Tag: Mentoring & Networking

Forget Networking: Create High Quality Connections Building high-quality connections, rather than networking, results in improved personal and professional relationships.

By Wendy Murphy

January 3, 2024

Tagged Career, Mentoring & Networking, Research, Q&A

Posted in Insights

2026-04-07 12:34:05

An array of cellphone screens showing various social media feeds

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.

By Melissa Savignano

November 1, 2023

Tagged Career, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Undergraduate, Mentoring & Networking

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

2026-04-07 13:08:16

Professional Attire Fund Empowers Students to Dress for Success Fulfilling a request from students, a new professional attire fund, available through the Hoffman Family Undergraduate Center for Career Development, aims to empower tomorrow’s leaders.

By Hillary Chabot

October 25, 2023

Tagged Student Life, Inclusive Excellence, Mentoring & Networking

Posted in Community

2026-04-08 04:49:59

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.

By Hillary Chabot

October 20, 2023

Tagged Advice, Career, Mentoring & Networking, Q&A

Posted in Outcomes

2026-04-07 13:08:16

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.

By John Crawford

October 13, 2023

Tagged Career, Undergraduate, Graduate, Mentoring & Networking

Posted in Outcomes

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.

By Hillary Chabot

October 6, 2023

Tagged Faculty, Career, Mentoring & Networking

Posted in Community

2026-03-23 22:01:58

Jim Spencer, executive in residence at the student run Babson College Fund program.

Meet a Key Executive Behind the Babson College Fund’s Success As the hands-on finance and investment class Babson College Fund celebrates 25 years, executive in residence Jim Spencer ’73 reflects on its extensive growth.

By Hillary Chabot

September 12, 2023

Tagged Finance, Mentoring & Networking, Career

Posted in Community, Outcomes

2026-04-07 13:08:16

People talk and network in a crowded event

Four Networking Tips for Entrepreneurs After giving a pitch at an event, entrepreneurs may be swarmed by people seeking to talk with them. Here’s advice on how to navigate the scrum and make connections.

By John Crawford

August 17, 2023

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Advice, Mentoring & Networking, Startups, Graduate, Student Life, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights, Outcomes

Brothers Kirk and Jacob McKinney at their co-founded business Junk Teens.

Talkin’ Trash: Babson’s Junk Teen Spills Secrets to Success Kirk McKinney ‘26 started a junk removal business with his brother while in high school. He says Babson has been key to Junk Teens’ success.

By Hillary Chabot

August 11, 2023

Tagged Undergraduate, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Mentoring & Networking

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

2026-03-23 22:02:41

Babson Faculty Members Shine at Academy of Management Annual Meeting More than two dozen Babson faculty presented on topics ranging from entrepreneurship research to healthcare innovation and sustainability at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in Boston.

By Thought & Action Staff

August 8, 2023

Tagged Faculty, Leadership, Mentoring & Networking

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-04-05 18:17:36