The reality that America has not seen this rate of unemployment since the Great Depression can be both daunting and disheartening for many Cal Poly students. But even during this time, it’s important to hold onto hope tight, even when job searching at this time in history can seem very hopeless. Even if your world seems turned upside right now, there are still strategies you can take to put your best foot forward professionally.
Your cover letter may not be as important as you think it is.
Pro Tips Don’t rush through applications, take your time to make a good impression. From a great Career Coach named Katie Thompson, “If...
I’ve heard you’re ready to start looking for an internship. Well first of all, Congratulations! Second of all, you came to the right place...
‘Tis the season to be searching.
It may not feel like it, but summer is fast approaching. And with summer comes the opportunity to make money and get job experience before...
Welcome to a whole new world outside of Indeed.
Internships and any volunteer experience enable you to gain first-hand exposure of working in the real world. It allows us college students...
Instead of pushing off your summer internship applications until spring break, why not take care of them during winter break, when the weather is not as nice, and there’s far less schoolwork!
Internships are considered a necessity nowadays. They allow you to dip your toe into what the future holds, in terms of a career, and learn...
Ace the first impression and get the job with these tips.
With absolutely no prior experience, I was able to write and produce my own mini-movie within the span of weeks!
There is plenty of things you learn at a summer internship -- especially if it's your first internship or real-life work experience. You...
Whether you’re a junior, a sophomore, or an overly ambitious freshman, you’ll know that getting an internship is necessary for preparing your full-time career.
Writers work at all hours of the day! And editors too. Everyone at Observer was so crazy busy all the time that I ultimately felt they...
I think about this often, not because I feel that I am “growing up”, but more so because I am graduating. And graduation, I think, marks...
get yourself a girl who can do both, I guess?
“If I can make it here, then I can make it anywhere,” said both Frank Sinatra and Jay-Z in their odes to the big apple. Since I was little...
And no, I’m not just talking about that super cute pencil skirt you just got.
Internships can be a multitude of things: scary, exciting, stressful, eye-opening… The list is infinite. However, they should always be...
