Career Advice for College Students: 5 Tips to Build a Strong Foundation

College years are all about that hustle and bustle. From attending classes and parties to tackling exams and social life, there’s little spare time on your hands.

Even so, college years are crucial for career building. It’s the right time …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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8 Entry-Level Roles to Break Into the Technology Industry

Tech is an ever-changing field responsible for many of the newest innovations we use every day—making it an exciting industry to work in. And even though people often assume that entering the tech industry as an entry-level candidate requires a …

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Trying to Find the Right Career and Job for You? Use This Hierarchy of Needs Approach

Finding a good fit between your personality and your career happens when there’s synchronicity between your tasks, the environment you’re in, and the value you both provide and receive from your responsibilities.

Research backs up the theory that personality-job fit …

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11 Best Jobs for People Who Love to Travel

The beginning of a new year tends to prompt a fair amount of introspection. It's a good time to take stock of your situation and think long and hard about whether you're really content in your current job. Does it …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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Function vs. Industry: What’s the difference?

Many students often confuse the differences between job function and job industry. We know that the ability to differentiate between the two is instrumental in targeting your search as well as positioning yourself in the market. 

An industry is a …

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Your Guide to Virtual Career Fairs—So You Can Impress From Afar

Have you ever seen that episode of The Office where the Dunder Mifflin crew heads to a local job fair? Just like in any other episode of the show, everything that can go wrong does. The worst part is when …

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How to Be Persuasive in Video Interviews and Virtual Meetings

Andres Lares is a negotiation and influence expert. He's the managing partner of Shapiro Negotiations Institute, which provides negotiation, influence, and sales training to top companies like Bank of America, Boeing, Bristol-Myers Squibb, ESPN, and Verizon. He's also the co-author of

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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How to Improve Your Executive Presence

In professional service industries such as management consulting, it’s important to have “executive presence” and continue to develop it. You won’t be able to grow your career without it.

Typically, executive presence refers to the way you present yourself—how you …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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10 Jobs That Are Perfect for Extroverts

Different types of people excel in different types of jobs—so if you want to thrive in your career, it’s in your best interest to find a job that’s well-suited to your personality.

If you’re an extrovert, you might be drawn …

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8 Jobs That Are Great for Empaths (and 3 That Typically Aren’t)

While it’s important for everyone to get on a career path and find jobs that feel like the right fit for them, it’s especially important for empaths, who are more empathetic, sensitive, and in tune with others’ thoughts, feelings, and …

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