Career Services

video of saxophonist and NEC faculty member Kenneth Radnofsky explaining the key to successful networking

Check out more of our Career Advice Videos with NEC faculty and alumni.

How can we help?

Bridge: Worldwide Music Connection

Want to find out about upcoming auditions? Grants, festivals, competitions, or teaching jobs? Login to Bridge. NEC’s online music opportunities database, Bridge is free for current students, alumni, faculty, and staff. For those not affiliated with NEC, Bridge is available by paid subscription. Want to post an opportunity on Bridge? It’s free! Simply email us a description.

Career Workshops

Interested in developing skills to advance your career while sharing knowledge with your colleagues? Our Career Workshop Series offers practical advice, contacts, and information for musicians. Topics include legal issues, web presence, publicity, fundraising, performance health, tax strategies, and more. Check out our 2010 – 2011 Workshop calendar.

On-Campus Auditions

Looking to take local auditions? Each year NEC hosts auditions for 30+ festivals, local orchestras, and other organizations, as space allows. Check out our calendar of upcoming auditions. Organizations interested in scheduling auditions at NEC should email us their preferred dates.

Individual Advising

Need help with your résumé, bio, web site, or promotional materials? Have a project in mind, but not sure how to realize it? Career Services Center staff are available to meet one-on-one with NEC students and alumni. We'll help explore your ideas and goals, and think through the steps you can take to move forward. We're available in-person, by email, or telephone. *NEW* The NEC Career Services Center now offers individual advising session via Skype—it’s a free download and if you have a computer with a camera, we can do “face to face” advising sessions and mock interviews with you. If you’re not in the Boston area, and would like to have a more “personalized” advising session, email us to schedule an appointment.

Arts Administration Internships

Our Arts Administration Internship Program offers students valuable work experience and a peek “behind the scenes” at Boston-area arts organizations.

Resources

Want practical, concise career advice and information? Check out our Music Career Handouts. The series, researched, compiled, and written by the Career Services Center staff, covers more than 100 topics. Our Career Advice Videos are quick interviews with NEC faculty and alumni discussing topics ranging from networking and commissions, to having a mission in life. You may also want to browse our Resource Library, which contains over 400 of the current top music career-related books—NEC students alumni, faculty and staff may check out books for free. We've also assembled an extensive directory of online resources.

2010-06-09