With any job or internship application, there’s the chance that you may not get an offer for the position. The reasons can vary, and sometimes it can come down to not being the right person for the job. Those looking …
We asked W. P. Carey Alumni: What is one thing you wish you would have known before starting your first professional role?
Here are the 8 tips they shared:
Take the Job With the Best Learning Program
Learn How to …
We asked W. P. Carey Alumni: What is one tip you can share to help students prepare to enter the workforce?
Here are the 10 tips they shared:
Cultivate Emotional Intelligence
Compare Yourself to Who You Were Yesterday
Complete An …
You wouldn’t leave for a road trip without a map (or your trusty GPS), so why would you embark on your career journey without a clear direction. In today’s highly competitive job market, having a clear, well researched roadmap is …
Conversations about leading with authenticity at work tend to leave a few important things out.
Some people, for instance, may interpret showing up to work as their “full, authentic selves” as reason not to maintain healthy work-life boundaries — something that …
For a successful time-effective job search, you need to have both an excellent resume and an excellent cover letter.
While most employers do not require you to send a cover letter, sending one after all might only speak to your …
So you landed a summer internship – congratulations! Now that you’ve made the obligatory Facebook/LinkedIn post and changed that status to employed, you may be thinking about what you can do to make a lasting impression at one of your first …
We asked W. P. Carey Alumni: What personal branding tips do you suggest students leverage on LinkedIn?
Here are the 7 tips they shared:
Be Authentic
Get An Authentic Headshot Photo
Make Your Headline Pop
Make LinkedIn Part of Your …
We asked W. P. Carey Alumni: How can students get their foot in the door at well-known companies?
Here are the 6 tips they shared:
There’s No Shame in “Starting from the Bottom”
Make Those Who’ve Done it Before You …
Many people started down their career paths with the belief they would stay in the same field – or even at the same company – until retirement. Some envisioned their parents’ or even grandparents’ trajectory: choosing a career, landing a …
