When is the best time to find a job or internship?

Some students already have their first job after graduation secured, with the offer being made and accepted last fall. This might be a result of a “conversion,” a summer internship that resulted in a job offer at the end of …

By Lisa McGuire
Lisa McGuire Associate Director, Corporate Partner Relations
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Networking gets the job

Whether you’re looking for a job or already working, you should constantly be networking. Are you representing your organization at an event? Attending a meeting with people you don’t work with everyday?

Or are you looking for your next opportunity? …

By Lisa McGuire
Lisa McGuire Associate Director, Corporate Partner Relations
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Why your résumé isn’t getting you the interview

There are many make-or-break moments with first impressions. Because your résumé is often the only first impression you have with an employer, it’s important you get it right. Avoid these common résumé mistakes to land the interview!

You didn’t read …

By Amadna D'Arbanville
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How to make goals you actually stick to

The holidays are over, winter is upon us, a new semester has dawned and if you’re like most people, you already have a growing list of resolutions and goals for the new you of the new year. Get organized, work …

By Amelinda Vazquez Rossitto
Amelinda Vazquez Rossitto Senior Associate Director
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Next week is Internship & Co-op Week!

It’s not too early to think about internships! Join the Center for Career Development from January 30th through February 3rd for a week of internship and co-op related events. From an Internship Showcase & Bootcamp to the Internship & Co-op …

By Ana Clara Blesso
Ana Clara Blesso Associate Director, Career Coaching & Experiential Learning
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As your internship comes to an end…

Time flies by when you’re having fun, right? It seems like just yesterday you were getting your information packet and learning all about the wonderful company that brought you in. Now you’re counting down your last days and squeezing in …

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CCD Intern and Coop of the Year Winners Announced

The Center for Career Development is excited to announce the 2016 Undergraduate and Graduate Student Interns of the Year and Co-op Students of the Year. We would like to thank all students who took the time to share their professional …

By Autumn Magro
Autumn Magro Communications Intern
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What to Say When an Interviewer asks, “Do you have any questions?”

“Do you have any questions?”

Near the end of an interview it is extremely common for the employer to ask, “Do you have any questions?” It’s important that you do not panic and that you do not respond with, “No, …

By Briana Williams
Briana Williams
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Do You Know Your VARK® Preferences?

Most individuals are curious to learn or confirm something about themselves and VARK provides you with just that opportunity to do so.  VARK is an acronym for Visual/Aural/Read & Write/Kinesthetic modalities. The VARK web site has questionnaires that provide insight …

By Kay Kimball Gruder
Kay Kimball Gruder Associate Director, Graduate Student & Postdoc Career Programs and Services | Pronouns: she/her/hers
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Make An Opportunity Plan

When your Plan A derails or does not seem to be coming together, people will ask “What’s your back-up plan?” In that moment you glance to the side and already feel like you are about to embark on something less …

By Kay Kimball Gruder
Kay Kimball Gruder Associate Director, Graduate Student & Postdoc Career Programs and Services | Pronouns: she/her/hers
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