BRIDGE Application Instructions for Externships
Your username: bison and your 8 digit BU ID # Password: bison
1. Complete your profile on the Bridge--http://bucknell.experience.com/er/security/login.jsp
(You will only have to do this the first time you log in)
2. On the gray bar across the top of the screen click on “Jobs & Internships”
Click on “job/internship search”
(Please note there are times when the words “Internship” and “Externship” are equivalent in the Bridge. However, you know you are in an externship when the job title is “BU Extern”.)
3. Go to the grayish/blue box labeled “More Searches” and
click on “Externship Opportunities”
4. You will see the following:
Externship Opportunities
This job search will pull up all available BU Externship opportunities for current sophomores.
5. To search externships highlight ALL the industries and then select one state.
Click on search.
6. Externships in the state you select will appear. You can quickly look at the city of the externship.
7. If you are interested in the externship, click on the employer name to get more information about the employer.
8. To get information about the Externship either:
1. Click on BU Extern from the search page or
2. Click on “Jobs” from the employer page and then select “BU Extern”
(Some employers have more than one externship posted. You must apply to each externship with that employer if you are interested in all the externships.)
How to Upload a Document on the BRIDGE
1. Ensure that your profile information is correct and up-to-date
(Your class status as a sophomore is a requirement to be eligible for this program.)
2. To upload your resume:
a. Click on “Documents” at the top of the screen (in grey toolbar)
b. In the pull-down menu on the right that says “Upload Documents” select “Resumes”
c. Using the browse button, find your resume where it is saved
d. Click “upload”
e. Make sure the correct resume is saved as your primary resume
3. To upload your Statement of Interest:
a. Click on “Documents” at the top of the screen (in grey toolbar)
b. In the pull-down menu on the right that says “Upload Documents” select “Other Documents”
c. Using the browse button, find your statement of interest where it is saved
d. Click “upload”
e. Rename the document to ensure that it is recognizably yours
HOW TO APPLY TO EXTERNSHIPS
You cannot just upload your resume and statement of interest to the BRIDGE to apply for an externship. You must first upload your documents (see instructions above) and then go the the externship, scroll to the bottom and click "apply." You can then choose the correct resume and statement of interst for that externship.
Once you correctly apply to an externship it will be in your active applications folder. It moves to your past applications folder after the application deadline.
