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The top three reasons you should have a portfolio

More and more often, job applications are being updated to include a little dialogue box known as the “portfolio link.” Here, employers look for prospective employees to enter a personal website that showcases their relevant or even non-relevant work–anything that … Continue reading

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#Ranked: The 5 Most Valuable Soft Skills for Today’s Job Market

Soft skills are defined by employers and professionals as a “cluster of personality traits, social graces, communication, language, personal habits, friendliness, and optimism that characterize relationships with other people.” But for students, they can more simply be understood as “the … Continue reading

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The Basics of Networking

Think that networking is for people who don’t have homework, who have graduated, or who grew up with powerful businesspeople in their lives? Have you ever dismissed networking as simply a call to stick your nose in others’ business, ask … Continue reading

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The Waiting Game: Advice for What to do After Applying and Hearing No Response

Your resume was perfectly formatted, your cover letter was tailored especially for the position, you even landed a preliminary interview. So why haven’t you heard back yet? In an age where much of communication happens instantaneously, it can be especially disconcerting … Continue reading

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5 Skills That Can Be Learned in 5 Months

What if I told you that you’re just a few months away from attaining a new skill that can help you land a job, increase your academic performance, or both? Well, with the right combination of strategy and dedication, you … Continue reading

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Writing the Perfect Cover Letter

It’s been said that almost everyone can make a good first impression. The real challenge, though, lays in making a lasting one. And this, in many ways, is the key to writing an effective cover letter. Here are six techniques … Continue reading

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