5 Job Search Strategies You Need to Know

A recent study found that 80% of executives are open to new opportunities, but only 26% of them are actually successful in finding one. So what’s the problem?

What Are the 5 Ways to Find a Job in 2022?

With …

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Should I stay or should I go?

Taking a look back can help you plot a path forward on your career journey. 

GPS is great, but it can’t tell you how to get where you want to go if it doesn’t know where you are. That same …

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W. P. Carey Alumni Share 7 Personal Branding Tips for LinkedIn

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 …

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W. P. Carey Alumni Share 6 Tips for Getting Your Foot in the Door at Well-Known Companies

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 …

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Resumes Alone Are No Longer Enough — 4 Things Job Seekers Need to Add to Their Applications ASAP

We live in the digital world, and that has affected every aspect of our lives — including the way we work and apply for jobs. Plus, the circumstances we’re now experiencing, from an ongoing pandemic to the Great Resignation, are transforming …

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13 Toxic Phrases That Don’t Belong In Your Job Descriptions

We’ve all seen job descriptions that include it: “We’re like one big family here!”

For some time now, that’s a phrase that’s struck me as a particularly vibrant red flag. Mostly, it’s because, 10 out of 10 times, it’s a …

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Holding Yourself Accountable as You Advance in Your Career

The last few years during the pandemic have been nothing if not difficult. Not only have work schedules shifted considerably, but even the most self-motivated employees have had to be more self-directed than ever before. 

This is particularly true for …

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4 Options for International Students Who Don’t Win the H-1B Visa Lottery

This is the time of the year when employers start to get back to international students who weren’t selected in the H-1B visa lottery. This year, the U.S. government received 201,001 H-1B applications for a possible 85,000 visas. This means …

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9 Effective Employee Retention Strategies You Haven’t Tried

Company leaders who’d hoped for an early-2022 end to the Great Resignation will need to hang on a little longer, it seems. One recent survey showed that nearly a quarter of workers plan to leave their jobs this year, with

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6 Red Flags Job Seekers Need to Watch Out For During the 2022 Hiring Boom

We’re in the middle of a Great Resignation. For job seekers, that means they should have their choice of roles. And in many cases, they do — today’s job market is in the candidate’s favor, not that of the employer.

But …

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