Category: Career Advice
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Create a List and Check it Twice: How to manage the job search during the end of the year
By: Ellie Santonato, Career Community Advisor As the year closes, hiring opportunities and job searches slow down. This situation may make your job search more frustrating than it already is, especially for those interested in public sector jobs. Human Resource departments come to a stop during the month of December. Do not let the lack […]
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It’s a Perfect Time to Up Your Skills
By: Flavio Diaz, Career Community Ambassador Take some time this break to further your abilities. Upskilling facilitates continuous learning by providing development opportunities that expand abilities and minimize skill gaps. Upskilling focuses on improving current skill sets to advance in jobs and to find different roles and opportunities. Upskilling techniques include: * Taught by accomplished […]
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Making the Most of Your Internship
By: Sabah Nanlawala, Career Community Ambassador As we approach Winter Quarter, many of you may be searching for internships or may have secured one already! Regardless, it’s an exciting opportunity to gain professional skills and apply or learn new knowledge. However, each experience can look different and choices you make can determine how valuable this […]
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Student Spotlight: Anabel Diaz
By: Flavio Diaz, Career Community Ambassador The Career Center spotlight is a space to highlight the success of our fellow blue demons. These students have taken the time to chat with me and answer a few questions related to their career journeys. During my advising sessions I have had more than one student tell me […]
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How to Nail your Professional School Interview
By: Megan Boone, Career Community Advisor Applying to graduate programs such as medicine, dentistry, podiatry, optometry, etc.? There are many steps to complete in the admissions process, including interviewing. Preparing for your professional school interview can look a bit different compared to preparing for a job interview. Although there is no way of knowing exactly […]
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Personal Branding 101
By Ira Deshmukh, Career Community Ambassador When you go into an interview, or walk into a school or work event, you are representing your core values, your vision, your journey up until that point and what you offer to the industry you belong to. Think of yourself as a company or an organization. Your brand […]
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