When you think about career planning, do you think of a twenty-year plan, or do you think about taking life day-by-day? In this Fast Company piece, Anya Kamenetz describes an approach that sits somewhere in between: The Four-Year Career. How are you being planful, […]
Navigating Emotional Labor at Work. Written by Allison McWilliams for the Huffington Post, May 9, 2017. There is a generally-unspoken, but well-understood rule of the workplace: keep your emotions, unless they are positive, tightly held. What does this look like in practice? Don’t show […]
Are you trying to figure out your “career path,” or, “how do I get there from here?” As Scott Anthony Barlow tells us in The Daily Muse, the key is not trying to find a straight line to follow from point A to point […]
How Do I Ask Someone to Be My Mentor? Written by Allison McWilliams for the Huffington Post, February 14, 2017. I get this question all the time, especially from young professionals who are craving guidance and wisdom as they start their professional journeys. But […]
By Jessica Long (’05), Assistant Director of Career Education and Coaching in the Office of Personal & Career Development at Wake Forest University We all get to that point in life where we find ourselves wanting something different. Maybe you’ve been in your current job […]
Tips for Building An Effective Network, written by Allison McWilliams for the Huffington Post, November 15, 2016 One of the most important self-management practices, for success in both career and life, is to build an effective network. In today’s fast-paced, ever-changing, global economy, finding […]
We all need mentors, but how do you find one? Try finding several. Check out this article by Dorie Clark from Harvard Business Review.
In this video, alumnus Brett Kaiser (’12) shares tips from his own experience for building your professional network.
Check out these tips for making networking connections, courtesy of The Muse.