Now Open! – 2024 Summer Internship Award Application

The Summer Internship Award Program through Career & Professional Development is now live and ready for applicants! The Summer Internship Award Program is designed to increase the ability for undergraduate students to participate in internship opportunities that are unpaid. Internships …

By Mary Michael Hawkins
Mary Michael Hawkins Senior Director, Undergraduate Career & Professional Development
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Using AI in your Career Search: Application Materials

You’ve found some interesting job and internship opportunities and it’s now time to prepare your application materials.

If you want a grammar and spelling check or are looking to review resumes, cover letters, and writing samples, Grammarly is an excellent …

By Korbel Careers
Korbel Careers
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How to Write a Resume for a First Job

How to Write a Resume for a First Job

A resume for a first job should focus on your future as well as your past.

While you might be low on job experience, there are more ways of highlighting your …

By Resume.io
Use professional field-tested resume templates that follow the exact "resume rules" employers look for. Easy to use and done within minutes!
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Proven Ways to Demonstrate Your Leadership Skills Without the Experience

For your next position, you’re looking for a management role. You know you could lead a team of people, devising strategy and inspiring them to do their best work. 

There’s only one problem: you haven’t actually been a leader before. 

By Ivy Exec
Ivy Exec is your dedicated career development resource.
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5 Tips for a Quality Letter of Recommendation (Korbel MA Students)

By Carmen Iezzi Mezzera from APSIA

Attached are tips on how to ensure you get a quality recommender and ways to help help steer them in the right direction with your letter.

By Korbel Careers
Korbel Careers
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Is Your Resume Up to Date? The Latest in Resume Techniques

If you’ve been applying to job after job without hearing back, you’re not alone.

The average job seeker needs to send out between 100 and 200 resumes before landing a position. Corporate jobs are even more competitive, with each opening …

By Ivy Exec
Ivy Exec is your dedicated career development resource.
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5 Reasons Your Job Search May Not Be Working

We often hear about how job hunting is a full-time job.

Some people do spend 40 hours a week on the process, but even if you don’t have that much time, every job search requires considerable time.

According to Zippia, …

By Ivy Exec
Ivy Exec is your dedicated career development resource.
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How to Highlight Transferable Skills on Your Resume and LinkedIn Profile When Changing Industries

According to a recent report from the Pew Research Center, around four percent of workers, on average, changed industries every month from 2019 to 2021. What’s more, in 2021, around five percent of employees found new occupations. Though these percentages …

By Ivy Exec
Ivy Exec is your dedicated career development resource.
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Resume Mistakes: 3 Ways You’re Burying the Lede

In journalism, an article is said to be “burying the lede” when it does not place the most important part of the story close to or at the beginning of the story.

This is considered ineffective because it is a …

By Ivy Exec
Ivy Exec is your dedicated career development resource.
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The most in-demand job skills and how to include them in your resume

The job market is always evolving. Societal changes and emerging technologies continue to give rise to new areas of
career development and new post-graduate studies. What’s in store for 2023? We explore the most in-demand skills
right now and how …

By VidCruiter
Land your dream job and advance your career with expert advice.
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8 Job Search Mistakes to Avoid (And What to Do Instead)

There are tons of good (and not-so-good) advice out there that can guide you through the job search, but none of them can guarantee you’ll get a new role. For every cover letter template and resume format guide you read, …

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