By Jessica Long (’05), Assistant Director of Career Education and Coaching in the Office of Personal & Career Development at Wake Forest University We all get to that point in life where we find ourselves wanting something different. Maybe you’ve been in your current job […]
Gen Y: Questions to Ask Yourself When Considering a Job Change, written by Lauren Beam for the Huffington Post, February 7, 2017 Members of Generation Y, the Millennial Generation, can expect to have as many as ten or more job changes by the time […]
Stuck in a Rut? Create Meaning Out of Monotony, written by Lauren Beam for the Huffington Post, April 25, 2017 Most of us know what it feels like to be stuck in a career or job rut. The 8 to 5 grind feels exhausting […]
Tips for Building An Effective Network, written by Allison McWilliams for the Huffington Post, November 15, 2016 One of the most important self-management practices, for success in both career and life, is to build an effective network. In today’s fast-paced, ever-changing, global economy, finding […]
What motivates people at work? How do we ensure that those who work for and with us are engaged at work? We may be thinking about it all wrong (hint: it’s not about compensation). Check out this piece in the New York Times by […]
Resume writing can be challenging. You know you need to include your “soft skills,” but how do you that effectively (without just listing off a bunch of keywords)? Check out the advice in this piece by Anish Majumdar, CEO of ResumeOrbit.com, originally posted […]
By Dr. Paige Meltzer Paige Meltzer is the founding director of the Women’s Center at Wake Forest University. You can learn more about the Women’s Center at womenscenter.wfu.edu. The decision to start and continue a lactation practice is complicated by a number of factors […]
By Amy Willard, Assistant Director of Career Education & Coaching and Professional Development at Wake Forest University Perhaps you left undergrad with the idea of returning to school after taking a gap year or working for a few years. Maybe you are at a crossroads […]