Heather Fink Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

• Implement the first College of Communication alumni mentorship program of 146 participants
• Implement COM's first career class by writing the syllabus, recruiting professors to teach it, and liasing with the curriculum committee for course approval
• Won $4,500 for the "Deans Award for Alumni Engagement and Innovation." Award is given to two exceptional and innovative staff or faculty that contribute to the mission of the College of Communication.
• Steward six alumni internship funds by generating partnerships with employers to sponsor internships and liaise with development to help craft compelling donor reports.
• Chair a committee of ten faculty and staff for initiatives involving connecting alumni with students.
• Manage COM Career services budget and a $1 million dollar alumni endowment

• Manage undergraduate teaching assistants by meeting weekly to ensure the class is able to teach 18 freshman students the social, academic and cultural aspects of student life at BU.
• Build partnership with key stakeholds on campus including Office for Disability Services to ensure appropriate and equitable accommodations are available for students including current student that is hard of hearing.

Boston, Massachusetts

• Hire, train and supervise seven graduate assistants and one part-time career counselor for four different jobs including career coach, office manager and front desk supervisor to ensure the ability to meet coaching.
• Meet weekly to check in and conduct mid semester evaluations to check in about staffs’ performance.
• Recruit ten employers to host information sessions for College of Communication students for Fall 2021
• Analyze data for the dean on student engagement and produce an annual report of key findings.
• Liaise with PRLab professors and implemented the “SignUpGenius” website to manage appointments for 150 PR Lab student group appointments each semester.
• Create six new career guides and implement workshops and office hours for relevant career topics.

• Recruited 20 new employer relationships in non-profit and multilateral sectors in one year.
• Co-managed decision-making process for $50,000 Leir Foundation annual summer internship fund and reported to donors at in person meetings.
• Increased the number of employers for the New York Career Trip from 8 to 30 over three years and redesigned the trip by adding structured networking, relocating to a modern venue and writing training manuals for new.
• Taught an annual 10 week career development class for 60 first-year domestic and international graduate students.
• Liaised with six sector specific student organizations to support members’ career development, notify them of internship/job opportunities and link them to active alumni in their sector interests.
• Co-developed career trip registration process using Qualtrics to enhance policies and procedures.

Wellesley, MA

• Recruited five alumni employers to participate on an Entrepreneurship Panel, connecting students with alumnae.
• Ensured the professionalism of 125 students with funded internships by hosting workshops and writing targeted emails.

Greater Boston Area

• Developed workshop on the Myers-Briggs personality type to 10 first generation college students
• Recruited five alumni employers to participate on an Entrepreneurship Panel, connecting students to alumni
• Conducted approximately 300 counseling appointments on career development related topics

Waltham, MA

• Collected data on graduate employment outcomes for the director to use on the Hiatt Career Center website.
• Counseled approximately 200 students and alumni for individual appointments annually.
• Delivered a series of online summer webinars on job search, resume writing, networking and interviewing.
• Co-Presented “Negotiating Your First Job Salary” workshop targeted to teach women salary negotiation skills.

Waltham, MA

• Developed Qualtrics surveys to gather employment data to be presented to the Heller Graduate School Dean.
• Initiated and implemented walk-in appointments to be held at the student café to increase career center’s visibility, resulting in an increase in 10% student engagement.
• Managed an 8-week remote summer career course for 263 students, designed assignments and gave feedback for 70 student resumes.
• Counseled approximately 100 domestic and international graduate students during one-hour appointments

Waltham, MA

• Analyzed and interpreted benchmarking and salary data for 35 liberal arts college career centers
• Produced a 16-page report on data analysis including how to interpret and compute data

Greater Boston Area

• Recruited four employers to participate in a panel on teaching abroad opportunities.
• Presented more than 50 workshops on career development topics, including job search, and salary negotiation.
• Trained colleagues on how Schlossberg’s Transition Theory impacts students' career decisions.
• Taught a series of four workshops on interview skills for 11 Boys and Girls Club high school students.
• Counseled students during one-hour appointments and 15 minute walk-in sessions.
• Wrote two blog posts on networking and strategies for researching companies.

Boston

• Implemented a coding system to convert qualitative data into quantitative data
• Interviewed potential candidates for research technician positions and trained three new employees
• Recruited 500 veterans for PTSD registry study consisting of 1,650 total participants
• Proposed original research topic, analyzed data, and presented research poster as first author during 2012 Anxiety Disorders Association of America conference

• Coached peers on obtaining internships and supplied additional internship search resources
• Interviewed by the Alumni Association for an article published regarding networking success in the Fall 2011 issue of the Binghamton University Alumni Magazine
• "Kudos Award” recipient for “eagerly providing customer service to all CDC patrons"

• Proposed original research topics, conducted literature reviews, analyzed data and created posters to be presented at the 2009, 2010, and 2011 Psychology Undergraduate Research Fair

Master Of Science, College Student Development And Counseling, College Student Development Counseling, Gpa: 4.0

I maintained a 4.0 GPA while working 40 hours a week.

Ba, Psychology, Cum Laude

Education record

High School Diploma