Callum Borchers

  • Senior Lecturer, English and Media Studies
  • Columnist, The Wall Street Journal
  • M.A. in Journalism, Northeastern University
  • B.A. in Journalism, Ithaca College

Bio

Callum Borchers teaches journalism in the English and Media Studies Department and advises The Vanguard, Bentley University's student newspaper. He also writes the "On the Clock" careers column for The Wall Street Journal. 

Previously he was a staff writer at The Washington Post and The Boston Globe and a radio reporter for WBUR. He taught media courses at Northeastern University and Fisher College.

Callum lives in Framingham with his wife and five children. He qualified for the U.S. national pararowing team for athletes with physical disabilities in 2014.

Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

Digital and Electronic Media, Social Media, Blogs, Podcasts


  • Borchers, C. 2026. "The Downside to Using AI for All Those Boring Tasks at Work"
  • Borchers, C. 2026. "White-Collar Workers Shouldn’t Dismiss a Blue-Collar Career Change"
  • Borchers, C. 2026. "It’s Time to Start Tooting Your Own Horn at Work"
  • Borchers, C. 2026. "How to Stay Sane in the AI Skills Race"
  • Borchers, C. 2026. "The Secret Edge of the Office ‘Rock Star’ Skier"
  • Borchers, C. 2026. "The Remote-Work Dream Isn’t Dead, but It’s Slipping Away"
  • Borchers, C. 2026. "Starting Your Own Business Is All the Rage Again"
  • Borchers, C. 2026. "Hoping for a Big Raise This Year? Adjust Your Expectations"
  • Borchers, C. 2026. "Are Bots Replacing Workers? These Skeptics Aren’t So Sure"
  • Borchers, C. 2026. "Is Moving Abroad the Way to Find Your Dream Job?"
  • Borchers, C. 2026. "Scammers Are Stealing Recruiters’ Identities to Target Job Seekers"
  • Borchers, C. 2026. "Why It’s Worth Lobbying the Boss to Send You on That Business Trip"
  • Borchers, C. 2026. "Surprising Lessons From Talking With America’s Highest-Earning Women"
  • Borchers, C. 2026. "No One Cares About Your GPA, and More Career Advice for New Grads"
  • Borchers, C. 2026. "You’ve Landed Your First Job. Now Don’t Sink Your Career Before It Starts."
  • Borchers, C. 2025. "It’s the Summer of Too Much Skin at the Office"
  • Borchers, C. 2025. "Your Prize for Saving Time at Work With AI: More Work"
  • Borchers, C. 2025. "It’s Time to Rethink the One-Page Résumé"
  • Borchers, C. 2025. "The Gen Xers Who Waited Their Turn to Be CEO Are Getting Passed Over"
  • Borchers, C. 2025. "How to Navigate the Jungle of Online Job Postings"
  • Borchers, C. 2025. "Why We’re Leaving the Office Earlier but Still Showing Up on Time"
  • Borchers, C. 2025. "Job Hopping Is Out, Job Hugging Is In for Fearful Workers"
  • Borchers, C. 2025. "The Boss Move for Ordinary Workers: Hiring Your Own Executive Assistant"
  • Borchers, C. 2025. "How to Handle a Job Market That’s Worse Than It Looks"
  • Borchers, C. 2025. "In a Sea of Tech Talent, Companies Can’t Find the Workers They Want"
  • Borchers, C. 2025. "Bosses Are Cutting Costs, Just Not the Private Jet"
  • Borchers, C. 2025. "Why Your Younger Co-Workers Are Dressing Like It’s the Year 2000"
  • Borchers, C. 2025. "Too Much Experience Hurts You in Today’s Tough Job Market"
  • Borchers, C. 2025. "These AI Power Users Are Impressing Bosses and Leaving Co-Workers in the Dust"
  • Borchers, C. 2025. "It’s Too Early to Write Off College Degrees"
  • Borchers, C. 2025. "Why AI Workers Won’t Let Bots Do the Most Basic Tasks"
  • Borchers, C. 2025. "You Say You’re a Knowledge Architect? Why Modern Careers Are So Hard to Explain"
  • Borchers, C. 2025. "What to Do if You Suspect You’re About to Be Laid Off This Holiday Season"
  • Borchers, C. 2025. "The Stealth Tactic Bosses Are Using to Get You Back to the Office"