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Illustrating Career Readiness Competencies: Part II
Joseph Barber gives advice about how to demonstrate to employers specific job competencies: teamwork and collaboration, leadership and project management, professionalism and work ethic, and career management.
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Tips for Talking About Other Options
David A. McDonald gives advice for talking to your adviser about nonacademic career plans.
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To Disclose or Not to Disclose?
When graduate students are searching for jobs, should they disclose any disabilities they may have? Sue Levine explores the question.
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Let Your STAR Potential Shine
Saundra Loffredo offers a four-step process to help you answer those challenging interview questions that require you to draw on previous experiences.
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How to Illustrate Your Career Readiness Competencies
As many grad students approach the end of their academic programs, they realize they’ve forgotten how to talk about their strengths and skills to different types of employers. Joseph Barber provides advice.
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Tailgating as Networking
Katharyn L. Stober describes how and why you should use tailgating and football lingo in your job search.
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Coping With Stateless Students
Alfreda James describes the challenges of dealing with the questions and behaviors of a generation without a legal or welcoming home.
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Full Disclosure Not Required
Is it acceptable to be our “authentic selves” in a job search? Paula Di Rita Wishart gives some advice.