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Turn Your Part-Time Job into an Internship & Fulfill Your Experiential Learning Credit
By: Laura Droste, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences career advisor Did you know it was possible to turn an existing part-time job into an internship? Many students I meet have paid part-time jobs that can be hard to give up in order to intern somewhere else. There are only so many hours in the day.…
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Teachable Moments
By: Emily Palmeri, DePaul University Honors Marketing Major ’18, Alumni Sharing Knowledge Marketing Intern As we celebrate National Mentorship Month, we can’t help but reflect upon what it really means to #MentorIRL. Last year, we heard numerous success stories from both mentors and mentees about the connections and opportunities the ASK program has given them.…
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New Year, New Resolution Strategy
By: Gracie Covarrubias, DePaul University organizational and multicultural communication major ’18 and Career Center communications assistant With the start of the New Year comes the opportunity to set exciting goals for ourselves and our careers. It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement and set big, lofty goals without an action strategy. Unfortunately, this…
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Identifying Pyramid Schemes
By: Gracie Covarrubias, DePaul University organizational and multicultural communication major ’18 and Career Center communications assistant In a world full of incredible and exciting employers, there will always be a few that don’t fit the bill. A perfect example are employers who participate in pyramid schemes. A pyramid scheme is a fraudulent business model that…
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Social Media Best Practices
By: Gracie Covarrubias, DePaul University organizational and multicultural communication major ’18 and Career Center communications assistant It’s almost impossible to resist posting updates of our lives on social media but every post has its risks. Employers have become more social media savvy; currently 85% of employers indicate that they’re less likely to hire employees if…
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Informational Interviews with ASK
By: Emily Palmeri, DePaul University Honors Marketing Major ’18, Alumni Sharing Knowledge Marketing Intern After scrolling through mentors on the ASK network, you come across a mentor who has it all: a great job, killer profile and the expertise and experiences you’re looking to emulate and learn from. An informational interview would be the perfect…
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