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Job Hunting? Here’s Something That Will Help
By: Alejandra Ruiz, DePaul University honors marketing major ‘16 Are you a recent graduate, an alumni or a student who is still looking for a full-time job or internship? Are you feeling anxious about your future? Please don’t! The Just in Time Fair is here to help you. This job fair is designed exclusively for…
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How to Talk About Weaknesses in an Interview
“What’s your greatest weakness?” If you have interviewed for a job or internship, chances are you have been asked this question. In a brief video posted to Forbes’ website, Kathryn Dill provides sage advice on how to handle this question. Some important themes in her message to take note of include: Be authentic: It is…
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Handshake Hacks: Creating a Profile
By: Alejandra Ruiz, DePaul University honors marketing major ‘16 When searching for a job or internship on Handshake, it is important to have a complete profile. Why go through all that trouble, you ask? Handshake will use the information you plug into your profile to pull relevant jobs and internships, to which you are qualified…
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DePaul Diaries: Life as a Social Media Intern
By: Renee Radzom, DePaul University graduate, former University Internship Program (UIP) assistant DePaul Diaries is a day-in-the-life blog series written by DePaul students. The series unveils DePaulians’ experiences as interns in their field of choice. Students share their honest thoughts about their experiences, what they learned as an intern and advice for students who are…
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Interested in Nursing? Here’s What You Need to Know
By: Nina Pelsi, DePaul University health sciences major ’19 Like most college freshmen, I initially struggled to definitively decide which career I wanted to pursue for the next few years. I think it’s important to start generating ideas based on which subjects or fields you’re most passionate about and interested in. For me, I knew…
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When & How to Make a Creative Resume
Many recruiters are turning to social media platforms when seeking applicants, but that doesn’t mean the resume is dead. Whether employers find you on LinkedIn or meet with you face-to-face at job fairs, they are still going to ask for a resume that details relevant, professional experience. The challenge, then, is how to stand out when your resume joins the…
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