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How to win big with summer interns
March 14, 2018 | Mentoring, Personal and Career Development, Student, Top Stories
The tight labor market combined with a positive economic outlook are making recruiting, hiring and retaining top talent more challenging. Summer internships for college students are win-win when organizations teach students about their work environment and test-drive potential hires.
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Commencement story ideas from Wake Forest
May 2, 2017 | Commencement, Events, Media Advisory, Personal and Career Development
Experts available on job trends and mentoring new grads in the workplace. 2017 graduates include a first-gen from the neighborhood that made headlines for Freddie Gray’s death and a blind student who never let her lack of sight keep her from succeeding.
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98% of 2016 WFU grads employed or in grad school, new data shows
March 27, 2017 | Admissions, Alumni, Personal and Career Development, Student, Top Stories
New First Destination data collected by the Office of Personal and Career Development show that 98 percent of the Wake Forest undergraduate class of 2016 are either employed or in graduate school (based on a 91 percent knowledge rate).
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New report underscores WFU’s approach to career development
December 13, 2016 | Personal and Career Development, Staff, Student, Top Stories
A new report affirms Wake Forest University’s leadership in transforming the traditional, outdated concept of “career services” into a holistic, four-year approach to personal and career development.
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End an internship with a bang, not a whimper, to land a full-time job
August 8, 2016 | Personal and Career Development, Staff
The gap in job offer rates between students with internship experience and those without grew from 12.6 percent in 2011 to 20 percent in 2015. Even if you perform well in an internship, turning the role into a full-time position depends on making a memorable exit. Here’s how…
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WFU students named to Kemper Scholars Program
May 25, 2016 | Admissions, Personal and Career Development, Recognition, Thrive / Wellbeing
Wake Forest University students Morgan Briggs and Taylor Hodges have been selected from a group of national finalists to join this year’s incoming class of the prestigious Kemper Scholars Program.
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Fewer loans for liberal arts majors? WFU career expert available
May 13, 2016 | Personal and Career Development
Will non-business majors have a hard time getting college loans if Donald Trump becomes president
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Internship to full-time hire is a growing trend
May 2, 2016 | Personal and Career Development
Internship experience gives new grads a competitive edge. Sixty-three percent of graduating seniors have had at least one internship and seven of 10 interns are offered full-time jobs by their employers, according to internships.com.
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What are grads looking for in their employers?
April 29, 2016 | Personal and Career Development
It’s not uncommon to hear about what employers are looking for in grads but what are grads looking for in their employers?
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98% of 2015 WFU grads employed or in grad school, new data show
February 10, 2016 | Personal and Career Development, Student, Top Stories, University Announcement, Wake Forest College
New First Destination data collected by the Office of Personal and Career Development show that 98 percent of the Wake Forest undergraduate class of 2015 are either employed or in graduate school.
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