On Friday, September 14, Career & Professional Development announced the 2018 Faculty Career Champion Award winners. This is a student nominated award that focuses on faculty members who have made an impact on students’ career and professional development path. We …
The first day of classes is just weeks away and you’re looking forward to returning to campus and seeing all of your friends. But, before you clean out your desk and put your earbuds in for the commute home, do …
It isn’t easy to do something new. That’s especially true when no one—or no one you can see yourself in—has done it before. Being the first one, or the only one like you, is daunting. And it doesn’t matter on …
It is a good idea to reach out and get to know people that can offer advice on your career! The key to being effective is to expand your thinking and consider making connections as something that you do on …
Professional attire may seem at odds with hot weather. In fact, the ubiquity of business suits is one of the reasons offices pump the A/C high in the summer, to such an extent that in Japan the government has sponsored …
Many students who choose to major in Mathematics do so because they enjoy working with numbers and solving complex mathematical problems, but are unsure of what their career options might be. A quick Google search of, “what can I do with …
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There are a number of different keys to success when it comes to interviewing, and one is to avoid easy mistakes. I should know, because as a former job seeker, I’ve made them all! Certainly, if you have spent time …
Now that you have decided on a career path and you’re ready to start searching for an internship or full-time job, creating an effective search strategy is critical to your success in finding a job that’s a good fit for …
“If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up someplace else.” – Yogi Berra, Major League Baseball Player, Coach, and Hall of Fame Legend, New York Yankees
Like the old analogy of “eating an elephant”, oftentimes getting started on …
On May 11, Alumni Engagement, Career & Professional Development, and the Department of Geography & the Environment came together to host a Dine & Dialogue on Careers in Geography. Five alumni from across Environmental Science and Geography – from brand-new to …
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