By Allison McWilliams (’95), Ph.D., Assistant VP, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University One of the unexpected challenges that all young professionals face is how to create new relationships, as well as maintaining some of the old, when you’re out of […]
Does the idea of networking make you think of small-talk, inauthentic exchanges, and simply trying to get someone to give you a job? In this article from the Harvard Business Review, get tips on how to make the most of networking and, dare we […]
By Caroline Naughton Weaver (’11), Manager for Integrated Marketing at Disney ABC Television Group in New York City There are a lot of misnomers about living and working in New York City, and I remember hearing just about all of them when I left Wake […]
In this piece from The Muse, Alyse Kalish shares three key tips for building your network, particularly with people to whom you don’t already have a connection. Keep it short, keep it simple, and always do your homework, first.
By Allison McWilliams (’95), Assistant Vice President for Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University At some point, possibly sooner than later, you are going to be ready to make a change. You’re going to be ready for a new challenge, you’re […]
In this Fast Company article, Kristi A. Dosh shares her best tips for how to leverage social media tools to tap into career or industry-related Twitter discussions, use YouTube to turn a hobby into a job skill, and find clients and business leads on […]
By Allison McWilliams (’95), Assistant Vice President for Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University Inevitably, it happens: you stop being challenged by your job, you realize that the culture isn’t a great fit, you’re being treated poorly and you’re sick of […]
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 […]
Making friends, real, meaningful relationships, can be one of the biggest challenges you will face as an adult. No longer are you surrounded by hundreds or thousands of people your own age, doing similar things in similar places. In this Washington Post piece, Lisa […]
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 […]
