Student Internship Spotlight: Sydney Stavraka

Name: Sydney Stavraka

Class Year: 2025

Major: Social Work

Employer: Family & Children’s Agency

Location: Norwalk, CT

Position Title: ASPIRE Program Intern

“I learned so much by interning at Family and Children’s Agency and have made many connections that I …

By Career & Professional Development
Career & Professional Development
Read more

Student Internship Spotlight: Bente Bogues

Name: Bente Bogues

Class Year: 2025

Major: Strategic Communication, PR & Advertising

Minor: Political Science & Business Management

Employer: State of Connecticut Judicial Branch

Location: Milford, CT

Position Title: Clerk’s Office (JD) Intern (Clerkship)

“After only working there one day, …

By Career & Professional Development
Career & Professional Development
Read more

Student Internship Spotlight: Victoria Felten

Name: Victoria Felten

Class Year: 2025

Major: Marketing

Employer: The Tasty Table

Location: Westchester, NY

Position Title: Social Media Marketing Intern

” Having the ability to intern at The Tasty Table has been a great experience. I have learned so …

By Career & Professional Development
Career & Professional Development
Read more

Student Internship Spotlight: Mia Redick

Name: Mia Redick

Class Year: 2024

Major: Psychology

Minor: Criminal Justice

Employer: Read School

Location: Bridgeport, CT

Position Title: School Psychology Intern

“Shadowing the school psychologist at Read School was such an amazing experience for me, it assured me that …

By Career & Professional Development
Career & Professional Development
Read more

Student Internship Spotlight: Christina Altamirano

Name: Christina Altamirano

Class Year: 2024

Major: Psychology

Minor: Human Resource Management & Management

Employer: CooperSurgical

Location: Trumbull, CT

Position Title: Human Resources Intern

” My internship at CooperSurgical allowed me to experience work responsibilities connected to the Human Resource …

By Career & Professional Development
Career & Professional Development
Read more

Student Internship Spotlight: Paris Tampol

Name: Paris Tampol

Class Year: 2024

Major: Exercise Science (DPT 3+3)

Employer: Lander Sport & Health Sciences

Location: Westport, CT

Position Title: Physical Therapy Intern

“I am so grateful for the opportunity to intern at Lander Sport Health! Dr. Lander …

By Career & Professional Development
Career & Professional Development
Read more

Student Internship Spotlight: Molly Jacob

Name: Molly Jacob

Class Year: 2024

Major: Sports Communication & Journalism

Minor: Television & Film

Employer: YES Network & NBC Sports

Location: Stamford, CT and traveled around the world to various sporting events

Position Title: Runner/Freelancer

“My experience working for …

By Career & Professional Development
Career & Professional Development
Read more

A 100-Day Plan for Your First Job Out of College

By Roxanne Calder

You studied and worked hard, got your degree, and secured a full-time job. Congratulations! You’re onto the next stage of adulthood: building your career. But where do you even begin? Anyone who’s been there will tell you …

By Career & Professional Development
Career & Professional Development
Read more

#OpenToWork: Are LinkedIn Photo Frames Actually Helpful?

By Alana Chinn

“The biggest red flag on LinkedIn is the ‘open to work’ symbol.” This hot take is brought to you by former Google recruiter Nolan Church.

And the dialogue continues. As I browse through my LinkedIn feed, there …

By Career & Professional Development
Career & Professional Development
Read more

LinkedIn Headshots & Reviews

On Wednesday April 24, 2024, The Center for Career and Professional Development hosted a LinkedIn Headshots and Review session open to all students. There were just about 70 attendees who had the opportunity to get their headshot professionally taken so …

By Elizabeth Kilmer
Elizabeth Kilmer Graduate Assistant
Read more