8 Tips for Female University Students Searching for Early Career Opportunities

To provide guidance to female college/university students on their early career journey, we asked eight professionals, including a Career Counselor and a VP of Growth, for their best advice. From marketing your skills and achievements to embracing self-confidence and advocacy, …

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The Top Skills of AI Job Seekers

Jobs in artificial intelligence are in high demand, with numerous companies looking to hire people who can work with AI in different capacities. Experts predict that AI will create over 90 million new jobs by 2025, so if you’re looking …

By Amanda Martin
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5 High-Paying Jobs in Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is one of the fastest growing career fields at the moment, with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicting that demand for certain jobs in AI will increase by over 30% in the next several years. Those who …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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9 Essential Tips for Virtual Interview Success

Even before the pandemic, virtual interviews began replacing in-person interviews, in part because they're cheaper and more efficient. Now, post-pandemic, virtual interviews are the norm. This means candidates need to specifically know how to prepare for these types of interviews. And, as …

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What Is Cybersecurity?

By 2025, total global data storage will likely reach 200 zettabytes (one zettabyte = one trillion gigabytes!). And 90% of the population over age six — that’s 7.5 billion people — will be generating data online by 2030. 

While the convenience of our …

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Types of Software Engineers (and How to Know Which One’s Right for You)

Software engineering is a great career path for those with programming skills who want to work on applications people use in their everyday lives. Yet software engineering requires many different kinds of work, from designing what users see to ensuring …

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Engineering Jobs in Global Development: What You Need to Know

In international development, opportunities abound for people with an engineering background. Roles can range from overseeing a bridge construction project in a post-conflict country to expanding telecommunications in a rural area to designing an innovative solution to a water and …

By Kelli Delfosse
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How to Find a Job You Love: 3 Things to Do (and 4 to Avoid)

Knowing how to find a job is hard enough, let alone how to find a job you love. What are you passionate about? What are you good at? Who do you want to work with? What benefits are you looking …

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Writing Your Own Letter of Recommendation

Recommendation letters are typically used to gain entry to a graduate program, a particular college, or to give a slight advantage to a job applicant. Most often a letter of recommendation is written by a professor, a mentor, or a …

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Questions to Assess an Organization’s Commitment to DEI

Students engaged in racial justice and social impact may ask URR professionals specific questions about their organization’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and the actions it has taken that support this commitment. 

This focus on DEI ties into …

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