When one hears the word “failure,” the dictionary definition typically comes to mind: “an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: an effort ending in failure. … nonperformance of something due, required, or expected: a subnormal …
Thanks to a resurgence of Covid-19 outbreaks due to the delta variant, millions of employees across the world will not be returning to in-office work as soon as predicted—and some are just fine with that. After working remotely during the pandemic, many …
As a W. P. Carey student, you have heard about the value of networking countless times. Often, students are so focused on networking with strangers that they overlook networking where they already have warm leads: Internal Networking! Internal networking …
As a business student at W. P. Carey, you already know the importance of professionalism and executive presence, but do you also understand how this extends to the virtual space? Building strong relationships can be challenging virtually, but the …
When you tell compelling stories in interviews, you create connections with your interviewers in ways that just listing your accomplishments (no matter how extraordinary) can never do. Stories connect people to each other because our brains love to follow stories. …
Looking for a new job can be anxiety-inducing and stressful. But if you take good care of yourself—and follow these five tips—job searching can be a relatively stress-free activity.
1. Be clear about your next career step
The first step of successful …
Fall recruiting season is almost here. During Fall career events, especially Meet the Firms, you will have the opportunity to talk to recruiters from the Big 4 who are searching for new talent.
So, what is the Big 4? The …
One of the most important things you can do to get a head start in your accounting career is to attend Meet the Firms. Attendees of the event include public accounting firms, companies from private industries, and government agencies.
Meet …
Having conducted hundreds of interviews—both mock interviews with career coaching clients and real interviews as part of search committees—and seen what the outcomes are, I can say with confidence that getting through the hiring process and landing a job is …
The pandemic changed so much about how we work that it probably inspired you to rethink your work-life priorities. Maybe you realized that you’re burnt out, that working from home is your ideal setup, or that you just dislike your …
