Summer 2024 Career Resources
Summer 2024 Career Resources
There’s plenty you can do this summer to continue your career development, but sometimes it can be difficult to know where to begin. We’ve added easy links below to some of the resources that may be the most helpful for you in the coming months. Appointments are open now for the summer months for Advisors for Career Exploration, Industry Advisors, Alumnae Career Advisors, and Fellowship Advisors, so please go ahead and schedule a time that works for you. We look forward to speaking with you!
This summer, you can...
Explore & Reflect
Where do you begin when you don’t know where to begin with your career path? The resources below offer a great way to start exploring! You can also learn about various career fields by taking a look at our industry-specific pages. Each is a treasure trove of information to help you explore specific paths.
Network and Conduct Informational Interviews
Learn more about an individual’s career path and profession in a way that may inform your own journey!
Refine your professional documents
Use this time and the brain space to look at your resume and/or cover letter documents with fresh eyes — or create your first-ever professional documents! Our website offers the resources you need to begin.
Think about graduate school and fellowship opportunities for the future
Summer can be a wonderful time to explore options for the future. Discover funding opportunities you never knew existed for undergraduate research, study abroad, and for after graduation, including self-designed projects, travel, teaching, service, graduate study, and more.
If graduate/professional degrees and scholarships to support them are on your mind, we have a range of resources that can help you weigh your options and plan to apply!
Transitioning to Life After College
If you are a graduating senior (or perhaps you're just thinking ahead!) Career Education has worked with partners across campus to develop a set of videos to help you explore topics related to the transition from college to career. Subjects covered are:
Build Mentorship Relationships
Mentorship comes in different forms, and your relationships with mentors will vary depending on your intentions, questions, and aspirations. Through the online platform The Wellesley Hive, you can meet alums who have expressed interest in mentoring current students. They have all proactively signed up and are eager to hear from you! You can search for alums who share your industry interests, location, major, identity affiliation, and more.
Search for Jobs & Internships
Handshake is Wellesley's platform for searching for jobs and internships. During this time, you can use the keyword "remote" to find opportunities that aren't tied to a specific location. You can also use Handshake to access the job search resources GoinGlobal and Vault.
Relax, Rejuvenate, & Have Fun
Our team knows we're no New York Times Book Review, but we're still excited to offer you a few of our favorite entertainment ideas for the summer ahead! Below are suggestions from members of the Career Education team.
TV Shows
- Lessons in Chemistry (from Nicole P.)
- Royal Pains (from Lorraine H.)
- Ripley (from Tess M.)
- True Detective: Night Country (from Layne F.)
- Yellowstone (from Beth L.)
Music
- Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé (from Alexis T, Ariane B, Destiny B, Tess M)
- The Returner by Allison Russell (from Layne F.)
- American Heartbreak by Zach Bryan (from Beth L.)
Movies
- May December (from Tess M.)
- Wonka (from Layne F.)
- Captain Fantastic (from Beth L.)
Books
- Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (from Alexis T. and Nicole P.)
- Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch (from Kate D. - who highly recommends the audiobooks!)
- The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto, by Mitch Albom (from Beth L.)
Podcasts
- Ologies with Alie Ward (Destiny B.)
- Binchtopia with Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb (Destiny B.)
- It's Been a Minute (N.P.R, from Layne F.)
- Darknet Diaries (from Beth L.)