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. […]
By Jessica Long (’05), Assistant Director, Career and Professional Development, Wake Forest University At some point, we all find ourselves wondering if it’s time to leave our job. I’ve had conversations with several young alumni about this over the past few months. So, how do […]
Currently 34% of the workforce is made up of gig workers, and this number is expected to reach 43% by 2020. How can you best prepare yourself to succeed in this new workforce? Stephanie Vozza outlines the 4 Skills that You Need to Succeed […]
By Lauren Beam (’07), Associate Director, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University Originally written as a guest post on the WFU Mentoring Resource Center Blog on March 13, 2018. Are you prepared to welcome Generation Z interns into your workplace […]
Whether you have taken a break from the workforce to care for a growing family, an elderly parent, to address a personal health concern, or have simply taken a step back from the working world, check out these helpful tips from Idealist Careers for […]
By Allison McWilliams (’95), Ph.D., Assistant VP, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University One of the hardest places to be, career-wise, is the dreaded middle: responsible for people, projects, and outcomes, and responsible to other people’s leadership, vision, and authority. It […]
We all need a break from work now and again. For most of us, that means taking a vacation, putting on that “out of office” message, and unplugging for a couple of days. But sometimes we may need more of an extended break. Is it […]
Check out these great tips from Glassdoor.com about how to handle many of the “firsts” in your career.
By Allison McWilliams (’95), Ph.D., Assistant VP, Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University One of the most important documents that you will create in your post-college life is a professional resume. Your resume, both online and in print, is the story that you […]
By Lauren Beam (’07), Associate Director for Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University As a mom to two young children and a part-time working professional, I can certainly relate to parents who are struggling with whether to exit the workforce or […]