Hi! My name is Sabrina, and I’m the new Assistant Director of the Alumni Personal & Career Development Center. I recently graduated from Wake Forest’s MSM program (woohoo!) and am here to share with you some lessons I’ve learned from my first month in my […]
Due to the rise of AI and negative employer perceptions, new college graduates face challenges in the job market, often being seen as unprepared or lacking a strong work ethic. However, in her latest piece for Psychology Today, AVP Allison McWilliams (’95) suggests that […]
The Class of 2025 faces a challenging job market characterized by economic uncertainty and the widespread integration of AI, which is redefining or eliminating traditional entry-level roles. Many executives plan to replace these positions with AI, leading to higher expectations for even initial jobs. While […]
Mentorship isn’t just for the young professional. We all can benefit from guidance and advice from those those who have been there, personally and professionally, no matter where we are in our lives. In this piece for Forbes, Emily Rose outlines five simple yet […]
Bill Burnett, Executive Director of the Product Design Program and an Adjunct Professor in Mechanical Engineering – Design at Stanford, is the cofounder of the Life Design lab and coauthor of the book Designing Your Life that helps you reimagine work and your job. Whether you […]
You’re about to start a new job role and want to get off on the right foot. A few questions running through your mind might include: In this thorough piece from The Muse, get a full rundown of how to navigate your first 90 […]
In the following short webinar, get a quick overview of the LEARN Model Step 1: Learn Self, Role, Organization. Then, we dive into one aspect of this LEARN step, which is how to start work well. If you’ve received joined a new organization or […]
Written by Nina Banks (’23, MSM ’25), Former Fellow in the Office of Personal & Career Development at Wake Forest University As I approach the end of my first year after graduation and my first year as a full-time professional, I’m reflecting on the personal […]
Whether you’re starting a new job, or starting work for the first time, figuring out what you should be working on, what’s expected of you, and how to be successful there can be challenging. A great tool to help you do this work is a […]
Some Opinion articles stand the test of time. This is especially true of organizational psychologist and author Adam Grant’s 2015 article in the NY Times. In this piece, Grant addresses the conundrum of figuring out the organizational culture of a company you’ve yet to […]