Summer 2025 Career Resources

Summer 2025 Career Resources

There’s plenty you can do this summer to continue your career development, but sometimes it can be difficult to know where to begin. We’ve added easy links below to some of the resources that may be the most helpful for you in the coming months. Appointments are open now for the summer months for Advisors for Career Exploration, Industry Advisors, Alumnae Career Advisors, and Fellowship Advisors, so please go ahead and schedule a time that works for you. We look forward to speaking with you!

 

Summer 2025

This summer, you can...

... Explore & Reflect

Where do you begin when you don’t know where to begin with your career path? The resources below offer a great way to start exploring! You can also learn about various career fields by taking a look at our industry-specific pages. Each is a treasure trove of information to help you explore specific paths.

... Make the Most of Your Internship

Working at an Internship or a SHIP this summer? These resources will help you to reflect on how to maximize your experience!

... Network and Conduct Informational Interviews

Learn more about an individual’s career path and profession in a way that may inform your own journey! Hilda Lief, our BCFM Career Advisor, recommends this Life Kit Networking podcast episode from NPR.


 

Life After Wellesley

Transitioning to Life After College

If you are a graduating senior (or perhaps you're just thinking ahead!) Career Education has worked with partners across campus to develop a set of videos to help you explore topics related to the transition from college to career. Subjects covered are:


 

entertainment

Take Time to Relax, Rejuvenate, & Have Fun!

Our team knows we're no New York Times Book Review, but we're still excited to offer you a few of our favorite entertainment ideas for the summer ahead! Below are suggestions from members of the Career Education team.

TV Shows

  • The Residence on Netflix (Becky K. & Ariane B.)
  • Wolf Hall on PBS (Becky K.)
  • Black Mirror on Netflix (Ariane B.)
  • Paradise on Hulu (Ariane B.)
  • YOU on Netflix (Ariane B.)
  • Severance on AppleTV+ (Tess M. & Ariane B.)
  • Doctor Who on Disney+ (Ariane B.)
  • The Amazing Race on CBS (Ariane B.)

Podcasts

  • Good Hang with Amy Poelher (Casey H. & Ariane B.)
  • 5-4 (Ariane B.)
  • We’re Your Girls (Ariane B.)
  • House of Maher with Olivia, Ilona, and Adrianna Maher (Ariane B.)
  • Maintenance Phase (Ariane B.)
  • If Books Could Kill (Ariane B.)
  • Two Hot Takes (for the lovers of Reddit confessions/advice) (Alexis T.)
  • What Now? (podcast with Trevor Noah) (Heidi J.)
  • Wiser Then Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Layne F.)

Movies

  • Conclave (Becky K.)

Books

  • Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio (Hilda L.)
  • The Glass Maker by Tracy Chevalier (Becky K.)
  • The Women by Kristin Hannah (Becky K.)
  • The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King (Perfect for Red Sox & Thriller Fans) (Alexis T.)
  • Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult (Alexis T.)
  • The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott (Alexis T.)
  • All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whittaker (Alexis T.)
  • Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland (Alexis T.)
  • The House on the Cerulean Sea and Somewhere Beyond the Sea, by TJ Klune (Caitlin Roberts-Donovan)