Building Bridges: Collaboration At Boston University Questrom School Of Business Elevates Finance Career Preparation, Poets & Quants

Students who engage with their career center see a return on investment. According to research from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), students who use career services receive more job and internship offers and are more satisfied with their career preparation. Lightcast data show that alumni who access career support are more likely to feel their degree was worth the money. But getting students to engage with career services isn’t always easy. (Poets & Quants).

“We ask students to do hard things,” said Misty Start, Executive Director for Career Services and Strategy at the Boston University Questrom School of Business. “We focus on the importance of networking even when that may make them uncomfortable, or we ask them to rework a resume multiple times.”

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“We recognize that we all have the same goal,” said Start. “We all want our students to develop a clear picture of their own career journey, and to be as prepared as possible to succeed on that journey. Faculty provide expertise on how academics align with career interests, and student club leaders understand student perspectives and needs.”

Collaboration between faculty, student organizations, and career services has many benefits. Student club leaders provide valuable feedback that informs career services offerings and initiatives, and faculty bring subject matter expertise that supports the development of specific skills and competencies important to employers. And perhaps most important, partnerships with student organizations improve student engagement. 

An example of the success of this model is the collaboration between the BU Finance Club (BUFC), the BU Financial Modeling Club (BUFMC), the Feld Center, and Questrom faculty members. While the student finance clubs have long offered helpful skills-building workshops to their members, including sessions on financial modeling and Super Day preparation, faculty were concerned that this format lacked the rigor and professional insight needed to meet the demands of a hyper-competitive industry where recruitment begins as early as sophomore year.

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By: Monica Parker-James, Boston University Questrom School Of Business