7 Ways to Grow Your Students’ Networks this Summer
Posted on July 10, 2017
(This post was updated on 6/22/2020) The summer months typically offer a quiet time for career counselors to tie up loose ends from the previous school year, check in with students working summer internships, and prepare for the fall semester career fair. Even with the world operating …
How to Handle the High Expectations of College Grads
Posted on August 15, 2016
(This post was updated on 6/22/2020) College graduates are quickly learning the high expectations for their first job out of college aren’t exactly going to be met the way they pictured. There are many perks they hope to find at their first job that end up missing. It’s important for …
4 Job Search Tips You Need to Stop Telling Job Seekers
Posted on January 18, 2016
As the experts job seekers turn to during the job search, we all have go-to pieces of advice we dish out when they need support. But with so many changes happening in the way people find jobs, are some of our traditional job search tips becoming outdated? Just as we no longer encourag …
3 Ways To Build Your Personal Brand As A Career Counselor
Posted on December 29, 2014
This post was updated to bring you the most up-to-date tips, October 2020. More employers than ever are using video to interview candidates from across the country. Students and job seekers are tweeting links to their portfolios to employers. The modern digital world is moving fast, a …
5 Reasons Why Blogging Will Make You A Better Career Counselor
Posted on September 29, 2014
Career counselors, you’re probably wondering, “How can a newsfeed of gifs and memes possibly make me better at giving career advice?” Well, if you use your professional blog that way, it probably won’t. Image Courtesy of PixelsAway Sixty percent of businesses use a business or company …