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Advertising the liberal arts
April 4, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Humanities, For Alumni, For Parents, Personal and Career Development, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
How is senior Ally Landuyt distinguishing herself from other job candidates in advertising? By strategically marketing her liberal arts education to potential employers, she believes the intersection of her double major in economics and anthropology is truly an advantage.
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From College to Careers
March 27, 2012 | Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Personal and Career Development, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
About 40 students are enrolled in “Options in the World of Work,” a half-semester course that began just after spring break. It’s the second in a series of four “College to Career” courses designed to better prepare students for life and work after college.
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What color is your resume?
September 13, 2011 | Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Personal and Career Development, Sustainability, Top Stories
All types of organizations will be on campus Wednesday for the Office of Personal and Career Development’s Fall Internship and Job Fair. As students attend the event or meet with recruiters this fall, they should think green to distinguish themselves.
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Goodbye internship; hello employer
August 9, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Personal and Career Development, Staff, Top Stories
Mercy Eyadiel, executive director of employment development, offers tips to help students turn their summer internships into full-time employment.
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Teaching leadership
July 7, 2011 | For Alumni, For Parents, Personal and Career Development, School of Business, School of Medicine, Staff, Top Stories, University Announcement, Wake Forest College
The University’s new Associate Vice President for Leadership Development, Evelyn Williams, envisions a program to teach students how to build and flex their leadership muscles — preparing them for careers in any field.
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Think Internships
October 17, 2010 | For Parents, Personal and Career Development, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Research shows that college internships can be one of the quickest routes to full-time employment after graduation. That’s one of the reasons why Wake Forest involves students in the internship process very early in their college years.
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Ready, set, go!
September 16, 2010 | For Alumni, For Parents, Personal and Career Development, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Seniors shouldn’t wait to develop a strategy for finding a job at graduation. Ladd Flock, the director of career services, offers 10 steps that students should take this fall.
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The job outlook: ‘Just-in-time hiring’
June 4, 2010 | Personal and Career Development, Student
Because companies are making more “just-in-time” hiring decisions, the summer hiring season looks brighter for new college graduates who are still looking for a job, says Career Services director Ladd Flock.
Stories this week at Wake Forest
September 13, 2000 | Community, Events, Personal and Career Development, Student, University Announcement
CAREER FEST INTRODUCES EMPLOYERS TO WFU STUDENTS Following a recruiting trend that gets earlier each year, more than 70 employers from across the country will be on the Wake Forest campus today in hopes of finding future employees. Career Fest 2000 will take place Sept. […]
Career Fest 2000 introduces Wake Forest students to employers
September 12, 2000 | Campus Life, Personal and Career Development, Student
Odds are good that seniors at Wake Forest University will have a job offer by Christmas break. Following a recruiting trend that gets earlier each year, more than 70 employers from across the country will be on the Wake Forest campus on Wednesday in hopes […]
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