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How to Prep For Your Next Job Interview

By Lauren Beam (’07), Associate Director for Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University When was the last time you interviewed for a job? For some recent graduates and young professionals, it may have been recently. However, many of us have not […]


9 Things To Never Do In A Panel Interview

Have you ever had to participate in a nerve-wrecking panel interview? This scenario involves you being interviewed by multiple hiring managers and/or high level employees of a company. Check out these tips from Glass Door on what NOT to do when faced with a […]


Alumni Advice: What I’ve Learned From Running My Own Business

By Amy Shackelford (’14), Founder/Lead Planner at Modern Rebel & Co. in New York City When I was fresh out of Wake Forest undergrad, I decided to move to Philadelphia, PA to work on a three-person team, in a non-salaried position for a start-up company. […]


I Love my Job, But Not my Boss/Co-Workers. What Do I Do?

By Lauren Beam (’07), Associate Director, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, at Wake Forest University We’ve all been there. If you haven’t, you may be at some point. You love your job in terms of the day-to-day tasks, projects, and clients with whom […]


Turning Setbacks Into Success

How can you capitalize on your failures and setbacks to shape your career and life in a positive way? John Chambers, Executive Chairman at Cisco, reflects on how to learn lessons from our moments of disappointment in this article from LinkedIn Pulse.  


Taking Your Resume From College To Career

By Jessica Long (’05), Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development at Wake Forest University You’ve gone from college to career. So should your resume! When you were in college seeking internships and other experiences to help you when it came time to get that […]


How to Get Promoted and Avoiding Stumbling Through Your Career

By Andrea Ellis (MA ’04), Assistant Vice President of Innovation at Wake Forest University Research continues to inform us that jobs and careers abound with the average worker expected to hold ten different jobs before 40.  If you are just beginning your career, that number […]


4 Tips for Starting your Job Search

By Lauren Beam (’07), Associate Director, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, at Wake Forest University Whether you are searching for your first job out of college, or have been in the same career field for many years and are now looking for a […]


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