In this recorded webinar from our LEARN with @LifeAfterWake platform, Wake Forest alumna Kristin Winkle Beck (’97) shares her expertise and personal experience with making a career change from financial services industry to the nonprofit leadership industry and launching her own professional career coaching […]
In this latest webinar, Allison McWilliams (’95) discusses why goal-setting is such an important part of making intentional plans for where you want to go in your life and career. And, she gives you practical examples and tips for writing goals and how to […]
By Andrew Snorton (’93), Owner at Creative Community Solutions and Published Author, in Atlanta, GA To be successful on an individual and collective level, professionally and beyond, is one of the goals people have. How do we get there? How do we measure it? One […]
What does it mean to be an ally and to build an inclusive workplace? This article from HR Dive explores what real allyship looks like in practice, and how setting new cultural norms through allyship can drive inclusive practices within an organization.
In this article from The Every Mom, Wake Forest alumna Tiffany Waddell Tate (’07, MALS ’11) shares practical and direct tips for how to best advocate for and serve as an ally to black women in the workplace. Grab a pen and some paper […]
Regardless of what season of life you find yourself in or what personal or career goals you’re hoping to accomplish, it’s important to define a healthy balance that makes sense for you. In this alumni advice video, Tiffany Waddell Tate (’07, MA ’11) shares her […]
In our Wednesday Webinar from April 15, 2020, Assistant Director for Alumni Personal & Career Development at Wake Forest Megan Hoyt (’12) shares best practices and tips for building your network virtually in the midst of a global pandemic. Additionally, she provides advice for how […]
By Lauren Beam, M.S., NCC (’07), Associate Director for Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development at Wake Forest University In 1967, psychiatrists Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed the Social Readjustment Rating Scale designed to help individuals identify and score themselves on a […]
You always hear how important networking is to landing the job that you want. And likely, you have a LinkedIn account and have used that platform to connect with other professionals, maybe join a few groups, and read your daily news feed. But how can […]
By Amy Shack Egan (’14) of Modern Rebel I’ve lived in New York City for five years. In that time I’ve learned to love its complex, unforgiving nature – the push for innovation, hustle, and noise. But several weeks ago, New York City went […]