We're on Your Team

Whether you're just getting started or already filling out applications, our knowledgable career coaches areÌýhere to support you. We offer different kinds of coaching services, including career exploration appointments, industry-specific sessions, andÌýdrop-in hours for quick questions or résumé review.

Career coaching is available to all undergraduate students and graduate students currently enrolled in degree-granting programs within MCAS, CSON, LSOEHD, WCAS, and STM, as well as alumni within five years of graduation. Career coaching is not available for students in exclusively online programs. The information below will help you find the right appointment type to meet your goals.Ìý

Career Exploration

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One-on-one discussions with a career exploration coach that can help you get started and gain clarity on your career direction.

Ideal for:

  • Getting started with the Career Center
  • Choosing a major
  • Identifying career fields of interest
  • Narrowing down career options

Career Paths

One-on-one discussions with an industry-specialist coach to help you launch a job/internship/graduate school search.Ìý

Ideal for:

  • StrategizingÌýa job/internship search
  • Preparing for graduate school
  • Preparing for a behavioral interview
  • Evaluating an offer

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Drop-In Hours

15-minute one-on-one, first-come, first-serve sessions designed to help you with a quick question,Ìýrésumé review, or more.Ìý

Ideal for:

  • ¸éé²õ³Ü³¾Ã©/cover letter critiques
  • LinkedIn profile reviews
  • Referrals to our career assessments
  • Quick guidance
  • Eagle Exchange Profile ReviewÌý

Upon conclusion of a career coaching discussion, you will feel you have made progress in addressing your current career questions and be able to:

  • Identify 1-3 next steps in their career discernment and planning.

In addition, depending on the content of your career coaching discussion, you may be able to:

  • Describe 1-3 resources or strategies you can use to explore career fields.
  • Identify 1-3 skills you hope to incorporate into your career paths that align with the skills employers are seeking in recent college graduates.
  • Create a plan to develop skills and competencies required for a particular field of interest.
  • Connect the skills, interests, and values you are gaining at Boston College to specific career opportunities of interest.
  • Create application materials such as resumes, cover letters, LinkedIn profiles, and personal statements that articulate your experiences, skills, interests, and values.
  • Verbally articulate how your experiences, skills, interests, and values relate to opportunities through networking conversations and/or interviews.
  • Identify 1-3 resources to help you find specific jobs, internships, graduate school, or other career opportunities.
  • Articulate at least one tip or strategy for communicating effectively with alumni and professionals.

For Appointments

For Drop-In Hours

Fall drop-in hours:

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12:00–4:00 p.m.Ìý
Friday
12:00–3:00 p.m.
Career Center


Meet Your Career Coach

Career Exploration

Julianne Smith
Julianne Smith
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Julianne Smith

Julianne Smith

Howard Thrasher
Howard Thrasher
Assistant Director, Career Education
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Howard Thrasher

Howard Thrasher

Assistant Director, Career Education

Tara Raposa
Tara Raposa
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Tara Raposa

Tara Raposa

Communication, Arts, and Marketing (CAM)

Howard Thrasher
Howard Thrasher
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Howard Thrasher

Howard Thrasher

Tara Raposa
Tara Raposa
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Tara Raposa

Tara Raposa

 Audrey Ahlstrom
Audrey Ahlstrom
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 Audrey Ahlstrom

Audrey Ahlstrom

Consulting, Finance, and Business (CFB)

Phillip Guarino
Phillip Guarino
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Phillip Guarino

Phillip Guarino

Audrey Ahlstrom
Audrey Ahlstrom
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Audrey Ahlstrom

Audrey Ahlstrom

Education, Nonprofit, and Social Impact (ENS)

Peter Hunt
Peter Hunt
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Peter Hunt

Peter Hunt

Government, Law, and Public Policy (GLP)

Kamryn Higgins
Kamryn Higgins
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Kamryn Higgins

Kamryn Higgins

Healthcare, Nursing, and Counseling (HNC)

Jonathan Rosenthal
Jonathan Rosenthal
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Jonathan Rosenthal

Jonathan Rosenthal

Science, Technology, and Engineering (STE)

Kayla Pelland
Kayla Pelland
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Kayla Pelland

Kayla Pelland

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