“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop”. Confucius If you are a senior and are about to go into the real world, going to this event will be another step towards ‘adulting’. The event is open to all students and it will cover topics ranging from financial planning …
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How to conquer email- The greeting (part two)
Part II: Greeting portion of an email. We hope you learn something new, enjoy. Emailing Someone You Don’t Know Here’s the situation: you just found an awesome internship with a company in Holland. They need a marketing specialist over the Summer to help design some of their promotional media. You meet all of the …
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How to conquer email- The greeting (part one)
Welcome to part one of the greeting email series. Here we will give you a few ideas on how to start off on your email, we hope that you enjoy this read. The Greeting Starting off an email can be one of the hardest tasks of writing email. You know the content you …
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How to conquer email- series
Welcome to the how to conquer emailing series. We will be posting a series of tips concerning different areas of emailing. We hope that you learn a few things from this. Best Practices for Professional life Email has quickly become one of the best ways to communicate in college and in the professional world. …
Follow up with Etiquette Dinner
On Wednesday March 1st, the Etiquette Dinner took place in Maas Auditorium from 5:00pm-8:00pm. It was an extremely successful event and gave students, faculty, and staff the chance to learn about the proper rules concerning etiquette from communications professor and public speaker Rob Pocock . There were 61 students in attendance, some of whom, along …
Networking with Alumni
Networking is marketing. Marketing yourself, marketing your uniqueness, marketing what you stand for. – Christine Comaford-Lynch Research has found that in today’s workforce, 60-80% of the people found their jobs through networking. This fact alone should motivate all job-hunters to start making and utilizing their connections – they could help you land a job! …
Life After College
Life. After. College. These three little words hold a lot of weight for seniors, especially those who will be thrust into their reality in a few months. For some, these words are exciting, full of potential and opportunity. For others, these words are concerning, implying uncertainty and unknown territories. Some students feel a mix of the …
Etiquette Dinner – Learning How to Pass the Plate
“Good manners are just a way of showing other people that we have respect for them.” ~Bill Kelly Have you ever wondered how to act, what to wear, or which way to pass the salt when an employer takes you out for a meal? If you answered yes (or even no!) to this question, the Etiquette …
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Meet the Writers: Nicole Mutua
“I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be” – Joyce Meyer Hey, I’m Nicole Mutua and I am part of the blog team alongside two other amazing people. I would love to introduce myself to you….enjoy! I am 20 years old, …
Meet the Writers: Mikaila Bisson
Hello, everyone! My name is Mikaila Bisson and I am one of the writers behind the Career Development Center blog. Along with Nicole Mutua and Sarah Carpenter, I write about what is happening at the Career Development Center. Since there are three of us, we thought it would be beneficial to readers to get to know a …