Archive for September, 2015

Throw on Your Sneakers, We’re Going Walkin’

Filed in From the Staff, Life at WPI by on September 29, 2015

Do you know when CDC Walk-In Hours are??   Hmmmm… I’m not sure… Saturday mornings?   Good try but here’s our hours!   Monday 10AM-1PM: Seniors and Graduate Students Only Monday 1PM-4PM: First Year Students Only Tuesday to Friday 10AM-4PM: All Students are Welcome!   If you come in for a walk-in, you automatically have a […]

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Say WHAT?!?!

Filed in From the Staff by on September 28, 2015
Say WHAT?!?!

Hey Everyone! This week, Residential Services is teaming up with International Student Services, Career Development Center, Academic Resources Center, and the IGSD office for an awesome campus-wide event called “Say What?!”. We, the CDC Peer Advisors, will be there at the event and we will be helping educate all of you on elevator pitches. We […]

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T-12 Days (For Sophomores at least)

Filed in From the Staff by on September 23, 2015

Hello Everyone, I hope your midterms week is going well and that you still have time for the necessities (e.g., food, sleep and relaxing time). This is a tough time that comes around every quarter but as long as you tried your best, you should be proud of yourself! Although your grades are important, I […]

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Company Info Sessions

Company Info Sessions

Hey Everyone! I hope you’re all doing well and surviving midterms week (I’m making it through – slowly but surely). I don’t know about you all, but I am already ready for the weekend. I hope everyone had a successful career fair! I know I did! I always enjoy learning about different career opportunities there […]

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The Time Is Now…

Filed in Career Fair, Life at WPI by on September 22, 2015
The Time Is Now…

The time is now… right?   I don’t have a watch that looks like that.. but if I did, I would be even more stressed and probably be late a lot. But let’s not be so literal. What I mean is, don’t let procrastination get the best of you during these busy weeks – especially with […]

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Senior Year, Here I Come!

Filed in From the Staff by on September 19, 2015
Senior Year, Here I Come!

Hey Everyone! I can’t believe that senior year has started already…for here on out, it is just a series of all the last things to do before graduating (last A term, last career fair, etc.). This term could not have hit me any harder; MQP and hard grad classes, on campus jobs, and clubs and […]

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Time to Grab Those Rebounds (Wait are we Talking Basketball or Job Searching?)

Filed in From the Staff by on September 17, 2015
Time to Grab Those Rebounds (Wait are we Talking Basketball or Job Searching?)

Good afternoon,   The Career Fair was AWESOME! Our final numbers were: 200 companies and 2600 total students. If you were there, you know how hectic it was but that’s really the beauty of it! From the people I’ve talked to, the feedback was pretty great. I sincerely hope you made some connections or set […]

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It’s Not Over!

Filed in From the Staff by on September 16, 2015

Happy Fall Career Fair! For all those who attended the career fair today (which should be everyone), I hope you were successful and proud of the conversations you had. Even if you weren’t planning on getting an internship or full time job, career fairs are a great way to network and practice for when you […]

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T-20 Hours

Filed in From the Staff by on September 15, 2015

Hi all! The Career Fair is tomorrow!! EEk! It’s so exciting and scary at the same time. Hopefully you’ve found some time recently to research the companies that are coming to the fair, update your resume, and practice your elevator pitch! I wrote an article for this week’s issue of The Towers about what to do […]

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How to Research! (Companies… not for a Paper…)

Filed in Career Fair, Finding a Job, From the Staff by on September 11, 2015

Hey guys!   As we all know, the Career Fair is coming up soon and there is a lot of work to be done before we walk in that door and start shaking some hands!   A huge aspect of working the Career Fair is researching companies. It is imperative to show your knowledge of […]

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