Alumni Reflections on 2020: Mo Earley (’13) What has been most difficult for you throughout this past year? Community is very important to me, and our response to the pandemic – cancelled in-person classes, postponed graduation celebrations, the inability to be with friends – initially […]
In this article from First Round, read about six tactics for creating a healthy mindset around networking from six experienced professionals. “Think of networking as the practice of cultivating authentic connections over time” – and take these useful tips to start building and maintaining […]
How you ever asked yourself this question: “Why don’t I feel closer to my parent/sibling/friend/co-worker?” Most of us have experienced feeling a lack of connection with someone in our life. In this article by Kara Cutruzulla, get practical advice from six TED Talk presenters […]
In this episode from The Michelle Obama Podcast, the former First Lady chats with friend and mentor Valerie Jarrett about their experiences as working women and mothers. They reflect on the value of mentorship, tell personal stories about their working relationships, and give tips […]
By Chelsea Keen, M.Ed. (’12), Career Coach and Founder of Uplifted Ambitions Career Coaching Chelsea Keen is a results-oriented career coach who empowers ambitious early and mid-level professional women to land their ideal job, advance in their career, and find fulfillment in their 9 to […]
By Kristin Winkle Beck (‘97), CEO & Executive Coach, Pivot Point Professionals, INC “You should be networking more.” If the thought of networking makes your eyes roll, your heart race, or your stomach churn, maybe a change of perspective can help. Many people think reaching […]
By Katherine Laws (’20), Presidential Fellow in the Office of Personal & Career Development at Wake Forest University Alright… here we are: we’ve graduated from college. We feel like freshmen again, but unfortunately there’s no activities fair we can peruse, no upperclassmen who want to […]
October 10, 2020 is World Mental Health Day, a day for awareness, education, and advocacy against the social stigma of seeking help for mental health concerns. We are living through a year of trauma and high stress on many fronts. If you find yourself in […]
Between a global pandemic, an upcoming political election, and social injustice and unrest, it’s no surprise that many of us feel less than optimistic about the world right now. Just turn on the TV for a few minutes and your blood pressure will start rising! […]
In this piece in Psychology Today, Allison McWilliams (’95), VP for Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development at Wake Forest, offers up wisdom about how we can all learn from and make changes as a result of living through a global pandemic.