Career & Professional Development Advice

The Best 50+ Free Resources for the MCAT Exam

The MCAT exam, at first glance, can feel like an impossible hurdle on your journey to becoming a medical professional. Because MCAT prep is a months-long process filled with practice exams, extended study sessions, and maybe even a prep course …

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Turning Your Internship into a Full-Time Career: Proven Strategies

Did you know that over 70% of companies offer full-time positions to their interns? This statistic highlights the significant potential internships have in shaping future careers.

Internships are more than just a temporary assignment; they are a critical opportunity to …

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Ivy Exec is your dedicated career development resource.
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Learn How to Apply to Earn Academic Credit for an Internship

Have you officially applied to earn academic credit for your internship? Click here to begin the online internship application.

The Internship Program provides you with opportunities to explore careers, acquire professional experience, and prepare for post-graduate employment. To read more …

By Kate Szumanski
Kate Szumanski Director, Professional Development
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Virtually Connecting With Liberal Arts and Sciences Students Exploring Career Interests and Pathways

Making decisions about careers can be confusing for students, especially for those liberal arts and sciences students who are undecided about a particular path and open to …

By Kate Szumanski
Kate Szumanski Director, Professional Development
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Journeying From College to Career in 2024-25!

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Supporting students as they create career and professional development goals and work to accomplish them guides the work of the Professional Development team in the Office for Undergraduate Students. We work closely with the University Career Center …

By Kate Szumanski
Kate Szumanski Director, Professional Development
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Can You Use ChatGPT to Help Prepare for an Interview?

By: Rob Porter | Published on Vault | Published: Jun 20, 2024

These days, people are using artificial intelligence for all kinds of tasks, but can ChatGPT be used to help you prepare for a job interview? By feeding ChatGPT a few …

By Beth Cahill
Beth Cahill Director of Career Development
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What’s the difference between a recruiter and a hiring manager?

There are plenty of examples in life of something that many others taking for granted but which are a surprise to us. Is that because they’re brilliant, we’re dumb, or both? Sometimes, but probably far more often it is simply …

By College Recruiter
College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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Things You Shouldn’t Say on Your Job Interview

During a job interview you’ll be given the chance to learn any additional information when the interviewer inevitably asks “Do you have any questions for me?” Along with this, there will be opportunities for you to talk about your strengths …

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How to Answer: ‘Where Do You See Yourself in 5 Years?’

As you prepare for your interview, you know you’ll probably be asked about your strengths and weaknesses and to tell the interviewer about yourself. But did you know that another common interview question you may encounter is, “Where do you …

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3 Career Lessons from Taylor Swift

By: Emily Wiegand

Published: Jun 06, 2024 on Vault.com

Although Taylor Swift has dominated headlines in recent years, she hasn’t always been a global superstar. In fact, Swift has encountered (and overcome) many challenges to get to where she is today—challenges …

By Beth Cahill
Beth Cahill Director of Career Development
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