What Is Cybersecurity? Learn About the 6 Most Effective Cybersecurity Prevention Measures

By 2025, the world will have almost 39 billion devices connected to the internet, with cybersecurity attacks happening every 39 seconds. This has huge implications for how we lead our daily lives. For example, Garmin, a multinational GPS navigation firm, …

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5 Ways Entry-Level Employees Can Advocate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Work

Diversity and inclusion have long been buzzwords that companies parade—often for marketing purposes. But in the past few years, more and more job seekers and employees, particularly millennials and Gen Z, are vetting companies by their diversity and inclusion track …

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How to Network Internally and Why It’s Important

When you think of networking, you might envision a room full of people who don’t know each other, making small talk, sipping cocktails, exchanging business cards, hoping to eventually making long-lasting connections. But networking can be much more than that. While networking …

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Tips for Getting Hired After an Internship

Many employers who offer internships do so as a way to try out and recruit new full-time employees. Even though internships are a way for students to gain experience and learn more about a specific career field, they are also a …

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Understanding the USAJOBS.gov Federal Application Process

How does the application process work?

This is a quick summary of how the federal application process works when you use USAJOBS to apply for positions. There are over 130,0000 federal jobs in engineering and USAjobs.gov is the official employment …

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Data Science Is a High-Paying, Fast-Growing Field—Here’s What You Need to Know About Entering It

Ever wonder how Instagram knows exactly what ad to show you? Or how your supermarket keeps the right food in stock? It’s probably thanks to a data scientist.

You may have heard the words “data science” tossed around a lot …

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Bioengineering Blog: Preparing for a Career as a Simulation Engineer in Medical Devices

For engineering students with an interest in medical device research and development, computational modeling and simulation can be a great option for a career path. But the design challenges in making safe and effective devices requires familiarity with some areas …

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22 Interview Questions You Need to Nail to Work for Elon Musk

This past weekend, billionaire Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder Elon Musk hosted Saturday Night Live. In his opening monologue, Musk poked fun at his “erratic” behavior, saying, “To anyone I’ve offended, I just want to say, I reinvented electric cars, and …

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Advice from the WashU Career Center: Using Alumni Networks

The WashU alumni network is one of the most powerful tools you have for learning about work and advancing your career. Many alumni remember what it was like to be in your shoes and are happy to share their experiences …

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6 Options for International Students Who Didn’t Win the H-1B Lottery

Another H-1B lottery season has come to an end. This year, the number of applications far exceeded the 85,000 allotted H-1Bs, the visas international students typically need to work in the U.S. after graduation. This means that, yet again, numerous …

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