We Aren’t Just Here to Help Build Your Resume–We Help You Follow Your Passions.

CCD understands how important external career exploration can be to a student’s career decision-making process and aims to give all students the flexibility and support to engage in impactful experiential opportunities.

“My (previous) summer internship was at a medium-sized tech company and was focused on sales, marketing, and finance, which are more applicable to go-to-market product management. My experience at IBM has not only proven that technology is what I want to work in but also has provided me with a different perspective on product management.”

Special Courses to Amplify Your Internship Experience

Career Exploration Lab: Offered for students who want to add value to their internship experience or, per the company, need to receive credit, this course helps students apply what they are learning in the classroom in a realworld business setting. The Career Exploration Lab also supports international students’ ability to obtain the proper visas required to work in the United States while on a student visa.

Internship Experience Lab: Designed to complement students’ professional learning during an internship, students can earn course credit while receiving guidance and mentorship to succeed and develop their professional growth.

Summer Intern Sponsorship Program

Some industries, such as non-profit, advertising, entertainment, and startups, are not able to offer compensation at a level that makes it accessible to all prospective interns. Other opportunities may take you far across the globe, yielding high travel and boarding costs. We aim to make it possible for students to engage in internships, whether paid or unpaid, to explore their skills on the job. Each spring, through an application process, CCD proudly offers awards for students who accept global and domestic summer internships that may otherwise cause financial hardship.

Job Shadows

For job shadows, which are designed for students in the exploration phase of their career development, CCD connects students with a vast network of Babson alumni and organizations in order to investigate various careers, industries, organizations, or functions. Students spend one to five days shadowing and observing professionals on the job, and in the process, expand their professional network and develop a more realistic understanding of career goals.