Career Shifting
Thinking about changing careers, or seeking your first job after graduation? In this collection, you'll find invaluable advice to help you take that next important step.Articles From Career Shifting
page 1
page 2
Filter Results
18 results
18 results
General Careers A Streamlined (But Good) Way to Choose a Career Article / Updated 03-06-2024 In finding a career, many people take career “tests,” struggle to get informational interviews, and even take career workshops. And despite all that, they end up far from sure they’ve made a wise choice of career. These steps can help you pick a car... View Article
GMAT GMAT Prep For Dummies Cheat Sheet Cheat Sheet / Updated 10-31-2023 When you take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), make sure you take the required items with you to the test. Use these guidelines to help you get through the integrated reasoning, data sufficiency, quantitative problem solving, reading compreh... View Cheat Sheet
GRE Tips for Mastering the Verbal Section of the GRE Article / Updated 09-29-2023 Unless you’re an English geek, the GRE (Graduate Record Examination) Verbal section probably intimidates you more than any other. But you can master the GRE Verbal questions using the following tips and approaches for each section of the test. However, ... View Article
Job Searches How to Gather Recommendations for Your First Job Article / Updated 09-07-2023 One of the advantages of being a first-time job seeker is that employers most likely won’t ask you for references. This is because they know you haven’t had any previous employment. Nonetheless, some employers may ask you for some references.To paraph... View Article
General Careers Getting Plucked: A New Way to Land a Good Job Article / Updated 09-07-2023 Through the 1970s, most people landed their job by answering ads. Then, the dominant approach became networking: informational interviews, pitching friends, even cold-contacting target employers that were not advertising a job. But today, networking has a... View Article
Job Searches Getting Your First Job For Dummies Cheat Sheet Cheat Sheet / Updated 08-14-2023 When you're applying for a job, you need to stay organized! Keep track of the jobs you've applied and when you applied. When you get your first job offer, you may be tempted to grab it! But first, you need to evaluate the offer and make sure it's a good o... View Cheat Sheet
Job Searches How Teachers & Professors Can Help in Your First Job Search Article / Updated 06-20-2023 Professors and teachers are among the most influential people who can help you in your career. Professors are obviously knowledgeable in the subject matter they teach. They know their field and they also tend to know people working in their field. Because... View Article
General Careers Tips for Writing a Resignation Letter Article / Updated 03-22-2023 Writing a resignation letter really isn’t as hard as it sounds. No matter how you quit your job, or what your reason is for leaving, your exit should be treated like a business transaction. Keeping your resignation and your resignation letter profession... View Article
General Careers Understanding the Challenges of Changing Careers Article / Updated 12-02-2022 People typically change careers for one of two reasons: They leave their career or their career leaves them. Either way, employment challenges during a career change are much the same when it comes to marketing yourself in places where you haven’t been ... View Article
General Careers Personal Branding for a Second Career Article / Updated 12-01-2022 Your personal brand can help ease the pain of transitioning to a new career by reminding you that at your core, you’re still you and need to be your authentic self. Your reinvented self may be wearing a new outfit, but in all that you do, no matter what... View Article
page 1
page 2