Author Archives: Kelli Delfosse

Top 10 Skills Employers Want in an Intern

Internships provide invaluable professional experience and allow you to test the theories and concepts you’ve been introduced to throughout your college career — not to mention they increase your chances of being offered a full-time job later on.

No matter what …

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6 Networking Tips When You Don’t Have a Big Network

One of the biggest challenges job seekers face today is not having strong relationships at their target companies. These relationships are important because they provide information, resources, and opportunities for your job search and career. While it can be challenging to create and …

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When to Apply For Summer Internships: A Timeline

You may have a stellar internship resume, a polished cover letter, and prepared answers to interview questions. But do you know when to start the internship application process? Knowing when to apply for an internship is necessary to increase your …

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20 Email Etiquette Tips You Need to Know

Teams, Slack, Zoom, Google Meets — there are a million and one ways to communicate in the workplace, but email remains one of the most popular forms. Whether you’re sending an important update to your team, addressing something with a client, …

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How to Get the Most Out of Mentors

It can be challenging to figure out what to get from a mentorship. Haven’t you already grown your career without a mentor’s help?

Mentoring, at any point in one’s career, is a relationship that fosters collaborative knowledge-sharing. This is why …

By Kelli Delfosse
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Guide to Working at Microsoft

Microsoft is a multinational tech giant famous for its operating systems, productivity applications, and video game consoles. Working at Microsoft means working for one of the most prominent names in technology, and the company offers career opportunities in various areas, …

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Top 10 Biomedical Engineering Jobs

Discover the top 10 biomedical engineering jobs and explore exciting career opportunities in this field.

Are you looking to land a job as a biomedical engineer but need help figuring out where to start? A biomedical degree can qualify you …

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Top Career Paths in the Age of AI

The age of artificial intelligence is here, and AI is quickly changing the way we work, learn, and live. Below, we look at some of the career paths currently in high demand in the age of AI. We outline what …

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Prompt Engineering Is the New ChatGPT Skill Employers Are Looking For

Since ChatGPT burst onto the scene, prompt engineering has become the hot new skill employers are looking for. Consider that on LinkedIn, the number of job postings that mention “generative AI” has risen 36-fold in 2023 over 2022. Or that …

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Top 5 Reasons to Participate in the Engineering & STEM Career Spotlight

The Engineering & STEM Career Spotlight is a niche recruiting event designed to connect engineers, scientists, and hiring managers in industry with top WashU engineering talent. This is WashU’s signature event for engineering and computer science students. All WashU students …

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