How Do I Keep My Career Plans on Track with Coronavirus Happening?
With increasing workplace, college, and event closures , uncertainty can start to feel like the new normal. This anxiety is particularly...
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Why It’s Okay To Not Have A Job Right After Graduation
How to beat post-grad anxiety
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What To Do if You Didn’t Land a Summer Internship
Because getting an internship can be kind of hard after not doing anything for a year.
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My Fear of Graduating Early With No Future Plan
I'm early to graduation but late to figuring out what I want to do with my life.
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You Don't Need an Internship to Be Productive This Summer
There are other ways to gain worthwhile experience; internships aren’t the only way to advance your knowledge or grow your skill set.
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Tips for Crafting an Online Portfolio
I officially launched my online portfolio!
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How I Balance a Job & Internship With a Full Course Load
Know yourself, but, more importantly, know your planner.
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Coffee Confessions: My Month as a Barista
I have grown up drinking so much coffee to the point where I’m sure it’s half my bloodstream. Not to sound dramatic or anything but I literally need a cup a day or else I can’t function. So when I’m searching for a part-time job, it makes complete sense that I would choose somewhere that would provide me with free coffee. I suppose, though, that I walked into my new job with rose-colored glasses. I loved the aesthetic of being a small-cafe barista, but no one tells you how draining it can be.
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No Internship? No Problem. 12 Productive Things To Do This Summer If You Don’t Have An Internship
As ambitious undergraduate students, we are hardwired to be thinking about our futures all of the time—especially during the summer. The...
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Continually Applying For A Position Despite Having No Experience Is Experience
Getting rejected due to a lack of experience is an experience in itself.
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I Had to Decide Between Pursuing a Job or a Ph.D. – Here’s How I Did It
What seemed like an easy decision became much more complicated in a pandemic.
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Dear College Seniors and Recent Graduates
Are you a recent graduate or are about to graduate college? This letter is for you!
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Handling Internship Rejection Like a Pro
Rejection: everyone’s been there, and if you haven’t, you will be. Whether it’s rejection from a school, a human, or a job, rejection hurts...
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Thoughts on the Pandemic Going Into Senior Year
As senior year approaches, anxiety surrounding job security, where I’m going to live, and student loans creeps in as well. I recently...
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“What Are You Doing After College?”
The one dreaded question every college student cringes at hearing. “What Are You Doing After College?” “Uh..Um..Mhm. I’m not entirely sure...
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How to Stay Positive During the Job Hunt — Even in this Economy
As a senior focused on finding a job post graduation, I’ve spent a lot of time figuring out how to remain positive and balanced during the...
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How to Get Meaningful Volunteer Experience Online
If you’re looking for ways to make your resume stand out, the experts will tell you that nothing looks better than having volunteer...
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Making My Way Into the World of LinkedIn: Starting and Growing Your Network
Not too long ago, several Her Campus members and I discussed topics related to career development, such as tips for resume building and...
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Navigating a LinkedIn Detox
Only having less than two years left at college, I habitually went on LinkedIn every day to look for inspiring stories from successful...
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Senior Spotlight: Hannah Andress
HCAU catches up with Editor in Chief Hannah Andress as she prepares to graduate.
