Most companies do performance reviews once a year to share feedback with employees. But really, who wants to wait months (or even a year!) for positive affirmation, or to be blindsided by constructive feedback? This article by Glenn Leibowitz outlines why we may want […]
By Lauren Beam (’07), Associate Director, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University Recently the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) published their 2018 Job Outlook Report and Class of 2017 Student Survey Report. In their article, “Are College Graduates […]
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 […]
Executive coach and author Joel Garfinkle shares the 5 Qualities of Emotionally Intelligent Leaders as well as tips for how you can start to incorporate these strategies into your style, in SmartBrief.
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 […]
In this video, Wake Forest alumnus Matt Williams (’09, MA ’16) shares advice around recognizing and responding to bias in the workplace, particularly if you are a young professional navigating your first work experience post-college. Matt’s insights on microaggressions, implicit bias, and serving as […]
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 […]
Ever wonder how the women on Fortune’s 2017 Most Powerful Women have been successful in their personal and professional lives? Check out this article featuring 15 pieces of excellent career advice!
