Advising

Faculty Advising

The faculty advisor program enables students to connect with a number of instructors during their time at Questrom.  It provides an opportunity for students to:

• Establish your first “professional” relationships
• Get advice regarding your Questrom concentration selection
• Identify your research interests, and possible research team work
• Get help with your questions about course content
• Learn more about the functional areas of management
• Establish possible mentoring relationships
• Identify possible informational interview contacts
• Identify and secure references for internships, jobs, or graduate school

Faculty advisors are NOT expected to provide overall academic advising, course selection outside the concentration, personal counseling, or in-depth career counseling.

Faculty advisors can be any member of the Questrom faculty, and we recommend that you build a rapport with three or more faculty members.  In order to help you meet instructors, we recommend the following designated faculty members and guidelines:

• Freshmen and new External Transfer students: your SM131 discussion professor
• Sophomores: your SM131 discussion professor from last year OR if discussion professor is not available, any professor from the teaching team your previous year OR any of the professors encountered in your second semester freshman or sophomore year courses (FE101, SM151, SM 221, LA 245, OB 221, AC 221, AC 222, SM 222, IS223).
• Juniors: first semester – any previous Questrom faculty advisor or any professor on your Cross Functional Core teaching team; second semester – your concentration liaison or any combination of the previous semesters’ faculty advisors.
• Seniors: Any faculty advisor or concentration liaison from your previous years.

Career Advising

We have three designated undergraduate advisors whose approach is student centered, career focused, and market driven.  Career Advisors partner with you so that you are self-aware and market-ready as you take on your career path, offering a variety of services to support you in your internship and job searches.

Some of the services offered include:

• Job strategy development, interview preparation and salary negotiation advice
• Resume critique
• Mock interviews
• Briefings on company culture, recruiting history, and interview tips
• Industry-themed career exploration events
• Job and internship postings, information sessions and interview schedules
• Calendar of monthly on-campus career-related activities
• Career management courses specifically tailored to undergraduate students
• Customized events developed in partnership with student clubs and groups

Career Walk-in Advising

Available Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm

Services provided during career walk-ins:

• Resume Critiques
• Cover letter Review
• LinkedIn Profile Review
• Interview Prep
• Career Fair Prep
• Basic ‘Handshake’ System Questions

For all other inquires, please make an appointment with an advisor via Handshake.

Peer Mentoring / Counseling

We are very lucky to support multiple student-initiated mentoring, tutoring, and advising services.  We highly recommend that you take advantage of these services to get the most out of your experience at Questrom and BU.

• Questrom Mentors  – Did you know that there are 16 Questrom Seniors who are ready to serve freshmen and new external transfers as “consultants” for your experience at Questrom and BU?  Contact them to learn how you can connect, network, get the inside scoop, and make the most of your experience.  These mentors are all about “I wish I would have known…”
• Career Skill Coaches – Want the student perspective on career exploration?  Our Career Skills Coaches are here to help you with resume critiques, cover letter writing and editing and interview prep tips! All of our CSC’s have successfully completed an internship and have first-hand experience in the application and interview process. Stop by the Feld any time Tuesday-Friday from 11am-5pm and get your questions answered by our knowledgeable team!
• Teaching Assistants – some of your best peer advisors are you freshman, SM131, and sophomore year TA’s – talk to them: they are  well-informed and can provide you with great insight that will contribute to your academic success.
• LOCK Honorary Service Society Tutoring  – it’s FREE! Do you know that 75 LOCK Tutors offer free tutoring nights for all freshman, sophomore, and cross functional core (FE323, MK323, OM323, QM323, and SM333) courses in Questrom?  Every Monday and Wednesday night during the semester from 6:00-8:00 pm in Questrom 240.  This is drop-by program (arrive before 7:30 pm please) where tutors can really help you succeed!