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I’m super excited to announce that I’m starting a monthly book club on my blog! On the last Monday of every month, I’ll share my thoughts on that month’s book and announce the next month’s read. I hope you’ll join the conversation in the comments down below!
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Picture this: you just completed your first day of your first “real job”. Maybe you had a new hire orientation; maybe your boss had you dive straight into your responsibilities. Regardless, it is now 5 PM, and you are heading home for the day!
To me, the greatest part of coming home from my first day of work was the feeling of “I don’t have anything to do until tomorrow.” No homework, no studying. Any extra work I needed to do could wait until I went in the next day. The amount of free time you gain once you start working can be shocking – I know it was for me!
The transition from college to your career is huge. Your schedule changes, your environment changes, and overall your life is overall going to change. It can be easy to let your job take over your life if you don’t give time to your outside of work priorities. So how do you keep your balance in transitioning from college to your career? Here are my top 5 tips to help as you start your first “real job”.
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If you’re in college, you’ve probably heard everyone telling you that you have to work an internship before you graduate. There’s good reason for this! Internships provide you with opportunities to learn about your industry outside the traditional classroom setting. The real world experience you receive in an internship can end up much more applicable to your career than the theory that you learn in school.
If you want to work an internship, but you aren’t sure where to start, start with your “why”. What are you hoping to get out of the experience? What organization would you like to work for? Are there any specific skills you want to learn? The following 5 reasons to work an internship can help you narrow down where you want to work and what you want to do.
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***This blog post was originally written for Medical Readhead, a brand for pre-medical students. If you are interested a career in the healthcare industry, check out her site for more tips and tricks on pursuing med school and your dream job!
Volunteering in an outreach program is the foundation for the “experience section” of any application – whether it’s for school, jobs, scholarships, awards, or anything else you’re applying to. Colleges, universities, companies, and awards committees love to see how you donated your time to better yourself and your community. Unfortunately, volunteering opportunities tend to get overshadowed by school and work commitments, which can ultimately leave your applications lacking.
Starting your own outreach program can be a large time commitment, but doing so gives you the flexibility to decide what events you want to run, how much time you’re willing to put into it, and more. While I was in my undergrad, I started a K12 STEM outreach program at my local community library. This program gave me a platform to hone my leadership skills, work with other engineers, and gain valuable experiences all while positively impacting my community. In the countless hours of running this outreach program and volunteering in many more, I found that anyone can start an outreach program in 5 easy steps.
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With conference season officially upon us, it’s time to think about what items you need to pack with you to take to your next conference. Conferences are a great way to build your network, find new job opportunities, and be immersed in your industry.
If you’re a first time conference attendee, figuring out what to pack can be a daunting task. What’s the dress code? How many resumes and business cards should you bring? What do you need for the events, tours, and ceremonies that you’ll be attending? You can probably find some of the answers to these questions on the conference website, but what about all the items that aren’t listed?
Seasoned conference goers know that there are several items that you absolutely must have at every conference that you attend. After attending 8 conferences across the US during different times of year and different climate conditions, I have found that the following 9 items are must-haves for every conference that you attend, no matter what the occasion.
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