Career News & Advice
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This week’s question: Since the weather is warming up, would it be appropriate to wear open-toed shoes to my upcoming interview?
This is a great question! The Career Center would suggest against wearing open-toed shoes to an interview.
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With the growing popularity of resume scanning software called Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS). One study showed over 70% of larger companies use some type of ATS software to help them week through the stacks of resumes they receive. These systems …
Hello everyone!
I hope you are all having a wonderful Friday. What better way to spend the day than learning more about the Career Center!
This week there have been a few questions regarding the Career Center’s operations:
The Career …
Here are a few tips to help set you up for success:
1. Write Everything Down
I recommends going through course syllabi at the beginning of the semester and writing down all the important dates on your calendar. Seeing upcoming …
About 34% of students who registered an internship for credit through the Career Center found their internship through NDSU Career Expos.
It’s only 7 days to Spring 2019 Career Expos, ?Yay! With about 120+ employers attending on Day 1 and …
The Holiday’s are here, time to relax and enjoy family. Often people look at this time of year as an opportunity to give back to society by volunteering to serve the community. Often this is done at homeless shelters, soup …
A couple months ago, I came across the following trending story on Buzzfeed.
A Twitter user had posted excitedly (and rather explicitly) that she’d landed an internship at NASA. After another user commented on her foul language, she responded even …
One of the most important questions you’ll ever be asked in an interview is, ‘Who would win in a fight, Batman or Superman?’ Just kidding! (The answer is Batman BTW.)
The most important question actually is: Why do you want …
What does that mean anyway? “Don’t work to live, live to work”….. It means finding a career that holds your interest and aligns with your passions, skills, and interests. Do your part while you are in college to learn the …
A lot of the blog posts lately have been about what to do before the career fairs, however, it is not just what happens during the career fairs that is important, but also what you do after the career fairs. …