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Build a Professional Network

You may have heard the saying, “It’s not what you know. It’s who you know.” Well, we firmly believe it takes both. What you are learning is so important to your future success. And a professional network can be just what you need to get that one opportunity that sets you on a path to your dream career.

Connect with Employers

Explore career options, network with professionals, and find job and internship opportunities at career events on campus.

Learn more about Career Events on Campus

BroncoLink Mentoring Program

Join an active group of alumni and associates who, through their professional and life experiences, are always willing to offer advice, support, encouragement, and connections to current students.

Learn more about BroncoLink

Venture College

Venture College is a Boise State resource hub for all students and faculty to learn skills that help them become entrepreneurial and innovative thinkers. Launch business ideas through the Incubator program. Participate in competitions and workshops that build skills and knowledge. Work on short term projects with local startups and small businesses.

Learn more about Venture College

Work U

This program pairs you with professional work experience and a mentor in a field you’re interested in. You’ll meet new people, experience the culture and daily operations of your Work U employer, and build a network that could definitely propel you into your future career.

Learn more about Work U

Your Instructors

Whether by connecting you with research opportunities, introducing you to professionals in their field or providing you with recommendations to potential employers or graduate schools, your professors and instructors are a great starting place for networking. Get to know them. They want to help you.

Networking ideas and tips

Advice from an Employer: Getting the Most out of the Boise State Career Fair
5 1/2 Things for a Successful Career Fair
Your Unofficial Guide to Mastering the Boise State Career Fair
From Island to Idaho, Chloe Yalung Discovers the Gift of Continued Education