Beth Settje
Associate Director
For students looking to start a career in sales or marketing, you know that the right word, phrase, or piece of punctuation can make or break the deal. An effective résumé incorporates some of the same strategies one might use …
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UConn Co-op is for matriculated undergraduate students from all campuses, who have completed at least one full semester at UConn and are in good academic standing. Traditionally, co-ops are completed in a student’s junior year; however, we have worked with …
Marketing and advertising are so powerful that adding a single word or phrase, evoking an image or memory, can impact the results in an incredible manner:
Adding the word repeat, onto shampoo bottles, is alleged to have boosted revenue by …
I thought I had it all figured out when I was growing up. I had decided around fourth grade to be an elementary school teacher and didn’t waver until it was time to start college. I couldn’t admit to myself, …
Did you know that the vast majority of jobs don’t use specific skills learned in just one major? There are exceptions of course – we want that engineer or nurse or accountant to know their foundational material, so they provide safe …
Contrary to commonly held beliefs, there are internships available in 2021! Recruiters continue to work closely with the Center for Career Development, as well as other faculty and staff, to find top talent for their organizations. Recently, a number of …
The Husky Mentor Network is a valuable tool for connecting with alumni who share a commonality or who work in your industry of interest and is one I encourage you to use regularly for that purpose. However, it is also …
Attention Graduating Students! Use the winter break to position yourself as strongly as possible, in your pursuit of a new job or graduate school. Whether your plans are set or not, this four to five-week hiatus is an excellent time …
Recommendation letters for graduate school are used by admissions officers to fill out their knowledge of you as a candidate. The rest of your application package details your history, skills, and motivation behind applying; a recommendation letter corroborates all the …
A consultant is someone who reviews a situation and offers ideas and solutions that people close to the problem or circumstance might not see; they offer alternatives and ideas that may be creative, impersonal, save money, or shift a company …