Amanda Ware

Career Development Specialist

Amanda Ware is the Management Information Systems Career Development Specialist at the Rockwell Career Center in the Bauer College of Business. Amanda has worked in higher education since 2007 in multiple roles including Career Counselor, Academic Advisor, and Administrative Assistant. Amanda received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Texas A&M University and a Master of Arts in Counseling from St. Edwards University.

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Negotiating Your First Salary

Negotiating Your First Salary, By MoneyGeek Team
Last Updated: 9/13/2021

Talk about an uneven playing field: Every year, freshly minted college grads are unleashed on the job market – with little work experience and no expertise in negotiating pay packages. …

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Github for Dummies: What Is GitHub and How To Leverage Its Toolkit

Whether you’ve just started coding or you’ve been doing it for a while, chances are that you’ve heard of GitHub, an increasingly popular code-sharing platform that can help with project collaboration and management. 

Github is the largest host of source …

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Finance Interview Questions

There are two types of finance interview questions that you may have to face during the interview process, behavioral and technical.

The behavioral questions let the interviewer learn more about your soft skills such as leadership, teamwork, communication, and critical …

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How to ACE Excel Interview Questions

If you are wanting a career in business there is a good chance you will be using Excel at some point in your career. Many companies look for Excel skills when hiring and will ask interview questions related to Excel. …

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3 Things That Make Recruiters Reject Your Application

Note: This is a guest post from Allison Dietz, who got her start as a tech recruiter, before transitioning into coaching students and managing tech employer relationships. If you want to leverage her insider tips in your own job search, …

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12 Questions You Should Be Ready to Answer in a Financial Analyst Interview (Plus Examples!)

Are you applying for a position as a financial analyst? Interviewing for a job can be stressful, but being prepared for the experience can go a long way toward making you feel confident and on top of your game. That …

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80 Cybersecurity Terms to Know, from Anti-Phishing to Zombie

A cyber attack takes place every 39 seconds, according to a University of Maryland study. Consequently, organizations receive thousands or even millions of alerts each month. Security analysts must stay up to date with the latest cyber-attack strategies, security tools, …

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6 Steps to Making a Financial Analyst Resume That Will Stand Out From the Competition

Financial analyst is a very common first job in finance, and the position can have a range of duties depending on the industry or company. Many financial analysts work in the investment world, analyzing potential or current investments and reporting …

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61 Cybersecurity Job Interview Questions and Answers

As with any job interview, an applicant for a cybersecurity position needs to speak knowledgeably about the specific job’s responsibilities and the field in general. Information security job interview questions might revolve around one specific task—say, designing firewalls or safeguarding …

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8 Ways to Land Your Dream Job in Tech

The U.S. gained 307,000 technology jobs from 2018 to 2019, according to the Computing Technology Industry Association. Tech jobs continued to make a steady climb in 2020, fueled in part by the immediate need to digitize processes as workers fled …

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