Here’s What Makes Mentorship Work
In this piece from First Round Review, learn about a formal mentoring program that actually works, and the lessons learned for improving your mentoring relationship, including the 10 Commandments of Mentorship.
Creating Post-College Relationships that Matter
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 […]
How to Build Your Network in New York City
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 […]
3 Steps to Landing Your Dream Job With Cold Email
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 Facebook. […]
Alumni Advice: How To Build And Maintain Your Network
By Jennifer Richwine (’93), Executive Director of the Wake Washington Center, Wake Forest University Years ago when I was a senior at Wake and beginning my job search, I heard over and over again how important it was to network. “Build your network.” “You need […]
Alumni Advice: Top 3 Ways to Stand Out in the Interview Process and Beyond
By Emily Goodson (‘07), Director of Talent & Culture at Optoro I am excited to share my top three tips for standing out in the interview process and beyond! I studied English Education at Wake Forest and after a number of years in education […]
How to Ask People for Career Favors and Get a Yes
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.
Build Your Network Before You Need It
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 […]
Ready for a Job Change? Do Your Homework
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 […]
How to Make and Keep Friends as an Adult
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 […]