Know Yourself

Self-awareness is a crucial aspect of career development and is a great place to begin your career exploration process. Engaging in activities that enhance self knowledge is a healthy exercise not only when you begin your career development journey, but is something to revisit often throughout your life.

Duke Arts Alumni Spotlight: Chaz Hawkins ‘17

Chaz Hawkins ’17, screenwriter at Heroes and Villains Entertainment, discusses his transition into the film industry and offers advice for students interested in pursuing careers in creative industries.

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

The 2020-21 Bass Connections project team “Arts and the Anthropocene: Crisis and Resilience in North Carolina Waterways” explored how the arts can play a role in public advocacy and education in support of meaningful climate change interventions.

By Kai Kelley Jr. (he/him)
Kai Kelley Jr. (he/him) Assistant Director, Entertainment, Media & Arts Career Community
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The Importance of Transferable Skills

Whether you’re looking for your first job or you’re a job search expert, you might have heard about transferable skills by now. These types of skills are great if you don’t have a lot of work experience, if you want …

By Firsthand
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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College wasn’t working for us. So we left.

Aaron Price ’24. This article originally appeared in the Duke Chronicle on April 3.

Are you feeling burnt out from your classes? Floating through college? Have an opportunity outside of Duke you can’t pass up? A gap might be right …

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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Dealing With Rejection

Advice from Candis Watts Smith, PhD. Professor of Political Science and Interim Vice Provost Undergraduate Education

Ever notice how rejections feel worse than the acceptances feel good?
Here’s something to keep in mind: This feeling is totally normal, but rejection …

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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Duke Catalyst

Before declaring your major, before your first job, before that interview, before you leave Duke what are you doing to …

Equity in Entertainment | UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE)

The Hollywood Diversity Report series of now bi-annual reports has transferred to the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment …

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