// Have you ever thought about working from home? How about interning from home? More and more organizations are looking at virtual ways to provide internships to a larger candidate pool and to save some costs. In fact, the Wall Street Journal recently posted an article on virtual internships. It may be a great...
// Over my last five years working in a career center, I have seen some dynamic changes in the way people look for work. From the explosion of social media and social networking to the way that people work; numerous changes have taken place. Students have the opportunity to add new and creative means...
// I’m someone who likes to observe and take mental notes of people who are at the very top of their respective career fields. I like to notice the commonalities and trends in successful people’ attributes and characteristics. In other words, I like to try and figure out what makes people successful. On a...
// We have all heard about the job market and how tough it is out there. With the national unemployment rate at nearly 10%, it is easy to see why people may feel anxious when looking for work. The job search itself can cause stress based on financial need or because of performance anxiety....
// I was in a funk recently that I finally managed to get out of. During that unfortunate period which lasted about a month, the “down” moments seemed to outnumber the “up” moments both at work and with life outside of work. Coincidentally, while showing a PowerPoint presentation in class this week, the contents...
// References are a great way to highlight your skills and abilities to a potential employer. Typically, the information that is gleaned from a reference might not get you a job by itself, but it may be the difference maker between yourself and another candidate. From my experience, some students may not always understand...
// I first heard about the SMART technique when I worked at a university career center over ten years ago (note to self: stop with the reminders about how old I am – haha!). It was in the context of effective resume writing – creating SMART statements to describe past and current work-related experiences....
// You may have started an internship search sometime during the spring semester or before. Some of you may have been surprised by how competitive it can be to secure a summer internship. For those of you who have landed an internship–congrats! But if you haven’t found the right internship yet, I want to encourage...
