Job Search

Job Listings from Handshake

BC’s Career Development Center uses Handshake, a jobs app and website. Over 22 million students and young alumni from over 900 universities currently use the platform. Get started on your career journey by joining a unique career community made just for BC student and alumni.

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Search and Apply for Jobs and Internships

Full-time positions | Part-time positions | Seasonal Work

Browse jobs by employer, location, field, or your qualifications to find the best fit. You can even set up saved searches for new positions that fit your criteria. And the best part? Employers and jobs are curated by career services professionals. We cut through the noise so you don’t have to.

Internships

Whether paid, unpaid, for credit, or not for credit, internships are the best way to get experience in your field of choice. Internships are also a great way to explore your career options, and see what fits or even what doesn’t fit. Be well prepared with Handshake’s internship listings.

Student Profiles and Networking

Get recruited by employers searching for BC students like you

Handshake also gives employers the ability to search for YOU. Put your best foot forward by completing and maintaining your Handshake Student Profile. You can also upload resumes and showcase your coursework and skills to help get noticed by employers.

Ask Questions

Handshake allows you to grow your network and learn more about your chosen field. Research companies, get an inside look at employers through student reviews, and message other students and alum with questions.

Students

Handshake is available free of charge to all current Bridgewater College students. Search over 200,000 jobs, we’re certain you will find plenty of opportunities.

Alumni

As a BC graduate, you will have access to Handshake’s services for the rest of your career.

Employers

Visit our Connect with Bridgewater College Students page for more information on advertising positions.

Help

Tutorials are available on the Handshake website for:

Other Job Search Resources

Buzzfile Employer Search Engine

Buzzfile displays employer resources that have jobs directly related to your college major. Find out what companies you could potentially work at in Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC, and across the nation.

Federal Job Resources

  • USAJobs Job Search Website – USAJOBS connects job seekers with federal employment opportunities across the United States and around the world. As the Federal Government’s official employment site, USAJOBS provides resources to help the right people find the right jobs.
  • Interns and Recent Graduates – This page gives the user information about the Pathways Programs, for students and recent graduates, and attempts to answer questions concerning eligibility, program administration, training and development, program completion and additional resources.
  • Applicant Tools and Resources – The Federal Government’s guide for federal job search. It answers questions we routinely receive concerning the Federal hiring process, and provides additional resources to assist the job seeker when applying for a Federal job.

LinkedIn

  • Professional Profile: Create a great LinkedIn Profile using LinkedIn for Students
  • Job Search: Leverage the world’s largest professional network to build relationships and connect with opportunity. Use LinkedIn Jobs to harness the power of your network to uncover insights such as whom you know at a company, providing you an edge in your job search.

Big Interview

Big Interview is an online platform that will help you improve your interviewing techniques to land a job or an internship or a graduate school admissions interview.  It is also great to use for getting ready for class and public presentations.  Big Interview combines training and practice through virtual mock interviews featuring a huge database of interview questions and tips for how to answer them.  Big Interview includes an extensive library of videos to help you through every aspect of the interview process.  You can use Big Interview independently or share result with Career Development staff to help you ace the interview!

Ready Prep Interview

Ready Prep Interview is a free site with thousands of job interview questions that are position specific. This site is a valuable resource for graduating students and alumni.