By admin, on October 3rd, 2013  Throughout your high school and college career, you’ve had many people come along side you to support you, encourage you, and even challenge you. Take some time to say thanks:
- Send a quick email, a thank-you card, or make a call.
- If it’s been a while, let the person know what you’ve been up to, (internships and summer jobs you’ve held, your choice of major, and career aspirations), and thank them specifically for how they’ve helped you.
- As you make progress down your career path, remember to touch base with these key supporters with updates along the way.
There are also a lot of people you will meet along the way who can benefit from your knowledge and experience. You may feel like you are just at the start of your career path, but here are practical things to do if a fellow student or young professional asks for your help:
- Be willing to talk with fellow students about your choice of major, why you chose it, the courses you like best, and the faculty to take/avoid.
- Think about all the resources you’ve run into as you’ve mulled through career options – maybe another student thinking of the same career path would benefit from them, too.
- Be open to discussing your job or internship search process – you know how challenging the process can be, perhaps your experience can help make things a bit easier for the next student.
- If you have built your professional network up a bit while in the last few years, be open to sharing some of those connections with other students with similar interests.
By admin, on September 18th, 2013  You’ve probably read a few of them; maybe you’ve even shared or re-tweeted a few – We’re talking about those epic rants from celebrities, disgruntled employees, or friends on social media that are, well, quite entertaining. But as funny as they can sometimes be, public rants can also be very damaging. Here are a few tips for keeping yourself from hurting your career and becoming tomorrow’s link fodder:
- It doesn’t matter how much of a jerk your boss, (or professor, coach, etc.). may be, don’t vent about her/him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, your blog or any other social media.
- Likewise, if you’re having a disagreement with a co-worker, classmate or friend, keep your rants offline.
- To be extra safe, make sure your Facebook privacy settings are set accordingly.
- We’ll leave it to your discretion whether or not to Facebook friend your boss or co-workers, but if you do, make sure to keep them in a friend list that does NOT receive all your personal status updates.
- There’s nothing wrong with thoughtful, constructive criticism, but if your Instagram and Twitter are public, use wisdom and caution before posting criticism about your company or school (by the way, same goes for posting NSFW selfies!).
- If you absolutely have to rant, do it IRL with trusted friends.
Keep in mind, not all rants can (or should) get you fired, but they can make a future employer think twice before hiring you, so stay professional both on and offline.
By admin, on August 12th, 2013  Move-in day is just around the corner for thousands of college students. Here are some tips for making move-in day a success:
- Know your residence’s policies well in advance of move-in day, and make sure your parents are well aware of them, too. Many well-meaning parents have tried to bring, install, or move things that aren’t allowed.
- Label your boxes with locations and descriptions of what’s inside. Eg. “Desk Items – note paper, pens, pencils, clock.”
- Bring tools, cleaning supplies (disinfecting wipes and Lysol will be your close friends!), duct tape and a lot of cold bottled water to keep you hydrated.
- Bring some sort of hand-dolly (something with wheels) to help move boxes.
- Pay close attention to drop-off/unloading spots for freshmen and keep a campus map handy.
- Pre-load all of the events you’ll be attending on your phone’s calendar, including event locations, but also keep a print copy close by.
- Encourage your parents to attend any parent orientation sessions.
- Don’t spend too much time, or stress, trying to organize your room right away.
- Touch base with your school’s IT department to get yourself, your laptop and any mobile devices registered on the school’s network.
- If you feel yourself getting overwhelmed, take a break. Remember, you’ve accomplished a lot to get into college; a “less than perfect” move-in day can’t take that away from you.
- When it’s time to say goodbye to your parents, it’s ok to be sad.
- As busy and full as move-in day can be, take the time to enjoy it!
By admin, on July 11th, 2013  Campus jobs are an excellent, convenient place to earn money while gaining practical, transferable skills. Here are 4 tips to help you land a great campus job.
Check with your school’s human resources department AND financial aid office AND career services office.
Schools deal with student employment differently. Some have a centralized office, others rely on individual departments to post their opportunities. HR is a good starting place. Financial aid sometimes gets involved depending on your work-study eligibility. Career service may post on-campus jobs along with off-campus opportunities. So ask around to find out how on-campus employment is managed at your school.
Visit departments for which you’d like to work
A lot of college departments hire students. The typical places (library, bookstore, food services, physical plant, admissions, athletics, residence life) may have a standard hiring and training schedule. But many other departments (career services, academic advising, international student services, IT, major-specific departments, business office – just to name a few), may also have opportunities available, but may hire at different times throughout the school year.
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Throughout your high school and college career, you’ve had many people come along side you to support you, encourage you, and even challenge you. Take some time to say thanks:
