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Effective communication with employers after recruiting events

It is extremely important to  follow up with recruiters and company representatives after an interaction with them in a recruiting event or interview.  Usually this means a thank you email, but depending on your interest in the company and how much …

By Brent Nachison
Brent Nachison Student Career Guide
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Alumni Perspective: Beginning My Career Post-Smeal

In the two and a half weeks since starting my first full-time job, I’ve already learned so much. I’m beginning my career at Vanguard and absolutely love my job, the people, and the culture here. I was fortunate enough to …

By Lydia Drabik
Lydia Drabik
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Roadmap to Job Search Success with LinkedIn

LinkedIn helps job-seekers navigate successful paths to their dream jobs through exploration tools and mentorship.

Explore All Your Possibilities

A big challenge facing job seekers is knowing what types of jobs to search for — or even which ones exist. Enter …

By Hilary Sehring
Hilary Sehring
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How Strong Writing Skills Benefit Your Career

In a technologically driven world, many students no longer see writing as a relevant skill to their career path. This mistaken view, unfortunately, leaves students who fail to take writing seriously in college at a disadvantage after graduation.

Are Writing …

By Jordan Conrad
Jordan Conrad
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Find Your Earning Potential with LinkedIn Salary

LinkedIn Salary is a tool that provides detailed breakdowns of salary by job title and location.

Your job search is as easy as filtering by title and location.

Overview

LinkedIn Salary is free average salary comparison tool to help users …

By Hilary Sehring
Hilary Sehring
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How Well Do You Match Up with Your Dream Job?

 

How You Match is the checklist you see on the right of the job description in the above photo.

With its newly unveiled feature, “How You Match”, LinkedIn analyzes if you’re a good fit for a job position. Utilizing …

By Hilary Sehring
Hilary Sehring
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How to Become a Certified Public Accountant

There are many different career opportunities for accounting majors, but none are quite as versatile as becoming a certified public accountant. CPAs work in public accounting, private industry, and not-for-profit organizations as advisors, tax consultants, auditors, and many other job …

By Shaun Conrad, CPA
Shaun Conrad, CPA
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Roadblock in Your Job Search? Use the New Jobs Feature on LinkedIn

Have you spent hours, days, or even weeks scrolling through hundreds of job listings trying to identify the “perfect job title” that fits your interests? You’re not alone. One of the biggest challenges job seekers have is knowing what types …

By Hilary Sehring
Hilary Sehring
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Gaining Leadership Skills Without the Title

During my time at Penn State, I have been involved in many different organizations. The organization that has had the largest impact on my life, however, has been THON. I have been a member of THON for almost four years. …

By Thomas Andrews
Thomas Andrews Career Guide
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Take advantage of the Smeal Alumni Mentor Program!

Since 2009, the Smeal College of Business has provided current students with the opportunity to become a part of the Smeal College of Business Mentoring Program. This program offers students help with career planning and business advice through a relationship …

By Kelsey McMahon
Kelsey McMahon
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