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How Do I Strategically Search for a Job?

Searching for a new job can be challenging! Below you will find helpful advice from career expert Patrick Sullivan (’93, MBA  ’03) on how to employ strategic tactics for getting the job that you want. Plus, check out some additional job search resources and advice […]


Taking a Risk Doesn’t Have to be Risky

By Caroline Hayward (’15, MS ’16), Brand Planner at BBDO Worldwide in Dallas, TX “Take a risk.” This is a short and simple phrase that I have often heard in my career as an advertising professional – an industry where risk-taking is inherent, from pushing […]


How To Write Crazy Effective Resume Bullets

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 […]


9 Steps to Negotiating Your Salary

Written by Jessica Williams (’03) for her website blog, The Superwoman Project, on September 17, 2018. Jessica is the Founder and CEO of The Superwoman Project and a speaker, coach, facilitator, and author. Learn more about her work and background here. This article […]


Do the Work: What I Look for in a New Hire

By Allison McWilliams (’95), Ph.D., Assistant VP, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University You may have seen this piece, recently, that exposed Notre Dame for posting a couple of jobs and the “preferred candidates” who had been pre-selected. Beyond being […]


Mind the Gap: Resume Tips for Re-entering the Workforce

By Lauren Beam (’07), Associate Director for Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University I’ve worked with many Wake Forest alumni who have had gaps in employment on their resumes for a variety of reasons: caring for children/family/aging parents, personal health issues, […]


Disclosure Discourse: To Reveal or Conceal a Disability in the Workplace

By Kawana Neufville, M.S, CRC, LPCA, Assistant Director, Learning Assistance Center & Disability Services, Wake Forest University Many students preparing to transition from college to the world of work are nervous about job opportunities and what lies ahead for them. Some are worried about job location, […]


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