The Right Way to Follow Up After a Career Fair (Email Template Included!)

When you show up to a career fair, they just give you a job, right? If only it were that easy. While career fairs serve up great introductions to companies, recruiters, and career paths you may choose to follow, it’s …

How Can I Build a Winning Cover Letter for a Student Job?

Milinda from New Mexico State University asks: “What would be an example of a good cover letter for a student job?” Thanks for your question, Milinda.  Writing a cover letter for a student job is no different than for a …

How to Use LinkedIn’s Alumni Tool for Networking

by Jane Hurst at Vault.com | December 16, 2019 It’s widely known that LinkedIn is a powerful networking tool that can help you broaden your contact list, set up informational interviews, search for job openings, and apply for new positions. …

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 …

This Spreadsheet Is Exactly What You Need to Track Everything in Your Job Search

Ask anyone you know what the best part of their job is, and zero times out of 10 they’ll say, “Applying for it.” Take this all-too-common situation: Somewhere between your second interview at one company and your fourth email to …

How to Get Started in a Financial Services Industry Career

By Mike Profita, Updated June 04, 2018 Article from The Balance Careers, https://www.thebalancecareers.com/starting-financial-services-career-2059870 According to industry hiring expert and OneWire former President Brin McCagg, opportunities for savvy and well-qualified graduates interested in a financial services career are readily available, especially …

How to Land a Finance Job with a Bachelor’s Degree

By Wayne Pinsent, Updated Jun 12, 2018 Article from Investopedia, https://www.investopedia.com/articles/financialcareers/08/five-undergrad-tips.asp   Finance is an extremely competitive profession, especially at the entry level. The desks of investment professionals are piled high with the resumes of students who have dreams of …

How to be the SUPERSTAR Intern

by Gabi Bourn Production Manager at Wunderman Chances are you just started interning and realized that there are many other interns all competing for your manager’s attention. Many interns consider attaining an internship as the accomplishment of a goal, but really, …

The Email You Have to Send After Interviewing for an Internship

The hunt for a great internship has a lot of moving parts. You’ve got to write a resume, tailor it to each position, and potentially prep for multiple rounds of interviews. But even if you aced that interview, you’re not …

4 Ways Your Perfectionism Is Killing Your Job Search

After months of unemployment, one of my career coaching clients desperately needed a new job, but she wanted to make sure it was in a field she loved. So, we re-did her resume and LinkedIn profile, wrote a cover letter, …