Amy Steigbigel
Advises students in the areas of arts, communication, marketing, and sales.
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Advising
Career Exploration and Development (CXD) works to help each student understand deeply held interests, skills, and values and connect to careers.
We do this by engaging with the entire Bowdoin community—faculty, staff, and alumni—to assist students in considering how they might put their own mark on the world. Our job is to support every Bowdoin student as they explore, experience, and pursue internships and full-time career opportunities around the world and in every industry and sector.
Our Approach
The cornerstone of our approach is individualized, supportive, one-on-one advising with experts who have real-world experience in their specialized fields.
Bowdoin students build strong, supportive relationships with their advisors. The size of our student body and CXD’s expansive resources make it possible for students to establish ongoing partnerships with their advisors during their time at Bowdoin—starting as soon as your first year.
Appointments
Students can meet one-on-one with any of our advisors. Whether you meet with an advisor once during your time at Bowdoin or many times each year, thirty-minute individual advising appointments are available year-round. Appointments can be scheduled through Handshake.
Nancy Gibson
Advises students in the areas of law, government and policy, and students exploring careers.
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Meg Springer
Advises students in the areas of social impact and nonprofit, and education.
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Bethany Walsh
Advises students in the area of technology careers. Also students who are exploring career options.
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Erin Beirne
Advises students in the areas of science and healthcare.
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Kristin Brennan
Advises students in the areas of business and human resources, as well as students who are exploring career options.
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Kari Twaite
Advises students in the areas of environment, government, and policy.
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Lisa Noble
Advises students in the areas of business, consulting, and finance.
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Want to talk with someone who has been there?
You can meet with accomplished juniors and seniors who have both formal training as peer advisors and relevant career interests and experience. Peer advisors can help you get started on a résumé or cover letter, or help you learn how to access and use CXD resources.
Exploring your options?
Not sure what path you might want to pursue? No problem. Our advisors are here to help you clarify your values, interests, and skills; identify possible career paths; and create a plan to explore and pursue those paths.
We look forward to welcoming you to CXD!
Alumni Advising
Just graduated? CXD helps new grads land their first destination after Bowdoin. We can help you with your resume, cover letter, personal statement, questions about your job search or employers, general advice, interviewing, or any other questions.
Recent grad (within the last five years): You may book a single thirty minute advising appointment to strategize about your search and make a general plan for next steps. Those seeking support applying to law school may book a law advising appointment on Handshake.
All alumni are welcome to explore CXD’s jobs database and repository of CXD-authored tips on Handshake. Please note that our advising practice and most services are focused on entry-level jobs and opportunities.
If you are locked out of your Handshake account: Contact Karrie Cormier at k.cormier@bowdoin.edu with the new email address you’d like to use for Handshake. If your Handshake account is already under your new non-Bowdoin email and you are having trouble logging in, DO NOT click on the blue Bowdoin College Login button - instead click the link that says “Or login using your Handshake credentials”.