Advisors
Oh, The Places You'll Go
On-Campus Recruiting
Tools of The Trade
Grab Bag
100
With an MBA from Duke and a background in marketing and consulting, this is the person to talk to if you hope to go to Wall Street.
Who is Tim Diehl?
100
A Bowdoin academic department has a partnership with this country and places two students each year in a teaching fellowship.
What is France?
100
This agency, which visits Bowdoin several times a year, screens applicants and matches them to a variety of coach, teacher, and administrative positions at private schools.
What is Carney Sandoe?
100
This computer database lists job opportunities from Bowdoin alums, on-campus recruiting schedules, and upcoming events.
What is eBear?
100
This advisor was a practicing attorney before coming to Bowdoin, and can help you with your graduate school applications or landing a job in public policy.
Who is Sherry Mason?
200
With a background in communications and academic advising, this advisor helps students who are still figuring out what kind of career they want to pursue.
Who is Sarah Paul?
200
Combining his Latin American Studies major and Outing Club trip leader experiences, Bowdoin grad Chris Yager founded this company, that runs international experiential education and service learning trips for high school and college students throughout Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
What is Where There Be Dragons?
200
You'd better learn how to prepare and perform in a case interview if you want to land a consulting job with this company.
What is Deloitte?
200
This website has links to other online tools, and has blog posts and information from Bowdoin Career Advisors.
What is the Bowdoin Career Connection?
200
From 2 to 4 PM every day, an advisor is available for quick questions to any student who wants to drop in during these?
What is walk-in hours?
300
This advisor attended Bowdoin, and can give you first-hand advice about careers in sales, technology, and entrepreneurship.
Who is Chad?
300
A career in the State Department has taken Bowdoin grad Christopher Hill '74 from Macedonia, Kosovo, Poland and Korea to his current position as ambassador to this country.
What is Iraq?
300
This Fortune 500 company, based in Maine, recruits Bowdoin grads for a two-year management training program where you learn all aspects of the insurance business.
What is Unum?
300
Bowdoin is one of 30 liberal arts schools that share job and internship opportunities on this private database.
What is the Liberal Arts Career Network (LACN)?
300
This program matches you with a discerning Bowdoin alum who will interview you -- on video -- and then critique your performance so you can improve.
What is a mock interview?
400
This advisor brings direct experience as a Peace Corps volunteer, teacher, and nonprofit consultant to her role advising students interested in these kinds of fields.
Who is Meg?
400
Global technology powerhouse Infosys recruits Bowdoin students from any major to be trained as software engineers. Although jobs are at locations worldwide, most programs start by training you in this country.
What is India?
400
Bowdoin grads working for this organization solve problems like helping FEMA quickly move equipment and supplies to disaster areas, or helping the Dept of Defense establish an electronic payment system to pay its subcontractors in Afghanistan.
What is IBM's Public Sector Consulting division?
400
Need to build a resume, or create multiple versions to use for different types of jobs? This is the tool to use.
What is Optimal Resume?
400
At this annual event, you'll learn which fork to use, what to do with an hors d'oeuvre and a drink when someone wants to shake your hand, and how to tactfully end a conversation at a cocktail party.
What is the Etiquette Dinner?
500
This advisor produced award winning television documentaries, and worked with museums and symphonies in Boston, LA, and the UK.
Who is Dighton?
500
Last year, the first year that non-Princeton students were invited to apply, a Bowdoin applicant secured a prestigious one-year fellowship working for a nonprofit in Zambia through this program.
What is Princeton in Africa?
500
Graduates who enter this selective two-year service program get to live internationally, receive tuition assistance for graduate school, and get preferential hiring status with many federal government agencies.
What is the Peace Corps?
500
This website lets you research people's job history and connect with Bowdoin alums in a variety of fields who are willing to help you with your job search.
What is LinkedIn (or PolarNet)?
500
This building is where Bowdoin Career Planning is located.
What is Moulton Union?
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