ideal role. This usually leads to a more diverse set of experiences and a narrative that a lot of employers actually like. What's helped me kind of find that narrative and explore career options is meeting with full-time staff in the field, as well as preparing for interviews, talking to CSCs or students who have just gone through it, because they have the most up-to-date information. With all that said, make sure you give yourself some grace with career stuff, because it can be very frustrating. Thank you.
