Externship vs Internship: What’s the Difference?

Pursuing work-based experiences before you start your career can help you gain professional experience and hard and soft workplace skills. They can also teach you what kind of work you like (and don’t like!) to do. So what sort of …

By Zoe Kaplan - Forage
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Debunking Career Center Myths

Many of you may have heard myths about the Career Center or you have preconceived thoughts on the purpose of the Career Center, the services we provide, and the students we serve. Now, it is time to see if what …

By Alicia Rhodes (she/her)
Alicia Rhodes (she/her) Assistant Director, Career Services
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Design Your Duke Experience

The Career Center has 6 cool suggestions for you to begin to Design your Duke Experience!

Are you deciding about how you can begin to be actively engaged within Duke? Well, never fear, as you continue throughout your semester take …

By Alicia Rhodes (she/her)
Alicia Rhodes (she/her) Assistant Director, Career Services
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Jobs Growth Shifts Away From the West in 2022

Economists at Gusto took a look at employment growth across the 50 largest Metro Areas in 2022 (January through November), and found a large divide in areas that experienced faster or slower employment growth throughout the year. Across all firms, …

By Greg Victory (he/him/his)
Greg Victory (he/him/his) Assistant VP Student Affairs/Fannie Mitchell Executive Director, Career Center
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These are the top 5 skills you need to get hired in 2023!

Hiring managers are most impressed with these skills. Here’s how you can recognize them in yourself.

Article originally appeared on 12/10/2022 at https://www.fastcompany.com/90821264/top-skills-hired-2023

BY NICKY GARCEA

After the pandemic and recent trends like The Great Resignationquiet quitting, and job …

By Greg Victory (he/him/his)
Greg Victory (he/him/his) Assistant VP Student Affairs/Fannie Mitchell Executive Director, Career Center
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The Best Cities for Young Professionals for Work-Life Balance

Work-life balance is top of mind for many young professionals. According to a 2018 Gallup Poll, Generation Z workers ranked caring about employees’ well-being as a priority when evaluating potential employers. Moreover, 42% of Gen Z employees would quit their …

By Jenna Bellassai - Forage
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How to Become a Sports Broadcaster: What You Need to Know

By Jobs in Sports

A career in sports doesn’t necessarily need to involve being an athlete. If you’ve never played on a team before, that certainly doesn’t mean you can’t get a job in this field. The sports industry offers …

By Greg Victory (he/him/his)
Greg Victory (he/him/his) Assistant VP Student Affairs/Fannie Mitchell Executive Director, Career Center
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10 Career Podcasts to Help You Find Your Dream Job and Unlock Your Potential

You don’t have to spend a lot of time and money on finding—and getting—great career advice. Instead of spending hours of online research or thousands of dollars on career coaching, just plug in your headphones, sit back, and let these …

By Emily Wiegand - Firsthand
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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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Design Your Life with Discovery & Exploration (Part 5)

This month join me as I wrap-up a new reflective blog series hosted by the Discovery & Exploration Career Community centering the #1 New York Times Best Selling novel “Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life” by Bill Burnett …

By Kai Kelley Jr. (he/him)
Kai Kelley Jr. (he/him) Assistant Director, Entertainment, Media & Arts Career Community
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The smart way to learn from failure

By David Robson, BBC Worklife

In today’s motivational literature, failure is often viewed as something to be celebrated. Disappointments are an essential stepping stone to success; a turning point in our life story that will ultimately end in triumph. Rather …

By Kai Kelley Jr. (he/him)
Kai Kelley Jr. (he/him) Assistant Director, Entertainment, Media & Arts Career Community
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