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Career Fear Relief!

Filed in From the Staff by on September 12, 2012 0 Comments

Yo! The career fair is quickly approaching… kinda like a speeding train. I imagine that standing in the path of a speeding train is pretty scary… A bunch of people are pretty worked up about the career fair, but I must admit using the resources from the CDC really help relieve those career fair fears. […]

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The Personal Branding Process

Filed in From the Staff by on September 10, 2012 0 Comments

The Career Fair’s in 9 days.  CRAP. “The list of companies is super long, I barely have a halfway-decent suit, and anyways, I dunno what to even do in there.” Ever hear the phrase, “excuses are for losers?”  Yeah, well the same applies to people that pass up Career Fairs, cause in that fish tank […]

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Out of the Comfort Zone

Filed in Finding a Job, Life at WPI by on September 6, 2012 0 Comments
Out of the Comfort Zone

You finally made it!  (or made it back safely…props!) It’s the start of your academic year, and you’re starting to get into the groove of your classes. The Quad’s back in shape, and you’re late to class daily because of the reminiscing and out-the-door Dunkin’ line. WPI’s a great place to find yourself personally, academically, […]

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Why My Blogs Might Come In Handy

Filed in From the Staff by on September 4, 2012 0 Comments
Why My Blogs Might Come In Handy

What’s up, WPI! For those readers I haven’t had the chance to meet yet, my name’s Adam and I’m currently a junior at WPI, focusing on fun and being everywhere on campus, but actually majoring in Management Engineering: Operations Management concentration, with a minor in Entrepreneurship. I’m a new Peer Advisor at the Career Development […]

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Yo! What’s up WPI!? q=]

Filed in From the Staff, Life at WPI by on August 31, 2012 0 Comments

I am Sam Francois! A junior (yeah, a junior, WPI has been flying by!). I am majoring in the coolest major ever!!! I am majoring in Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE). I don’t really have a concentration; I am just filling up my schedule with whatever courses sound fun. Speaking of fun, when I am […]

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CDC: Your Gold Medal to Success is on Thursday!

Filed in From the Staff by on August 28, 2012 0 Comments

The Career Development Center has a range of services for students to aid in starting a career, from mock interviews to resume critiques to connecting you with a mentor in your field of interest. Even if you still don’t know what major is right for you, the CDC can help get you on track. I’ll […]

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It’s not too late to find a summer internship

Filed in Finding a Job by on May 17, 2012 0 Comments

Happy May! Welcome to Summer Break! For all those students who recently graduated – CONGRATULATIONS! You will be missed here on campus, but we all know that great things are headed your way.  If you are an undergraduate or graduate student who has yet to graduate and haven’t found a summer internship yet, there is […]

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End of the Year!

Filed in From the Staff by on April 27, 2012 0 Comments

This is the end of the last full week of school! As a freshman, it is the end of my first year at WPI and it has been great! Through the year I have been blogging about my career search and plans and will continue to do so as I look for internships, interview, and […]

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Filed in From the Staff by on April 26, 2012 0 Comments

As the year is wrapping up, I am faced to confront the fact that I will not be returning here next fall. This is a crazy thought to comprehend and for those of you in the same predicament, I am sure you had a similar reaction. At this point I still don’t know exactly what […]

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End of another year

Filed in From the Staff by on April 26, 2012 0 Comments

Last night I finally put some time aside, dressed accordingly and began interview stream. After making sure I understood how the program worked, I received the first question and of course wasn’t sure how to answer it. Although I told myself I wouldn’t, I responded so poorly, I selected the option to redo the initial […]

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