By Katherine Laws (’20), Wake Forest Fellow in the Office of Personal & Career Development Think back to your very first job: what do you remember? Putting on your brand new work clothes, sitting down at your clean, new desk, shaking hands with your […]
Have you ever made an awkward assumption about someone’s identities or experiences in a conversation with a colleague or client in the workplace? In this webinar from our LEARN with @LifeAfterWake platform, Kayla Lisenby-Denson from the Wake Forest LGBTQ Center shares tips for creating […]
How does the word “networking” make you feel when you hear it? Perhaps it’s overwhelming, intimidating, or uncomfortable. Or maybe it’s energizing and exciting. Regardless of how you approach networking-building, you can glean some practical tips from this LEARN with @LifeAfterWake webinar facilitated by […]
In the following webinar from our LEARN with @LifeAfterWake platform, we hosted a Q&A with Wake Forest Employer Relations staff members Mercy Eyadiel and Stuart Mease. Recorded in December 2020, this discussion focused on the state of the labor market for 2021, hiring trends, […]
Alumni Reflections on 2020: Haley Benz (’19) What has been most difficult for you throughout this past year? The most difficult part of this year was a major change in my professional industry due to COVID-19. Coming from the travel industry, furloughs and layoffs were […]
Alumni Reflections on 2020: Caroline Hayward (’15, MS ’16) What has been most difficult for you throughout this past year? Back in March, I had initially felt that the isolation and long-term time away from friends, family and co-workers would be the most difficult part […]
Alumni Reflections on 2020: Ian Hennessy (MBA ’12) What has been most difficult for you throughout this past year? I am surprised by how much I miss handshakes and high-fives. What has been the most positive aspect of this past year for you, personally and/or […]
Alumni Reflections on 2020: Rose O’Brien (’18) Rose is the Program Manager at the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation in Chicago, IL. What has been most difficult for you throughout this past year? Like many people, the hardest part of 2020 has been stress […]
Alumni Reflections on 2020: Ashley Berry (’20) Ashley is currently a Wake Forest Fellow in Campus Life. What has been most difficult for you throughout this past year? Finding community post-graduation. What has been the most positive aspect of this past year for you, personally […]
Alumni Reflections on 2020: Raleigh Eckert (’12) Raleigh is the Co-Founder of The Audrey Eckert Foundation in Detroit, MI. What has been most difficult for you throughout this past year? I gave birth to my daughter Audrey, our first child during the height of the […]
