For our last Coffee Hour of the semester, Colgate Women in Business welcomed Colgate Alumnae Lauri Curtis Hadobas ’77 and Becky Bye ‘02 to talk about their experiences in navigating the workforce as a female. They also challenged the members of CWIB to reach out to someone on the Colgate Link to start the process […]
At our fourth Coffee Hour of the semester, we heard from Jeffrey Moss and Michelle Aymold, the CEO and VP of Marketing at Parker Dewey. Parker Dewey is a platform that connects companies with college students and recent graduates through project-based Micro Internships where they can gain professional experience. One of Moss’s favorite success stories […]
At our third Coffee Hour of the Semester, President Josephine Wray and Vice Operations Officer Megan Smith discussed general tips and advice for career success. We kicked off the meeting by watching a video from The Intern Queen about making an effective 30 second elevator pitch. Elevator pitches are a great way to demonstrate your […]
CWiB x Shaw Wellness Institute Present: Navigating the Job Market during COVID-19 At our second coffee hour of the semester, CWiB collaborated with Shaw Wellness Institute to hear from Colgate alumnae as part of occupational wellness month. The alumni reflected on their professional experiences and gave advice on handling the job market during the unpredictability […]
On Monday, February 8th, Colgate Women in Business kicked off our first coffee hour of the semester with Colgate alumni Caroline Danehy ‘19. While at Colgate, Caroline was a part of Colgate’s Thought into Action Incubator, an entrepreneurship program that challenges participants to take action in building, testing, and launching solutions that make an impact […]
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Holiday Reading List
In anticipation of winter break, the CWiB Officers compiled a list of reading materials relevant to our organization’s mission. These books have been influential in our own career development and exploration, or are books we are hoping to read in the near future ourselves. We hope you’ll have the time to check out one or […]
This week we have a post written by Chief Marketing Officer, Ally Shahidi ’19. Ally has experience interning in the marketing industry and agreed to dive into the industry for us. —— What is this industry? Most broadly, marketing encompasses market research, advertising, distribution, promotion, and communications strategy. It is an industry which is customer […]
As promised, here is our first industry breakdown to follow up after our October Coffee Hour. CWiB President, Anna Rummel ‘19, took time to provide some of the need-to-know insights into the retail industry: What is this industry? The retail industry is a huge part of our economy. It is the largest private employer in […]
Hello, ladies! In honor of the start of a new semester, some of the Colgate Women in Business Officers wanted to briefly introduce ourselves. Anna Rummel, ‘19 (President) Where is home? Minneapolis, MN Major(s) & Minor(s)? Economics major What did you do this past summer? This past summer I did a merchandising internship at Macy’s […]
1) Hi Pam, can you tell us a little about yourself? (major at Colgate, what you were involved in while at school, where you are now) I graduated from Colgate in 2014, where I majored in Political Science and minored in Economics (though I considered myself to be an unofficial Art History major). At Colgate, […]
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