Career Topics

LinkedIn features you may not be using!

LinkedIn is great way to connect and network with professionals who have similar career interests. Recruiters are quickly moving towards LinkedIn has a key way to source and find candidates for internships and full-time positions. With LinkedIn you can also …

By Sherry Rice
Sherry Rice Director of Professional Development & Programming
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In Unilever’s Radical Hiring Experiment, Resumes Are Out, Algorithms Are In

To diversify its candidate pool, the company relies on software to sort applicants and targets potential hires on their smartphones. See what Smeal student, Jordan Vesey has to say about Unilever’s hiring procedures in an article by the Wall Street Journal.

By Sherry Rice
Sherry Rice Director of Professional Development & Programming
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2 Ways to Create a 1-Line Elevator Pitch (That’ll Make People Want to Keep Talking to You)

I still remember the ice breaker my English teacher kicked off our class with nearly a decade ago. It went like this:

I used to study at [Name of Elementary School]. I now study at [Name of High School]. In …

By Sherry Rice
Sherry Rice Director of Professional Development & Programming
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Be Aware—Avoid Job Scams!

Have you recently received an unsolicited email offering you an opportunity for employment? While it’s likely that you’ll be contacted by many legitimate companies over email, it is also likely that you will be contacted by illegitimate companies/scammers. Here’s what …

By Ashley Rippey
Ashley Rippey Executive Director
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Evaluating Offers

It’s winding down to the end of the semester and interviews are almost done… until the Spring semester. If you’ve had a good semester interviewing and landing a few different internships or jobs, then this week’s blog will come in …

By Priya Samuel
Priya Samuel
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