What Wonder Woman and Hermione Granger Can Teach Women about Career Success

I recently talked with an international student who expressed how hard it was for her to write her resume. Culturally, she had been taught that promoting herself was bragging and inappropriate. She came to the U.S. and our DU career …

By Cindy Hyman
Cindy Hyman Director of Alumni Career & Professional Development
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3 Organizations Setting the Bar in Hiring Employees with Autism

 

People with autism are “an untapped reservoir of talent” according to An Employer’s Guide to Managing Professionals on the Autism Spectrum (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017). While the range and severity of autism symptoms can vary widely, people with the disorder …

By Beth Wade
Beth Wade Assistant Director, Career & Professional Development
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Want to Stand Out? Share Your Global Perspective!

“As an international student, how can I stand out in the application process?”

It’s a great question, and one that can lead to rich, engaging conversations. It’s also one of the most frequently asked questions that we respond to in …

By Kimberly English
Kimberly English Career Advisor
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Careers in Geography & GIS

Geography majors build an impressive skill set as they move through the curriculum. They have the chance to learn technical competencies such as remote sensing and GIS, obtain a deeper understanding of our earth and the environment, and build skills in …

By Kimberly English
Kimberly English Career Advisor
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Job Searching with a Chosen/Preferred Name

It’s the first thing you type in an application form, the biggest text on your resume, and the first thing a potential employer learns about you: your name. What captures us more succinctly and wholly than our name? It’s more …

By Kyle Inselman
Kyle Inselman Director, Alumni Career & Professional Development
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The Art of Discussing Salary During the Interview

We’ve always been told that it is never a good idea to discuss salary during an interview. But, this is not actually always the case. There are instances where you can, and should discuss salaries, but you need to know …

By Jane Hurst
Jane Hurst
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Job Offers: 5 Things to Consider

Congratulations! You have a job offer. What to do next? You will likely have to live with the salary for at least a year so now is the time to think about the offer!

Do research on the salary range …

By Patty Hickman
Patty Hickman Director, Serves Graduate Students
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7 Daily Affirmations for Frustrated Job Seekers

Once upon a time . . .
I was invited into a final round of interviews for my next dream job. Like a good lil’ candidate, I went straight to LinkedIn to research my interviewers and prepare for who I would be speaking with. For …

By Beth Wade
Beth Wade Assistant Director, Career & Professional Development
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How to Choose Between a Career in Private or Public Accounting

The realm of accounting offers substantial career choices for those seeking it.  Accountants are vital to a business because they collect, analyze, and organize financial findings so as to steer a company into making wise financial decisions.  Other duties of …

By Bryce Welker
Bryce Welker CEO
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Building Your LinkedIn Profile? Don’t Forget Your Headline & Summary!

LinkedIn profiles, on the surface, seem quite similar to a resume. Your profile should list education and degrees earned, your professional experiences (from research positions to internships), and your skills. It sounds a lot like the basic structure of a one-page …

By Kimberly English
Kimberly English Career Advisor
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