By Allison McWilliams (’95), Assistant Vice President for Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University At some point, possibly sooner than later, you are going to be ready to make a change. You’re going to be ready for a new challenge, you’re […]
Have you ever had to participate in a nerve-wrecking panel interview? This scenario involves you being interviewed by multiple hiring managers and/or high level employees of a company. Check out these tips from Glass Door on what NOT to do when faced with a […]
In this Fast Company article, Kristi A. Dosh shares her best tips for how to leverage social media tools to tap into career or industry-related Twitter discussions, use YouTube to turn a hobby into a job skill, and find clients and business leads on […]
By Amy Shackelford (’14), Founder/Lead Planner at Modern Rebel & Co. in New York City When I was fresh out of Wake Forest undergrad, I decided to move to Philadelphia, PA to work on a three-person team, in a non-salaried position for a start-up company. […]
By Lauren Beam (’07), Associate Director, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, at Wake Forest University We’ve all been there. If you haven’t, you may be at some point. You love your job in terms of the day-to-day tasks, projects, and clients with whom […]
By Allison McWilliams (’95), Assistant Vice President for Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University One of the hardest things to do as a young professional is learning how to create community in a new and unfamiliar place, particularly when you don’t […]
How can you capitalize on your failures and setbacks to shape your career and life in a positive way? John Chambers, Executive Chairman at Cisco, reflects on how to learn lessons from our moments of disappointment in this article from LinkedIn Pulse.
By Jessica Long (’05), Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development at Wake Forest University You’ve gone from college to career. So should your resume! When you were in college seeking internships and other experiences to help you when it came time to get that […]
Want to take initiative and be a standout employee? Check out these five things that most managers want their employees to do to make their jobs easier and to help you get to the next level in your career. Written by Alyse Kalish via […]
By Allison McWilliams (’95), Assistant Vice President for Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University Inevitably, it happens: you stop being challenged by your job, you realize that the culture isn’t a great fit, you’re being treated poorly and you’re sick of […]