Artificial Intelligence is transforming the hiring process by implementing AI-powered resume screening, skills-based hiring, and using virtual recruiters. For people returning to the workforce, this shift is a double-edged sword: AI-driven hiring can reduce bias against career gaps by focusing on transferable skills and accomplishments, […]
Have you made a plan for retirement yet? According to this article from Forbes, it’s never too soon to start thinking about your financial future, how you want to spend your time, and consider what will give you meaning and fulfillment. “The Third Act […]
If you find yourself preparing for retirement or starting your post-career life, it can be challenging to figure out your identity and meaningful for this next phase. In this article from Wisebird, explore what it means to reframe your self-identity after leaving the world […]
If you’re a stay-at-home parent or caregiver and planning to return to work, you likely have a lot of questions about how to address the past few years on your resume. In this piece from The Muse by Jenny Foss, get practical tips for […]
By Lauren Beam (’07), M.S., NCC, Associate Director of Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development at Wake Forest University We all know that job seeking can be stressful and overwhelming, particularly if it’s something that you haven’t done in a long time. For individuals […]
By Kristin Winkle Beck (’97), CEO, Pivot Point Professionals, LLC Are you overwhelmed? Exhausted? In need of a BIG break? After 20 years of intense corporate management roles, I was becoming someone I no longer recognized or respected. I was quick to become annoyed, […]
By Lauren Beam (’07), Associate Director for Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University As you are currently reading this, I am likely already out on parental leave after the birth of my third child. Surely navigating three separate occasions of taking […]