Career Exploration and Development

Career Exploration and Development and thousands of Polar Bear alums are here to support you—no matter where you are in your college career, or where you are in the world.

Check out Handshake to schedule appointments, find jobs and internships, and use our extensive resource library, built by our advisors specifically for Bowdoin students. Learn how to write a résumé, connect with the Bowdoin network, and more.

Internships are as important as ever for Bowdoin students to build their credentials in this economy.  We continue to post and source thousands of additional Bowdoin-specific internships from organizations across the country, and in the summer of 2023, Bowdoin provided funding for over 100 students whose internships would otherwise have been unpaid. 

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  Funded Internship Grant Recipients Make Waves Across the Country

  This summer, nearly a hundred students received funded internship grants from Career Exploration and Development (CXD), which provides students with a $5,000 stipend so they can pursue unpaid internships in their areas of interest.
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  CNBC: CXD’s Kristin Brennan on Negotiating Your First Job Offer—and Every One After That

  If you don’t ask, you don’t get. This is one of the simple yet salient points shared by Career Exploration and Development (CXD) Executive Director Kristin Brennan in CNBC’s roundup of advice for those preparing to negotiate their first job.
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  Students Reflect on the Best Parts of Bootcamp

  After a successful rollout of its career-education program for the entire sophomore class, Bowdoin's Career Exploration and Development (CXD) has had a chance to step back and evaluate its impact.