Girl Boss: OWNing Your Life
Navigating the world on your own doesn’t have to be scary! Check out these posts from Brit + Co that address how empowering it can be to tackle life as a superhero and a sidekick.
How to Build Your Network in New York City
By Caroline Naughton Weaver (’11), Manager for Integrated Marketing at Disney ABC Television Group in New York City There are a lot of misnomers about living and working in New York City, and I remember hearing just about all of them when I left Wake […]
3 Steps to Landing Your Dream Job With Cold Email
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. […]
8 Moments That Can Make or Break Your Career
Check out these great tips from Glassdoor.com about how to handle many of the “firsts” in your career.
Do the Work: 10 Keys to Owning Your Career Immediately
By Allison McWilliams (’95), PhD, Assistant VP, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University. The first few years of work can be a jarring, unsettling time, as you try to figure out the rules and norms of behavior, build a track record […]
Do the Work: Becoming a “Freelancer” in Your Workplace
By Lauren Beam (’07), Associate Director, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University For many recent college graduates and young professionals, the thought of being an entrepreneur (or simply, your own boss) is a highly appealing and sought-after career path. Being able […]
Be the Impostor
Be the Impostor. Written by Allison McWilliams for the Huffington Post, October 31, 2017. The impostor syndrome is real. It happens to all of us, whether we’re kids trying to fit into a new school group, young adults trying to make it into […]
Creating a Professional Resume
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 […]
Lacking Mentorship? Become an Amazing Mentee
Lacking Mentorship? Become an Amazing Mentee. Written by Allison McWilliams for the Huffington Post, October 17, 2017. A common complaint of professionals of all skill and experience levels is the need for, and perceived lack of, effective mentorship. Why, people often wonder, won’t anyone […]
Alumni Advice: How To Build And Maintain Your Network
By Jennifer Richwine (’93), Executive Director of the Wake Washington Center, Wake Forest University Years ago when I was a senior at Wake and beginning my job search, I heard over and over again how important it was to network. “Build your network.” “You need […]