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Be realistic when creating expectations about your early career job search

Joining the workforce in an entry-level position is a significant milestone, marking the beginning of a new chapter filled with unique experiences, challenges, and opportunities. It can be both...

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What Are Leadership Skills? Examples and Definition

If you’ve never had a professional job before, you might be wondering — how can I possibly have leadership skills? Yet you don’t need to hold a leadership position to have leadership skills. You can...

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How Volunteering Can Help You Advance Your Career

As someone interested in social impact, you’re probably excited about any and all opportunities to work with an organization that serves a cause or community you care about. Well, whether you’d like to...

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Healthcare Jobs of the Future: Current Trends and Opportunities

Healthcare is an ever-changing field with technological innovations creating constant opportunities for clinicians to advance their careers into new areas. New methods of diagnosis, treatment, and...

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11 steps for Americans who want to intern abroad

Finding internships abroad can be an exciting and rewarding experience for American college and university students. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help them secure such opportunities: Self-assessment:...

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Interviewing for a Remote Job? Here’s What You Need to Know

Telecommuting, remote jobs, work-from-home positions … whatever you call them, you may have applied for an offsite position at some point during your job search. While the perks of a remote job may be...

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Personality Career Quiz

Finding the best career for you involves multiple different factors: what you’re interested in, what you’re good at, what industry you want to work in, what kind of company you want to work for — the...

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How to Choose a Career: 6 Steps, Plus a Free Quiz

Don’t know how to choose a career path? You’re not alone. We work for over a third of our lives (if you don’t believe us, check how many work hours are in a year), so the decision isn’t something to be...

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8 strategies for students and recent grads to stand out when applying to jobs

In a highly competitive job market, standing out is crucial. We asked eight professionals, including a Chief Human Resources Officer and a Head of Growth, to share their unique strategies. From...

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Should I Go to Grad School? Here are 5 Good Reasons

“Should I go to grad school?” Longtime professional, current undergraduate student, or sector switcher—no matter where you are in your social-impact journey, you may have wondered whether grad school...

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5 Tips for Following Up With a Hiring Manager

The minutes, days, and sometimes even weeks after a job interview may bring a flurry of excitement and, also, questions. Did I touch on all of the topics I wanted to bring up? Did I effectively answer...

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What Is Lifelong Learning? (And How to Do it Yourself)

We often equate school with learning — so once we’ve graduated, we’re done, right? While we may not return to lectures and discussion groups, learning is far from over the second we leave high school...

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Jobs With the Highest Satisfaction in 2024

When exploring career paths, knowing the jobs with the highest satisfaction can help you define and set your personal career goals. You can then tailor your career preparation toward the roles that are...

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Are micro-internships, internships, apprenticeships, or co-ops best for...

It is understandable that many college and university students don’t understand just how much value most hiring managers and others involved in recruiting place on experience as opposed to grades and...

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13 Careers in Law (Without Being a Lawyer)

Interested in the legal industry but unsure about wanting to attend law school? Some of the best careers in law allow you to explore different areas of the legal sector without becoming an attorney....

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CVs versus Resumes: What’s the Difference?

One point of confusion for job seekers can be the difference between a CV and a resume when applying for new opportunities. The terms can seem to be used interchangeably; however, there are some...

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10 of the most popular questions (with answers) asked by job seekers early in...

We all have questions. Asking questions is one of the best ways for us to learn. And some questions just never seem to go away as much as they shift from being asked by one person to another. For...

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12 strategies for acing your first job interview

Although some employers like Amazon have stopped interviewing candidates for some jobs such as package handler, the reality is that virtually all candidates for virtually all jobs are interviewed by...

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