The Office of Career Services and Internships is thrilled to announce that the first-ever cohort of Peer Career Advisors (PCAs) have been hired.  PCA’s are UMass Boston students who play a valuable role in the Office of Career Services and Internships. They are trained to assist fellow UMass Boston students on many career topics through Walk-in appointments. The new additions to our team include the following:

Bradford Bleidt
Senior
Major: Art

 Mei Lin
Senior
Major: Management

Charlie Xu
Junior
Major: Nursing

Walk-in appointments are now being offered to all students Monday—Friday. During this time, the PCAs will be available to meet with students one-on-one for 15 minute appointments to provide an overview of MyCareer Online as well as our department website. Please stop-by our office and sign-up to have discussions with our new staff and stay tuned in the coming weeks for additional topics that our PCAs will be covering. Please find the schedule below:

Walk-in Hours:
Monday: 10am—12pm; 1pm—3pm
Tuesday: 2pm—3pm
Wednesday: 10am—12pm; 1—3pm
Thursday: 2pm—4pm
Friday: 10am—12pm

For more information about PCA’s Walk-in appointments or other career questions, please visit the Office of Career Services and Internships website at www.careers.umb.edu.  You can also contact us directly by e-mail at careers@umb.edu or phone at (617) 287-5519(617) 287-5519. The office is located in the Campus Center -1-1300. Stop on by to meet with a PCA.