Build Your Story
As you enter your second year at Bucknell, your career journey is taking shape. Now is the time to keep building on the foundation you laid in your first year. Deepen your interests, strengthen your skills, expand your network and seek experiences that help you discover what sets you apart. Each experience will add to your story and bring you one step closer to a meaningful career.
Complete the Internship Survey
Share your previous summer experience with the Center for Career Advancement.
Update Your Handshake Profile
Reflect your evolving career interests and select relevant industries.
Develop Your Elevator Pitch
Reflect and practice communicating your interest, skills and career goals.
Utilize Your Alumni Network
Contact with alumni, conduct informational interviews and seek career advice.
Attend Career Events
Participate in career fairs and treks, and employer information sessions to build connections and explore career paths.
Explore Internship and Funding Opportunities
Consider Bucknell-sponsored programs, Including the Bucknell Public Interest Program (BPIP) Internship Fund, BIPP, NOAA College-Supported Internship Program, and David R. Hamill ‘81 Washington, D.C. Experience.
Discuss Your Career Plans
Meet with a career coach or faculty advisor to identify next steps.
Practice Interviewing Skills
Use the Center for Career Advancement, Interview Prep & Industry Insights program or tools like Hiration.
Build Transferable Skills and Industry Knowledge
Gain experience through micro-internships (Parker Dewey), job simulations (Forage), On-Campus Employment, Center for Community Engaged Leadership, Learning & Research (CELLR) See the CCA for more options.
Plan for Study Abroad
Learn how studying abroad may affect your internship search and how to balance both experiences.
