By Allison McWilliams (’95), Ph.D., Assistant VP, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University “Life is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans.” This often-used saying, credited to John Lennon, sums up the conundrum faced by many young adults […]
Adapted from the Wake Forest University Mentoring Resource Center’s tools for mentors and mentees. Depending on your company culture and the manager (or colleagues) with whom you work, you may not receive regular feedback outside of annual performance reviews. Regardless of your situation, it […]
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 […]
By Kim Struglinski (’12), Yoga and barre teacher in Nashville, TN After working as a Wake Forest Fellow, Kim went on to earn a Master’s in Higher Education and worked in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at Vanderbilt University for 3.5 years. During that time […]
By Allison McWilliams (’95), Ph.D., Assistant VP, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University What does it mean to “define your balance” as a working professional? What does a balanced life look like for you? When you think about work, and life, […]
During the weekend of March 1-2, 2019, alumni women from the across the country will gather on campus for Wake Women’s Weekend. Alumna Kate Parker (’98) will serve as the morning keynote speaker as she shares about her bestselling book, “Strong is the New […]
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 […]
If you want your work to be more enjoyable (and productive), then it may be time to consider if you’re truly bringing your “whole self” to work each day. In this article by Mike Robbins via Greater Good Magazine, he identifies five specific things […]
By Tiffany Waddell Tate (’07, MA ‘11) I have always maintained my own personal travel hacks, but now that travel is a significant percentage of my professional life, I’ve made a few tweaks to how I plan ahead in order to maximize my time when […]
Video featuring Laura Jurotich (’15), Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving at Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University (Atlanta, GA) Your network is one of your most powerful assets for building your career. Even when you don’t get hired for a one […]