After College

How to get great recommendation letters for grad school

When you’re planning for college, it’s important to understand that you have to give yourself the best possible opportunities you can to get accepted. That means doing as much as you can to make yourself a more attractive prospect. And the icing on the cake when you’re planning this is to make sure you find

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How networking can help you in your career

Active networking is highly essential for career growth. After all, it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Networking is not about selling yourself, but about building long-term relationships and gaining a reputation with various individuals over time. Networking is also a two-way street, and it involves meeting and understanding people who you can

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3 research-backed ways to work smarter, not harder

There seems to be a lot of talk about working smarter, not harder nowadays – but no one seems to be able to tell us how to do that. Luckily, there are now some answers. Morten Hansen, a professor at UC Berkeley, has conducted one of the most in-depth studies on “working smarter, not harder,”

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The benefits of getting an internship during college

An internship is an open door for job-seekers to pick up experience in the business world without working an all day job. Internships are placements, often for undergraduate students, where the intern works for lower pay than a hired employee. An internship has a set duration of time and are a fantastic route for undergraduates,

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Hobbies that will boost your career

Having a hobby is a positive pursuit in and of itself. A pastime that you’re passionate about, and put work into, is an excellent way to stay active and achieve results that really make you happy. However, your hobby could also offer a significant boost to your career. The different skills that you cultivate in

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Things in college that won't matter in the real world

They say college years are the best years of your life, and it’s kind of hard to argue sometimes. This is the time in which you really develop and grow as a person, and form the bonds of friendship that will last a lifetime. But, when you are in college you’re also young and naive,

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How to write a great cover letter

When you apply for a job, there are so many different elements that all have to fall into place. It’s easy to think the whole thing hinges on the interview, and in some ways it does. But how do you get that interview in the first place? There are different elements that have to be

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Graduation gifts ideas

So, your son or daughter is graduating, and you’re not sure what to get them. It can be difficult finding the right present for such an occasion, especially if your child is hard to buy for. However, there are plenty of great gift ideas that scream congratulations which your academic achiever is sure to love.

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How to become a college TA

Did you sit in on your first day of college and wonder who all those minions running around for the professor were? Then later you found out that these people are pretty important- grading some of your papers and even teaching some classes. Well, those were TA’s, short for teaching assistants. It’d be great if

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The benefits of doing an internship

You must have come across the term “internship” at some point in your college days, but have you ever considered doing one? Well, maybe you should, because it has a wide range of benefits. But before we begin, let’s try and understand what the term actually means. An internship is a program that organizations offer

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Bedroom hacks you should know after college

Changing your duvet is not something you think much about when you’re at college. Then, it was just somethings to crawl under and sleep off whatever activity you have been doing the day or night before. Often a college dorm is just the place you sleep in, but once you leave college, your dorm is

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How to turn your internship into a job

Many people get a jump start on their career in the form of an internship. This can be the first step in your journey to that career you’ve always dreamed of, and it may be your first experience in doing a job in an organization. An internship is often a requirement in finishing your university

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Ways to get your dream internship

We all know that the people who land their dream internship are go-getters, the do-ers and the ones who don’t procrastinate. We need to act, think and do just like them to get the dream position you have always wanted. Applying for position after position and redoing your resumé seem like such a chore, but

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How to stave off the dreaded freshman 15

When you start college, one of the last things you’re probably thinking about is being healthy. You’re too busy making friends to be worrying about your weight. So what if you put on a few pounds? Of course, nowadays most students are familiar with the freshman 15, and they don’t want to finish their first

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