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 […]