Category job process
Job interviewing tips — Prepare, Rehearse, Be Confident
If you’re trying to get an internship or job, you know that a critical part of the hiring process is the job interview. Here are three tips for success for job interviews from Nadene Reynolds, Senior Assistant Director for Professional Development and Experience in the University of Florida’s Career Resource Center. Tip # 1 – […]
Oversharing of personal information hurts job or graduate school application, teacher-student interaction
When I read Frank Bruni’s “Naked Confessions of the College-Bound,” I knew what he meant. Too much information. Not too much information as in too many facts or statistics to make a decision. But the kind of too much information when a person discloses information that is – well, too much. In Bruni’s commentary, he […]
8 tips for successful use of Skype for job interviews
Are you ready to be interviewed on Skype as a job applicant? Over the last few years, Skype has been used as the next step after the traditional phone interview. But now, Skype often is replacing the phone interview. A video Skype interview creates more of a complete interview experience for both the job candidate […]
5 insights gained from attending a professional conference … connecting classroom learning with career expectations
An important element to effective teaching and learning is having students recognize the personal value of what they are learning in your class. Sometimes we need to state the connection in class because the connection that is obvious to us as teachers may not be evident to the students. What we hope is that they […]
Meg Jay’s ‘The Defining Decade’ provides advice for twentysomethings to maximize their time in college
Dr. Meg Jay’s “The Defining Decade: Why your twenties matter — and how to make the most of them now” was recommended to me by Nicki Karimipour, a twentysomething doctoral student who is a teaching assistant with me. We both read the book and are discussing what we’ve found most interesting about the book. This […]
Meg Jay’s ‘The Defining Decade’ offers useful insights for Millennials and the teachers and bosses who work with them
I’m very interested in the Millennials, in large part because I am a college faculty member and have been teaching Millennials since they started arriving on campus about 2000. [The Millennial generation group has birth dates from 1982 to the early 2000’s.] Every semester, I work with about 200 Millennials in undergraduate and graduate courses […]
4 tips for creating business cards
Having business cards is a useful part of your professional profile, especially if you are on the job market or are in college and anticipating going on the job market. I’ve asked Nicki Karimipour, a doctoral student at the University of Florida, to talk about decisions to be made in creating business cards. by Nicki […]
How to get the most out of attending a professional conference
Attending professional conferences is a great opportunity for college students. They make professional contacts. They learn about trends in the work force. They come back to classes with stories to share and often with renewed enthusiasm for what they need to learn in class. Adera Ney, who is president of UF’s PRSSA chapter and a […]
7 tips to keep in mind as you ask faculty members to write letters of recommendation for you
I’m taking a break from writing letters of recommendations to write this post for those of you who are asking faculty members to write letters of recommendation for you. I’m writing letters for undergraduates seeking summer internships, graduating seniors seeking jobs, and doctoral students applying for faculty positions. Most students have done a really good […]
7 tips for recruiting references for jobs, internships and graduate school
A key part to the job process for most jobs is being able to provide references. You can make it through the first rounds of the application process based on your résumé or curriculum vitae, your portfolio, and your own interviewing skills. But for most jobs, contacting references is part of the process of narrowing […]
Julie Dodd 