By Austin Belcak (‘13) Austin is the founder of Cultivated Culture where he helps people use unconventional strategies to lands jobs they love along with salaries they deserve. Most recently, he’s helped people get hired at places like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and […]
In this video, alumna Clare Rizer (’13) shares 3 tips for finding your passions outside of a regular 9 to 5 job. While working full-time in public relations, she also parlayed her interests in fitness to land a part-time gig at an experiential fitness retailer. […]
By Dr. Keon M. McGuire (’08) Dr. McGuire is an Assistant Professor of Higher & Postsecondary Education in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University in Phoenix, AZ. He is also a National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow and an ACPA Emerging […]
Written by Jessica Williams (’03) for her website blog, The Superwoman Project (no longer active), on September 17, 2018. Jessica is the Founder and CEO of The Superwoman Project and a speaker, coach, facilitator, and author. This article is re-posted and shared with permission. Negotiating […]
Written by Ashley Hart, Joy Crook and Stephanie Lane, the co-founders of She Plays, the first US fantasy sports platform exclusively for women’s professional leagues. All three graduated from Wake Forest in 2008. To learn more, check out www.she-plays.com. Remember that time you had […]
In this TEDx Talk, Sheila Heen shares her insights on the importance of receiving feedback to fuel professional and company growth based on years of consulting work with organizations around the world. She discusses how to embrace feedback as a valuable tool to enhance professional […]
This New York Times article by Oset Babur explores why talking about your failures in the workplace rather than processing them internally can lead to more trusting and productive work environments. Some positives of sharing your failures: you’ll make new work friends quickly, show […]
Adapted from the Wake Forest University Mentoring Resource Center’s tools for mentors and mentees. Giving effective feedback (emphasis on effective!) is an important skill set to develop, especially for those in mentor and manager roles. The best feedback is immediate. Don’t wait six months […]
Adapted from the Wake Forest University Mentoring Resource Center’s tools for mentors and mentees. Depending on your company culture and the manager (or colleagues) with whom you work, you may not receive regular feedback outside of annual performance reviews. Regardless of your situation, it […]
By Allison McWilliams (’95), Assistant Vice President for Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University We all need personal and professional networks, a community of engaged, supportive friends, colleagues, advisors, and wise counselors who can provide support, guidance, feedback, access to connections […]