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Life After College – Yes, It Exists!

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Life After College – Yes, It Exists!

This past Monday I attended the Women Alumnae Panel hosted by the sponsored by the Career Development Center, Office of Multicultural Affairs, and WECE (Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering). We were lucky enough to talk to three women that have graduated from WPI in the past 10 years to learn more about life after […]

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Something to be Thankful for?

Filed in Finding a Job by on December 6, 2013 0 Comments
Something to be Thankful for?

Hey!!! Thanksgiving was last week and for some reason everything before that week in regards to my job search was moving really slowly. I applied to some places, had an interview or two earlier in the term then everything sort of hit a stone wall and just stopped. So when Thanksgiving break came around and […]

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Market Yourself & Take Advantage of LinkedIn

Filed in Finding a Job, Networking by on December 3, 2013 0 Comments
Market Yourself & Take Advantage of LinkedIn

Hello Everyone, Hope you had a great thanksgiving and got lots of rest. We’re back to help you in your job search! On that note, do you know what LinkedIn is? Have you heard of it? LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network and it is free to use .It’s a great tool you can […]

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How to find an Internship this Holiday Season!

Filed in Finding a Job, Interviewing, Networking by on November 29, 2013 0 Comments
How to find an Internship this Holiday Season!

Since it’s thanksgiving I thought I’d talk about how thankful I am for  one of the best things about WPI, the CDC. Yes I work for the CDC, and yes I get paid for my work there, but that doesn’t change the fact that we have one of the best career centers in the nation. […]

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Thanksgiving – Not Just a Time for Feasting!

Filed in Finding a Job, Networking by on November 23, 2013 0 Comments
Thanksgiving – Not Just a Time for Feasting!

I don’t know about you guys but I’ve already started my countdown until Thanksgiving. For me it means three things: a break from classes, family, and AWESOME FOOD!! I can’t believe we only have two days left of class until break! I’ll definitely be utilizing this time for sleep, work and relaxing. But Thanksgiving isn’t […]

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Decide to Decide to Decide

Filed in Finding a Job, Networking by on November 22, 2013 0 Comments
Decide to Decide to Decide

Yes I’m going there, the forbidden topic of making decisions. But I’m not telling you to decide on the spot, the thing college students dread most, I’m telling you to decide to decide. On Monday night there was a program called TLC for sophomores, and Sharon Wulf from the business department gave the closing remarks. […]

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The Search is Over : GE 2014

Filed in Finding a Job by on November 22, 2013 0 Comments
The Search is Over : GE 2014

Greetings everyone, About three weeks ago, I received some great news from General Electric. GE extended me an offer to work for them in the upcoming Summer of 2014 as an EID Intern! How awesome  is that! After giving it some thought, exploring my options, and talking to my friends and family, I decided to accept the […]

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Several Job Opportunities and How To Choose The Right One

Filed in Finding a Job by on November 21, 2013 0 Comments
Several Job Opportunities and How To Choose The Right One

For those that truly push for opportunities in their job search, it isn’t uncommon to be found with two or more job offers presented to them.  However, most companies extend the offers with the sincere hope that those candidates go to work for them, and put a limited window of time to decide and sign […]

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#Hireme…Please?

Filed in Finding a Job by on November 15, 2013 0 Comments
#Hireme…Please?

Today everyone is so attached to their electronic devices – phones, iPods, tablets, laptops…The list goes on and on. Pretty much everyone I know has a Facebook, some have Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. But did you ever think you could use these social media sites to find a job? There are so many opportunities for jobs […]

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Hello Indianapolis !

Filed in Career Fair by on November 14, 2013 0 Comments

Hi Everyone, Is good to be back at WPI for another term! I hope you enjoyed a well-deserved break. So I wanted to share with you about a great experience I had this past two weeks. As I had told you before, I’m involved in the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) at WPI and this […]

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