Tag: Career
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To Network or Not To Network?
By: Ira Deshmukh, Career Community Ambassador Tired of hearing the “you should network more” advice from everyone? Worry not, we’ve got a small curation of three easily applicable tips and tricks you can use to, like they all say, network more. But what is networking and why is it important? Networking is essentially the act…
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What’s up with Urban Planning and Research? Advice from an Alum
By: Ellie Santonato, Career Community Advisor, & Francis Matias, Career Community Ambassador Sarah Stolpe is a 2021 graduate from DePaul University whose college experience was impacted due to the University shut down in March 2020 that continued through the 2020–2021 school year. Sarah was a double major in Political Science and Economics. Today, a year…
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How to Network in Your Everyday Life
By Skylar Benninghoff, Career Community Ambassador Networking can seem like an elaborate task only professionals at conferences can do. But actually, you can network day to day. Think about all the people you see in a day: a cashier, barista, professor, student, boss, coworkers, family, friends, and more. All these people can be great opportunities…
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The Professor-Approved Way to Ask for Letters of Recommendation
By: Ellie Santonato, Career Community Advisor Fall is here, which means one thing: pumpkin spice lattes are back! Just kidding. For those interested in continuing their education or returning to school, autumn means applications for graduate school, law school, and fellowships will open over the next few weeks. Overall, the graduate school application process is…
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ASK Experience Series: Communication
In the newest HireDePaul Blog series, the Alumni Sharing Knowledge (ASK) Program will be hosting interviews with alumni designed to bring DePaul students access to unique career advice and professional insight. In the first installment, we spoke with Margaret Batkiewicz (‘74) about her career and the importance of good communication in the workplace. Margaret spent…
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Here, We Do: Students of Internship Plus (Sp21)
We know that not every student can afford to take an unpaid internship, which influenced our decision to establish the Internship Plus Program. This program awards up to $2,500 in financial assistance to students who have an unpaid internship opportunity and demonstrate financial need. Through this program, many students, like the ones below, have been able to…
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