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How to Develop a 5 Year Career Plan

Developing a five-year career plan can significantly reduce stress, boost perceived employability, and deepen your connection to your professional purpose. To create an intentional career plan, begin with self-reflection, gather feedback, map out your plan, and iterate on it quarterly to adapt to new developments. […]


5 Strategies for a Fulfilling Career and Life

It’s easy, when you’re just starting out in your professional career, to focus on transactional measures of success, like money and title. But at some point along the way, you’re likely to ask questions of meaning and purpose, and what makes for a fulfilling career […]


Creating a Plan to Grow Your Professional Skill Set

In this webinar recording, Wake Forest alumnus Ryan Smith (’13) shares tips on how to create a plan to upskill and be intentional about moving to the next step or role in your career trajectory. Ryan discusses the everchanging world of work and the core […]


How to Figure Out Your Next Career Move

Lots of folks are considering a job change right now, whether due to choice or forced circumstances. In their book, Job Moves: 9 Steps for Making Progress in You Career, authors Ethan Bernstein, Michael Horn, and Robert Moesta argue for the use of product prototyping […]


How to Decide If You Want to Be a Manager

At some point in your career you may be faced with the question of whether to continue as an individual contributor or move into people management. For some, this is a natural next step in the career journey. But it’s not one that should be […]


How to Explain Employment Gaps in an Interview

The reasons for why anyone might have an employment gap can be varied, such as taking a break to care for a family member or new baby, due to a health concern, moving to a new city or country, or because of a layoff. As […]


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