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2021Interviewing During COVID Times: 5-Tips to Get You Started – Part 2
You now know how to look and sound your best on Zoom. Now the real test is before you: acing the interview! Before the interview, be sure you have done the following: Google the interviewer or recruiter so that you have a little knowledge of the title, position in the company, and professional background.Research the company/organization and note their mission, values, services or products. You…
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2021Interviewing During COVID Times: First Things First – Part 1
Interviewing can be nerve-wracking in normal times. If you haven’t interviewed for some time or are entering the job market for the first time, you’re likely nervous about the interview process – and interviewing in COVID times presents additional challenges! Here are 5 tips so you can do your best on a Zoom interview. After an initial phone or video screening interview you may be…
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2021The 3 Most Dreaded Interview Questions
The three most dreaded interview questions are also the most common ones: Tell me about yourself.Tell me about your strengths.Tell me about your weaknesses. The good news is, since they are so frequently asked, you can have answers ready so they don’t trip you up! Tell me about yourself. “Tell me about yourself” is really asking “Tell me about why I should hire you.” It…
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2021The Virtual Interview: The New World of Interviewing
Have you ever had a virtual interview? It’s different from a live interview on Zoom or a similar video platform. It’s an interview in front of your computer or similar digital device in which you respond to questions that are pre-recorded. There may be a “robot” interviewer present, but no live person will be asking the questions. You will be given a time limit for…
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2021Five Tips to Update and Modernize Your Resume
Maybe you’ve worked at the same company in the same job for many years, so you haven’t needed to update your resume. Maybe you’re a new graduate so you do not have a resume at all! You’re not even sure what should go in a resume. Here is your 2021 guide to help you write your modern resume. The following 5 tips will help you…
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Getting an Internship During COVID Times 04
Most students know that having an internship is an important step to getting experience and boosting their employment opportunities after graduation. For some, the question arises, “Can I still have a meaningful internship during these pandemic times?” Hear what two students have to say about their internship experiences. Tammy is a rising junior at Clemson University with majors in Marketing and Psychology. She…
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2020
Interviewing in the Digital Age 03
Just when you think you’ve mastered the phone interview, another challenge is presented to you. You are asked to tape your interview on video platform. Yikes! A number of college students are being screened and evaluated for internships and entry-level jobs via AI (Artificial Intelligence). What exactly is AI and why are companies using it? AI Interviewing is a nonhuman platform that acts…
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2020
Preparing Your Child for Careers of the Future
Dear Parents, You are your child’s first mentor. You will need to teach them many things to be successful in the future. The requirements for the world of work are continuously shifting. How are you preparing them to meet these challenges? In an article in the National Career Development Association Journal 2018, C. Lehman, a labor economist, reported that students must have…
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2020
College Students Tell All: Lessons From Their Internships
It is no surprise to college students that internships are a critical and almost essential part of getting that first job after graduation. I reached out to three students who successfully completed internships to find out what lessons they learned, whether they enjoyed their internships and asked them for advise for students who plan to complete internships. Wondering what they had to say? You…
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Dear Parents, 5 Tips for Class of 2020
The Job Search Check List Dear Parents, Before you know it, the class of 2020 will be on the job market and actively (we hope) involved in a job search. Here is a checklist to pass on to your student so they will not need to come back home and live in your basement! Frankly, they should be thinking and preparing right now! The recruiting…