Tag: Career

A welcome sign for Babson College's Horn Library
Drop-ins and Pop-ups: How Career Advisors Expand Access Across Campus With career advising drop-ins across campus, Babson’s Undergraduate Center for Career Development expands its Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access initiatives.
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Hillary Chabot
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Hillary Chabot
Hillary Chabot is a writer for Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. An award-winning journalist, she is known for her insightful reporting and dedication to detailed storytelling. With a career spanning over two decades, she has covered a wide range of topics, from presidential campaigns and government policy to neighborhood issues and investigative series. As a reporter for The Boston Herald, Hillary earned a reputation for tenacity and integrity. Her work at Babson College fuels her passions—to learn something new every day and conduct thoughtful, empathic interviews. She’s thrilled to be at Babson College, where students, faculty, staff members and classes provide compelling copy daily.
November 17, 2023

Posted in Outcomes

Babson Again Named No. 1 for Entrepreneurship in the Northeast Babson College has been named No. 1 for Entrepreneurship in the Northeast for both undergraduate and graduate programs for the third year in a row by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine.
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November 7, 2023

Posted in Babson Briefs

Alexander Bowers ’24 Wins 13th Annual Babson Trading Competition Alexander Bowers ’24 recently won the 13th annual Babson Trading Competition, which attracted more than 40 undergraduate and graduate students from Babson College and Wellesley College to the finance lab at the Stephen D. Cutler Center for Investments and Finance
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November 6, 2023

Posted in Babson Briefs

five people sit on chairs, waiting and looking at phones or papers
Feeling Job Search Anxiety? Consider These Strategies For college students, or anyone, feeling job hunt stress, here are seven strategies from the advisors at Babson College for staying positive and calm.
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John Crawford
Senior Journalist
John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
November 3, 2023

Posted in Outcomes

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A (Taylor) Swift Lesson in Personal Branding From sports to movies to stadium tours, megastar Taylor Swift is everywhere. Her successful personal brand is one all entrepreneurial leaders can take cues from.
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Melissa Savignano
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Melissa Savignano
Melissa Savignano, a content marketing manager at Babson College, has worked in higher education for almost a decade, where she tells authentic, compelling campus and community stories. Before Babson, she managed communications for Boston University’s largest college, the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. She previously worked in client relations, helping brands of various sizes launch content marketing strategies and storytelling initiatives. When not at work, you will find her in the city of Boston, probably at the movie theater.
November 1, 2023

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Several signs with the word career on them are pointing in different directions.
What's the Best Career for Me? Job seekers should combine self-reflection and expert guidance to make well-informed career decisions, according to Babson’s Centers for Career Development.
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Hillary Chabot
Writer
Hillary Chabot
Hillary Chabot is a writer for Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. An award-winning journalist, she is known for her insightful reporting and dedication to detailed storytelling. With a career spanning over two decades, she has covered a wide range of topics, from presidential campaigns and government policy to neighborhood issues and investigative series. As a reporter for The Boston Herald, Hillary earned a reputation for tenacity and integrity. Her work at Babson College fuels her passions—to learn something new every day and conduct thoughtful, empathic interviews. She’s thrilled to be at Babson College, where students, faculty, staff members and classes provide compelling copy daily.
October 20, 2023

Posted in Outcomes

a woman and a man shake hands at a career fair
Why Babson Is the No. 1 School for Career Preparedness The Wall Street Journal named Babson College the No. 1 school for career preparedness. Here are three reasons why Babson is the best at readying students.
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John Crawford
Senior Journalist
John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
October 13, 2023

Posted in Outcomes

Babson Named the No. 1 Best Undergraduate Business School by Salary Potential An undergraduate degree from Babson College ranks among the most valuable in the country. According to Payscale’s 2023 College Salary Report, Babson was named the No. 1 Best Undergraduate Business School by Salary Potential and ranked sixth overall for mid-career pay.
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October 12, 2023

Posted in Babson Briefs

A franchising class led by a professor of practice.
Professors of Practice: Connecting Theory and Practice Babson’s professors of practice are able to mine their real-world careers to offer students a multitude of benefits in the classroom.
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Hillary Chabot
Writer
Hillary Chabot
Hillary Chabot is a writer for Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. An award-winning journalist, she is known for her insightful reporting and dedication to detailed storytelling. With a career spanning over two decades, she has covered a wide range of topics, from presidential campaigns and government policy to neighborhood issues and investigative series. As a reporter for The Boston Herald, Hillary earned a reputation for tenacity and integrity. Her work at Babson College fuels her passions—to learn something new every day and conduct thoughtful, empathic interviews. She’s thrilled to be at Babson College, where students, faculty, staff members and classes provide compelling copy daily.
October 6, 2023

Posted in Community

On the field of a football stadium, Kody Harris and Arthur Blank shake hands
Pursuing a Career in Sports With its focus on values and leadership, Babson’s Good Company, Good Game course inspired Kody Harris ’25. He hopes to make a career in the sports industry.
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John Crawford
Senior Journalist
John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
October 4, 2023

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes