Winter 2013
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin Career Advisory Network Newsletter A Note From Tom Walsh ’83 Chairperson, Bowdoin Career Advisory Network (BCAN) Dear BCAN Members: Greetings from the combined forces of the BCAN advisory board, the Alumni Council and the wonderful, engaged staff members of Bowdoin Career Planning! I write to thank you for your past involvement with BCAN, to urge you to continue to volunteer on behalf of your College and the current undergraduates, and to update you on some of the highlights of the last few months in terms of outreach and coordination between the College, our students, and potential employers from all sectors and all corners of the globe. Now, more than ever, liberal arts colleges need to be attuned to the importance of equipping graduates with the potential to gain not only a broader understanding of how and why our world works the way it does, but also to obtain meaningful work in that world. The efforts of Bowdoin Career Planning begin early in a student’s experience on-campus. Through the dedication of the staff and the involvement of alumni, Bowdoin students are better informed and more connected to employment opportunities than ever before. During the last year alone, Bowdoin Career Planning: • Continued expansion of the Funded Internship program, an initiative that was spearheaded by members of the Alumni Council. • Conducted the third annual ‘BizTech Trek to Boston’ - 32 students visited with five alumni leaders at tech firms in Massachusetts. • Hosted Bowdoin Startup Series, inviting 12 alumni entrepreneurs and venture capitalists to campus for a foursession workshop series. Thanks to Arlyn Davich ‘03 for providing key leadership for this series. • Held Mock Interview Day on October 7th. On this day
alone, more than 85 students interviewed with alumni and community interviewers at Bowdoin to get them ready for the real deal. Mock interviews are also available at other times of year with staff members on-campus and alumni at their places of employment. • Expanded the recruiting schedule and populated the field with alumni referrals for full-time jobs & internships. • Arranged Connections events for students and alumni. In January 2014, we will host events in San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York City, and Boston. Please stay tuned for details about dates and locations of Connections evenings in your area. Elsewhere in this newsletter, you will see a photo of an 11’ tall banner that hangs in Smith Union. This display enumerates just a partial list of the firms, schools, and organizations that hired Bowdoin students during the past year. I think we should all be proud of our students, pleased with their preparation on all fronts, and impressed by the wide range of workplace settings in which newly minted Polar Bear alums are making their mark. Again, I want to thank you for your past involvement with BCAN. I hope you have found the same kind of fulfillment and gratification as I have from working in conjunction with young people as they make their way into the work world or when assisting a fellow alumnus with a mid-career job change. Please keep waving the BCAN banner. Be open to phone calls and e-mails from undergraduates. See if your company has room for a Bowdoin student in an internship program or a recent graduate in an entry-level position. Go U Bears!
Tom Thomas E. Walsh, Jr. ’83, BCAN National Chair
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BCAN Links LinkedIn® BCAN Group http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1189177 LinkedIn® Bowdoin Alumni Group http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3194 PolarNet http://polarnet.bowdoin.edu/NetCommunity The contact information in the BCAN LinkedIn group is for BCAN purposes only, and does not replace the PolarNet or Registrar’s Office database as the primary record for contact information for Bowdoin alumni. Please be sure to inform the Registrar’s Office of any contact information updates.
Career Planning Welcomes Alumna Cynthia ’80 to Staff Life is full of unexpected surprises and changes. It is advice we give to students as they start out on their own. Being able to adapt, react and take leaps of faith can take you places you never envisioned that enrich your life. For me, being back at Bowdoin as the career advisor is practicing what I preach. After graduating from Bowdoin (Government/Environmental Studies), my initial career focus was on natural resource policy and community engagement. Over time, my path evolved and changed into understanding how people learn, think and understand to facilitate decision-making. With a EdM from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, I segued into providing academic and career guidance to students to help them attain success and realize their goals. Before coming to Bowdoin, I was working remotely for the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University, assisting Middlebury College’s Center for Careers & Internships, and doing independent consulting. My passion for the environment never ceased, becoming the focus of my volunteer work, most recently at Shelburne Farms in Vermont. When the position in Career Planning was posted on BCAN – seeking a career advisor to assist students just beginning to explore career paths and those with specific interests in science, health and the environment – I thought it was an amazing convergence of my experience and interests. It just required a move from the mountainous beauty of Vermont to the crystalline waters of Maine – and a commuting marriage for a year! So, I have been here three months. Every day, I am impressed with the motivation, sincerity, intelligence, focus and friendliness exuded by Bowdoin students. They are well-rounded and engaged with a strong desire to work in a meaningful way – both during their summers at Bowdoin and upon graduation. We actively encourage them to reach out to the BCAN community, and I am hoping to bring more alumni back to campus for career conversations. I have no doubt that when you engage with our students, you will share my impression of the next generation of Polar Bears entering the working world. Please feel free to contact me about opportunities, insights or ideas: ckingsfo@bowdoin.edu.
— Cynthia (aka Cindy) Kingsford ’80
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A Note From Todd Herrmann ’85 Associate Director of Employer Relations, Bowdoin Career Planning
The Bowdoin Career Advisory Network is the most important tool the College has to connect students and alumni with employers. Each and every student at Bowdoin College will have the need to interact with Bowdoin alumni and friends over the course of their time here in Brunswick. Whether they are looking for information on employers, grad schools, jobs, internships, volunteer experiences, or fellowships, members can turn to BCAN for answers to any question they might have. For this offer of assistance to the future of The College, we are very, very grateful. During the past two school years, an eleven foot tall banner has been hanging in Smith Union that depicts a partial list of the names of the employers who have hired Bowdoin students for jobs and/or internships during the past school year. (See right). You’ll see from this list a vast array of offerings from every sector of the workforce. Many of these employers came to us through the connective efforts of Bowdoin alumni.
Have jobs or internships for bowdoin students?
At Bowdoin Career Planning, we are making every effort to simplify the process by which you can make a job or internship at your place of employment visible to Bowdoin students. To that end we have created the following job/internship submission form for you to fill out: Bowdoin Job Submission Form. This is the fastest and easiest way for YOU to tell us about internships and jobs with your organization. Thank you all for your support of the College.
If you have a post-graduate position or internship opportunity with your organization, we would love to help you recruit a polar bear! There are several ways for you to get the details of your opportunity to us for posting: • Complete our online job submission form • Post the position to our job database directly by creating an employer account • Email the position to recruit@bowdoin.edu
Go U Bears!
Questions about posting an opportunity, or our on-campus recruiting program, can be directed to: Jordan Bell Assistant Director of Employer Relations Bowdoin Career Planning 207.721.5601, jbell@bowdoin.edu
Todd R. Herrmann ’85 207-725-3717 • herrmann@bowdoin.edu
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New Assistant Director of Employer Relations joins Career Planning Staff Career Planning is pleased to welcome Jordan Bell as our new Assistant Director for Employer Relations. Jordan joined our staff in July and has been coordinating recruiting activity on and off campus with alumni and employers. He comes to Bowdoin from Carnegie Mellon University where he worked in Career Services for graduate programs. He is excited to be back in his home state of Maine, and eager to connect with alumni looking to hire Polar Bears for internships or full time jobs, as well as those looking to be stewards of professional development for current students.
Mock Interview Day helps students prepare for the job search
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areer Planning hosted the 4th Annual Mock Interview Day on October 18, 2013. This year, 85 seniors interested in a range of careers, from Arts to Consulting, were interviewed by local professionals who volunteered as our interviewers. Of our 20 volunteers, seven Bowdoin alumni joined us for this year’s event: • Elizabeth Cartland ’99, Director of Development, Portland Museum of Art • Steve Loebs ’60, Faculty Emeritus, College of Public Health at The Ohio State University • Dr. Peter McGuire ’62, Retired Physician, Former Medical Director of the Oasis Free Health Clinic • Lisa Miller ’83, Retired Executive, Delhaize America • Jessica Routhier ’94, President, Maine Archives and Museums • Sean Sullivan ’08, Executive Director, Maine Brewers’ Guild • Ian Yaffe ’09, Director, Mano en Mano Additionally, 50 students stopped by our “Headshot Day” photo set to get a professionally dressed photo for their LinkedIn profiles. It was a great day for the students to practice articulating how their Bowdoin education has prepared them for the professional world. How you can you get involved? As a Bowdoin alumni and workforce professional, you are a great resource for providing practice interviews for current Bowdoin students. The next time a student contacts you to network or seek advice, take it one step further and offer to set a time to conduct a mock interview via Skype. The practice opportunity, along with your valuable feedback, could make all the difference in the student’s next interview. See our Mock Interviewing Guide for more tips on mock interviewing. — Meg Springer, Assistant Director
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Alumni host students for annual BizTech Trek in Boston
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owdoin students ventured down to Boston for the annual BizTech Trek on Friday, November 8th to meet with some of the Boston area’s leading Internet, technology and entrepreneurial alumni and their companies. Each company featured an alumni host and about an hour of conversation covering topics including their career history from student to professional, challenges facing their business ventures and projects, and tips for rising stars.
This year’s stops included: • EMC in Hopkinton, hosted by Kevin Petrie ’95 • Lunch at Eze Software Group, hosted by Peter Adams ’95 and many other Bowdoin alums • Hubspot in Cambridge with CMO Mike Volpe ‘97 • CoachUp in Boston with Jordan Fliegel ‘98 • MassChallenge in Boston with John Harthorne ‘95 The eclectic group of companies, varying career paths and professional backgrounds provided students with different insights into the world of technology companies whether a start-up, growth stage company, large corporation or collaborative non-profit. It was a fun and productive day that concluded with a panel discussion moderated by Sean Marsh ’95 that featured the day’s hosts. The topic was The Technology Renaissance in Boston, and it was appropriately held at MassChallenge where over 25 start-ups are calling home for 2013. The night ended with a breakout networking session for all student and alumni attendees. A special thanks to Sean Marsh ‘95, who coordinated the day’s activities, as well as all of the day’s hosts and alumni panelists. We look forward to seeing you next fall!
— Jordan Bell, Assistant Director of Employer Relations
Visting Alumni Spring 2013, Fall 2013 We extend our thanks to the many alumni who visited campus in conjuction with our office last semester and this fall. Your continued support is integral to the success of oncampus recruiting and career programming. Ted Power ’07, Abacus.com Sue Kim-Ichel ’05, ABS Consulting Matt Greitzer ’98, Accordant Media Captain Allan LeGrow ’70, The Aerospace Corporation Chase Taylor ’11, Aga Khan Academy Lindsey Thompson ’10, Aga Khan Academy Sean Bell ’92, Alere Wellbeing Ben Tsujiura ’12, American Eagle Outfitters Ben Stein ’12, Analysis Group Rebecca Centanni ’13, Analysis Group John Cole ’88, Andover Companies Pat Duchette ’08, Andover Companies Ian Edwards ’12, Andover Companies Octavian Neamtu ’12, Annkissam Jon Brod ’93, AOL Ventures Shem Dixon ’11, Apogee Adventures Chad Olcott ’99, Apogee Adventures Jeremy Litchfield ’99, ATAYNE Athletics Jason Slocum ’05, Bain & Company Diana Spagnuolo ’96, Ballard Spahr Mike Sherwood ’97, Base36, Inc. Morgan Chessman ’11, Base36, Inc. Christopher Day ’99, Breckinridge Capital John Hernandez ’04, Bridgewater Associates Ellen Chan ’97, California Pacific Medical Center Tim Farley ’12, Cambridge Associates Brandon Dickinson ’04, Canaan Partners Laura Till ’12, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Joshua Dorfman ’97, Champlain Advisors Jacob Dixon ’13, Choice Hotels Matt Hillard ’12, Citizen Schools Peter Pizzi ’75, Connell Foley LLP Sean Mahoney ’86, Conservation Law Foundation Keely Boyer ’05, Deloitte Consulting Charlie Cubeta ’13, Deloitte Consulting Grace Hodge ’13, Deloitte Consulting Will Jacob ’10, Deloitte Consulting Duncan Masland ’11, Deloitte Consulting Tom Morrison ’12, Deloitte Consulting Carolyn O’Boyle ’00, Deloitte Consulting Dan Peckham ’12, Deloitte Consulting Charlotte Ryan ’12, Deloitte Consulting Katy Shaw ’11, Deloitte Consulting Eric Thompson ’11, Deloitte Consulting Steve Wagner ’12, Deloitte Consulting Tim Welch ’12, Deloitte Consulting Whitney Young ’05, Deloitte Consulting Drew Zembruski ’13, Deloitte Consulting Timothy Chu ’08, Digitas Emily Mantell ’05, EF Education First (continued on next page)
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Visiting Alumni, Spring 2013, Fall 2013 Tristan Noyes ’05, EF Education First Kevin Petrie ’95, EMC Will Thomas ’03, Endurance Sports Entrepreneur Matthew Volk ’03, ESPN Jon Chapman ’96, Everfi David Willner ’06, Facebook Awa Diaw ’11, Fay School E.J. Coveney ’91, Fidelity Asset Management Chandler Perine ’99, Fidelity Asset Management Colleen Sweeney ’11, Fidelity Asset Management Matthew Egan ’12, Fidelity Capital Markets Andrew Serwer ’81, Fortune Magazine Ronald Brady ’89, Foundation Academies Tom Welch ’86, Gen Re Krista Bahm ’11, Goldman Sachs Chris Bragon ’03, Goldman Sachs Amanda Gartside ’12, Goldman Sachs Elizabeth Schetman ’13, Goldman Sachs Kira Chapelle ’07, Google Tom Hazel ’05, Google Jennifer Adams ’90, NYU School of Medicine Graham Jones ’04, GRJ Real Estate Peter Kelley ’12, Guggenheim Partners Kevin Raymond ’11, Guggenheim Partners Harry Anastopoulous ’79, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Trista North ’96, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Kyle Tong ’83, Hefei Schools Megan Delage-Sullivan ’01, Hill Holliday Karen Fuller ’84, HomeAway.com Andrew Klegman ’13, Investor Group Services Dudney Sylla ’08, Jobs for the Future Kristin Pollock ’04, John G. Shedd Aquarium Alison Banks ’03, Kaiser Associates Ben Chadwick ’11, Kaiser Associates Nick Daniels ’12, Kaiser Associates Lauren Wilwerding ’11, Kantar Retail M. Jackson Wilkinson ’05, Kinsights Kate Van Savage ’88, L.L.Bean Chris Wilson ’86, L.L.Bean Matt Roberts ’93, Late Show with David Letterman Chelsea Albright ’12, LEGO Casey Blossom ’13, LEGO Heidi Harrison ’13, LEGO Danny Lowinger ’12, LEGO Michael Moynihan ’89, LEGO Kristen Maynard ’06, Lieber Institute for Brain Development Matt Bruch ’10, Liquid Wireless Macgill Eldredge ’12, Liquid Wireless John Pierce ’69, Los Portales Family Medicine David Lyman ’88, LymanDoran Cali Tran ’97, MacAndrews & Forbes Sean Sullivan ’08, Maine Brewers Guild Erik Jorgenson ’87, Maine House of Representatives Brian Marcaurelle ’01, Maine Island Trail Association Ian Yaffe ’09, Mano en Mano Wellesley Wilson ’08, Maret School
Dennis Sgioi ’83, Massachusetts General Hospital Thomas Kosmo ’68, The Mentor Group Adam Matula ’12, Mercer Joe Curtin ’84, Mintz Levin John Fouts ’88, Morgan Stanley R.J. Shea ’12, Morgan Stanley T.J. Sheehy ’96, Morgan Stanley Caroline McNamara ’12, Norbridge, Inc Peter DeTroy ’69, Norman, Hanson & DeTroy Jerry Knecht ’76, North Atlantic Seafood Sydney Asbury ’03, Northwind Strategies Ken LeClair ’77, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Dave Brown ’79, Oak Hill Venture Partners Willy Oppenheim ’09, Omprakash Linda Nelson ’83, Opera House Arts Matthew Jacobsen ’99, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates Katie Hernandez ’03, Panda Sundae Arlyn Davich ’03, PayPerks Robert Kubacki ’75, Pella Corporation Sean Marsh ’95, Point Judith Capital Elizabeth Cartland ’99, Portland Museum of Art Mark Swann ’84, Preble Street Resource Center Kate Chin ’08, Procter & Gamble Chelsea Gross ’13, RetailNet Group Lara Seaver ’00, REVERB Dana Krueger ’99, Richard J. Margenot LLC, Attorney at Law Harris Weiner ’80, Salter McGowan Sylvia & Leonard Margaret Jensen ’76, Dept of Child Support Services, San Mateo William Bao Bean ’95, Singtel Innov8 Eric Davich ’06, Songza Andrew Fried ’08, Spark Growth Partners Jessica Greene ’13, Suffolk Construction Ingrid Oelschlager ’11, Suffolk Construction Andrew Won ’12, Suffolk Construction Stacey Lee ’00, St. Marks School George Phocas ’90, Teton Law Group, LLC Zac Gittens ’06, Tie Society John Thorndike ’02, TIFF, The Investment Fund for Foundations Janet Andrews ’83, University of Kansas School of Medicine Jon Herbst ’93, UBS Amir Abdullah ’10, Unum Joe Durgin ’13, Unum Kevin Kowalko ’12, Unum Hannah Levy ’12, Unum Laura Peterson ’12, Unum Skyler Walley ’12, Unum Dan McGrath ’06, US Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center Edie Smith ’81, US Senator Angus King Derrick Wong ’07, Winning Solutions Advisory David Biette ’79, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Gerald Chertavian ’87, Year Up Allison Dutton ’07, Yoked Lucy Orloski ’06, Yottaa Matt Murchison ’07, ZocDoc Douglas Bates ’66 , Retired David Hunter ’59, Retired Maurice Littlefield ’41, Retired William Mason III ’63, Retired
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