Career Development Center
The return on your investment in
a Suffolk University education
Students have the opportunity to start on the path to professional success
by utilizing the services and resources of the Career Development Center.
Services individualized career counseling, a four-year career timeline,
career-related experience through paid/unpaid internships, and postgraduate employment/graduate school assistance.
careers@suffolk.edu
facebook.com/sucareers
617-573-8480
Recent Alumni Success Stories
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Jared Pelletier, Broadcast Journalism ’13
– Assignment Desk Intern (WHDH/Channel 7), Frontline Intern (WGBH)
– Hired full-time as a General Assignment Reporter, WDTV/WVFX
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Nicole DeSantis, Marketing ’13
-- President, Women in Business
– Account Management Intern, Hill Holliday (advertising)
– Hired full-time as Assistant Account Executive, Hill Holliday
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Hannah Bartol, Psychology ‘13
– Student Leader/Volunteer, Alternative Spring Break (Habitat for Humanity)
– Hired full-time as AmeriCorps Staff, Federal Emergency Mgmt. Agency (FEMA)
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Scott Paiva, Finance ‘13
– Sawyer Ambassador, Resident Assistant
– Corporate Tax Intern, State Street
– Hired full-time as a Financial Analyst, State Street
Services
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Career Counseling
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Four-Year Career Timeline
– Freshman – Career Exploration
– Sophomore – Career Discovery
– Junior – Career Experience
– Senior – Career Launch
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Choosing a College Major/Minor
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Career Exploration & Resources
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Job Search Readiness – resume, social media presence, interview prep,
networking/Linkedin
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Internships
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Post-Graduate Launch – employment or graduate school
Sample Internship Sites
Arnold Worldwide
Big Brother Big Sister
Boston Celtics
Boston Police Department
Boston Red Sox
British Consulate
Brown Brothers Harriman
Conservation Law Foundation
Department of Housing &
Community Development
Deloitte
Dunkin’ Brands
Ernst & Young
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Fidelity Investments
Gap Inc.
Hill Holliday
Louis Vuitton
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts State House
Merrill Lynch
Museum of Science
New England Aquarium
PepsiCo
Sovereign Bank
Suffolk County Juvenile Court
US Attorney General’s Office
Sample Alumni Employers
Accenture
AmeriCorps
American Cancer Society
BNY Mellon
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Bank of America
Biogen IDEC
Bose Corporation
Boston Children’s Hospital
City of Boston
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Deloitte & Touche
Digitas
Dunkin’ Brands
Elkus Manfredi Architects
Ernst & Young
Fidelity Investments
Genzyme Corporation
Hill Holliday
John Hancock Financial Services
JP Morgan
KPMG LLP
Liberty Mutual
Massachusetts Department of Social Services
Massachusetts Environmental Protection
Agency
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Merrill Lynch
Microsoft
New England Sports Network (NESN)
New York City Department of Education
Oxfam America
Partners Health Care
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Procter & Gamble
Rhode Island Budget Office
Ropes and Gray
SHIFT Communications
State Street Corporation
The Boston Globe
Tsoi/Kobus & Associates
US Army Corps of Engineers
US Department of Homeland Security
US Department of Housing and Urban
Development
US Drug Enforcement Agency
Verizon
Walt Disney Company
WHDH-TV, Channel 7
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Career Advice
“Follow your passion, secure relevant experiences
through paid/unpaid internships, and you will compete
successfully for career opportunities upon graduation.”
Paul Tanklefsky
Director, Career Development Ctr.
Undergraduate First Destination Survey,
Class of 2013 (preliminary data)
• Average salary:
$44,800
• Median salary:
$42,000
• Employed FT:
80.7 %
• Pursuing Graduate Studies (full-time): 13.2 %
• Seeking Employment:
6.1 %
• Work is career-related:
75.0 %+
• Completed a co-op/internship:
65.0 %