The Value of Short-term Mentorship
By Allison McWilliams (’95), Ph.D., Assistant VP, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University At this point you likely have heard that you need to find mentors, sponsors, and other support systems to build a successful career. In this age of
Want to “Get Ahead?” You Need These Four People
Network-building is relationship-building. And, if you want to get ahead, professionally or personally, you need a strong network. But how do you get started? In this post for Psychology Today, assistant VP Allison McWilliams identifies the four people you need and how to create a […]
Navigating Year One
Navigating your first year in your first job after college can be difficult and overwhelming. The good news is: you’re not the only one who feels that way! In this LEARN with @LifeAfterWake webinar, Allison McWilliams (’95) and Katherine Laws (’20) discuss the challenges […]
Signs It’s Time to Change Jobs
We all have a moment when we start to wonder, Is it time to make a change? The pandemic has heightened that awareness for many people, bringing to the forefront recognition of health needs, financial instability, or that one’s work and life are in misalignment. […]
The Strategic Job Search: Setting Your Career Target
Planning to look for a new job? The first step in any strategic job search process is identifying your career/job target. In this LEARN with @LifeAfterWake webinar, our Associate Director Lauren Beam (’07) will walk you through several steps and exercises for narrowing down what […]
Return to Office Hits a Snag
In this NY Times piece by Nelson D. Schwartz and Coral Murphy Marcos, they explore the generational divide between employees who want to return to in-person work and those who prefer the flexibility of working remotely. As you navigate the shifting changes of the […]
Preparing for Re-Entry
As we hopefully start to see some light at the end of this tunnel, many workplaces are contemplating what it means to go back to work after the pandemic. Does everyone come back to the office? Does everyone continue to work from home? Will there […]
Virtual Interviewing: Determining Company Culture and the Key to Being Memorable
By Erin Andersen (MSM ’17), Career Transition Coach & LinkedIn Coach, Owner & Founder of Your Brand Networker, LCC You’re in the final moments before you leave your house for an interview – THE interview. The uncomfortable dress shoes that give you blisters are quickly […]
Use UX Strategies to Land a Job You Love
In this article from Medium, Wake Forest alumna Sam Larsen (’16) shares how she used strategies as a UX researcher to manage her job search. She breaks down eight specific approaches that you can start applying to your own job hunt now! To dive […]
Thinking of Joining a Start-up? Here are a Few Considerations
By Rachel Lord (‘13), Strategy and Operations at Clearbit in San Francisco, CA Ninety percent of start-ups fail. With venture backed start-ups, the investor’s business model is to distribute funding in anticipation that a few will produce outsized returns on a relatively short timeline. […]
