Connect with WAKECommunities
Wondering how you can connect with other Deacs in your current city? Check out this video featuring Megan Hoyt (’12) and Tiffany Waddell Tate (’07, MA ’11) and learn about WAKECommunities and how you can get involved!
Navigating Friendship and Business Partnership
Have you ever thought about going into business with a close friend? If so, how do you maintain that friendship while also making crucial and sometimes difficult business decisions? Hear below from Wake Forest alumna Stephanie Lane (’08) on how she manages both a friendship […]
How to Make Friends as an Adult
One of the hardest parts of the transition from college to life-after-college is learning how to make friends. Unlike when you were in college, as a working professional you are no longer surrounded by thousands of your peers on a daily basis, following the same […]
How to Diversify Your Professional Network
If the majority of your professional connections are within your career industry or company, it may be time to diversify your network! In this article by Amy Nauiokas in Harvard Business Review, get 3 tips for how to meet new people and expand your circle of […]
Build Your Network Like a Team
By Cody Hoyt (MBA ’14), Senior Manager for Marketing, Men’s UW, at Hanesbrands, Winston-Salem, NC I have always loved being part of a team. I learned at an early age playing sports that being part of a team was equal parts motivating to and valuable […]
Your Network Should Be “Weak”
By Megan Bosworth Hoyt (’12), Assistant Director for Alumni Personal & Career Development at Wake Forest University Sounds crazy, right? If our networks are supposed to connect us, why would weakness be a helpful quality? We build our networks by creating and maintaining relationships with […]
Six Steps to Building Your Strongest Network Ever
By Allison McWilliams (’95), Ph.D., Assistant VP, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University New year, new you. You’ve probably set some goals, made some resolutions, and are ready for total transformation in the coming year. And, you know what? It’s probably […]
Closing the Confidence Gap: The Importance of Mentors
By Allison McWilliams (’95), Ph.D., Assistant VP, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University Earlier this year, we surveyed recent graduates, roughly a year past their graduation, to assess their perceptions of their awareness and confidence across five measures that correspond with […]
Mentoring in Community: Find Your Group, Wherever You Are
It’s January, which means it’s time for National Mentoring Month, an annual celebration and recognition of the value of mentoring in communities across the United States. Each year the folks at Mentor: The National Mentoring Partnership highlight the mentoring relationships, programs, and needs, and […]
The New Manager’s Toolkit: Find Your People
By Allison McWilliams (’95), Ph.D., Assistant VP, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University Taking on the role of a new manager can be one of the loneliest positions you ever occupy. Either you have come in from the outside, new to […]
