Tag: mentorship
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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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Don’t Attend a Job Fair Without Reading These Tips
By: Jennifer Delay James, Alumni Sharing Knowledge (ASK) mentor with an MBA from DePaul University Standing out among many job seekers can be challenging at job fairs. In this article, Jennifer Delay James, DePaul alumna and mentor, and program manager at Pearson, shares how you can prepare and excel at your next job fair. Target Specific Employers Review…
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Behavioral Questions: What Employers Really Want to Hear
By: Lynn Gibson, Alumni Sharing Knowledge (ASK) mentor and DePaul University marketing graduate Have you ever wondered what the hiring manager is really looking for in your answers? In this article, Lynn Gibson, DePaul alumna and mentor, decodes the underlying meanings of job interview questions and shares what hiring managers are really listening for. During interviews, the hiring…
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Lessons Learned: Believe in the Company You Work For
By: Kenny Lapins, Alumni Sharing Knowledge (ASK) mentor and DePaul University graduate from the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences In this article, Kenny Lapins, DePaul alumnus and mentor, and senior copywriter at Simple Truth, discusses the process of identifying your core competency and defining your career. And, finally, the power of believing in…
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