Hard Skills vs. Soft Skills | How to Master Both

You may have heard valuable workplace skills grouped into two categories: “hard” and “soft.” Just about everyone has a bit from both Column A and Column B.

But what’s the difference between the two categories? And how can you express …

By Troy Hopkins
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I Tried to Network With 30 People in 30 Days and This Is What I Learned

I work from home, and I’ve learned the hard way that remote life isn’t exactly ripe with opportunities to network and make connections. And for someone like me—who leans heavily toward the extroverted side of the spectrum and craves human …

By Troy Hopkins
Troy Hopkins Director, Undergraduate Career Counseling
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Should You Tell Your Co-workers You’re Job Searching? Ask Yourself These 5 Questions First

Looking for a new job is stressful and, frequently, frustrating, so it’s not surprising that you’re looking for people to commiserate with. And your current co-workers, the ones who know the good, the bad, and the ugly about your workplace, …

By Troy Hopkins
Troy Hopkins Director, Undergraduate Career Counseling
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4 Ways to Answer the Interview Question “When Can You Start?”

I remember my first time hearing “When can you start?” while interviewing for a job. I had finally gotten the call to meet with a prospective employer and spent hours beforehand practicing responses for the standard interview questions.

But I …

By Troy Hopkins
Troy Hopkins Director, Undergraduate Career Counseling
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4 Myths About Networking You Have to Stop Believing

“I hate networking.”

I hear this phrase when working with clients all too frequently, and it’s usually accompanied by the person claiming they’re not good at networking and need to find a way around it, because it’s simply not going …

By Troy Hopkins
Troy Hopkins Director, Undergraduate Career Counseling
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