Category: Career Advice

• Communicating the Right Skills to Employers

  

  As you engage in internships, volunteering, and student leadership roles, you put skills and knowledge to use in ways that are of interest to potential future employers. Being able to effectively communicate what you are able to offer will be key to your successful job search.

  Hilarie Longnecker

  April 14, 2016

  Career Advice, Resume & Portfolio

  Interviewing, Resume, skills, transferable skills

• How to End Your College Years With a BAM

  

  By: Alejandra Ruiz, DePaul University honors marketing major ‘16  Stop what you’re doing! Take a step back, and enjoy the moment. These past few months have been flying right past us, and we haven’t had a chance to enjoy our last year as undergrads. Two months from today we will be walking across the stage, […]

  Guest Author

  April 12, 2016

  Career Advice

  Career, graduation, networking, seniors

• College Hiring For Class of 2016

  

  By: Tara Golenberke, marketing professional in the education industry, and former digital media & marketing manager at the DePaul Career Center Preparing for life after DePaul, can you imagine it? Let us paint you a picture. You’re decked out in your new work gear, clutching a portfolio that houses years of experience – The daily […]

  Guest Author

  March 30, 2016

  Career Advice

  Career, career exploration, employers, graduates, graduating seniors, hiring, Social Media, work experience

• Finding Your Career Path: UIP 240

  

  By: Renee Radzom, DePaul University graduate, former University Internship Program (UIP) assistant UIP 240 is a 2-credit course offered by the University Internship Program (UIP) through DePaul. The class is structured to guide students on possible career options and help them explore their interests and major. The class is based on the individual and what […]

  Guest Author

  March 15, 2016

  Career Advice

  INTERNSHIP, UIP, University Internship Program

• Experiencing the Life of a Professional…in One Day

  

  By: Rachel Chessky, DePaul University marketing and economics major ’16 Thank you to all who have applied for the 2015-2016 Professional Exploration Program (PEP). It was a great success! Not familiar with PEP? PEP is a one-day learning opportunity that offers students the chance to experience firsthand the life of a professional. The University Internship Program […]

  Guest Author

  March 15, 2016

  Career Advice, Industries Unveiled

  congressman, lincoln park zoo, mike quigley, nature preserves, networking, politics, professional exploration program, University Internship Program

• Career Fair Anxiety

  

  By: Skai Stundziaite, DePaul University graphic design major ’17 The dreaded question so many employers asked me at a recent career fair? Read on, my friends. I recently attended a career fair where I was asked to speak to a handful of employers about what they’re looking for in candidates, and how students could be more […]

  Guest Author

  January 21, 2016

  Career Advice

  career advisor, Career Fair, Job Fair, pitch