How to Deal With Questions About Your Job Search During the Holidays
Dec 03, 2024
The holiday season is a time for joy and festivities. Until an extended family member asks the dreaded question over dinner: "So, how is your job search coming along?"
Finding a Job 101: How to Identify Opportunities and Position Yourself Competitively in Your Search
Sep 16, 2024
You go to college hoping that by the time you graduate, you’ll know exactly what you want to do and your dream job will be waiting for you. Unfortunately, that’s not always how it works out. Maybe you’ve spent your college career acquiring specific skills and you know exactly what you want to do, but you’re having trouble getting responses from employers. Maybe you’re unsure exactly what you want to do after graduation, so your job search is stalled.
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Program Insider: An In-Depth Look at Teaching at Success Academy
For recent college graduates looking to make a large social impact so early in their careers, few opportunities match teaching at an organization like Success Academy, the highest-performing network of public charter schools in New York City.
Internship & Entry-Level Job Candidates Share How RippleMatch Helped Them Land a Role
If you’re struggling to find a great internship or entry-level job today, you are not alone. In fact, we believe that the current job search process is broken, and applying to a bunch of opportunities and ‘getting ghosted’ shouldn’t be the norm. It’s therefore no surprise that in our latest survey of Gen Z internship and full-time job seekers, we found that candidates today are losing confidence in their job searches — and are applying to upwards of 50 opportunities before they hear back about one that fits both their skills and passions.
How to Deal With Interview Nerves as an Intern or Entry-Level Job Candidate
Whether you're a student applying for an internship or a recent graduate seeking a full-time job, interviews can be nerve-wracking — which is completely normal. In fact, 93% of Americans experience anxiety related to job interviews. But while you may not be alone with your pre-interview butterflies, sweaty palms, and general feelings of dread, you are also not powerless to take control of your situation and enter interviews more confidently.
Tips From a Recruiter: How to Make Connections & Grow Your Professional Network
As a college student or recent graduate, a strong professional network can jumpstart your career — from helping you discover new opportunities and career paths, to landing you an internship or job. In fact, in a recent LinkedIn survey, 73% of job seekers credited networking for helping them to get hired.
Tips From a Recruiter: How to Manage Your Time and Meet Deadlines
Whether you are a student, intern, or even well into your first (or second) job, managing your time and meeting deadlines can be very challenging. At the same time, it's a skill you’ll need to master to achieve your professional goals and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
What to Do if You Don't Know What Career Path to Choose
Every major can prepare you for a career after college, but some majors have more structured career paths. If you majored in civil engineering or agriculture, for example, there’s a good chance you’re going to enter one of those fields. But if your major gave you the freedom to explore different career paths – maybe you majored in business management, English, or general studies – you might be left feeling unsure exactly where you fit and what you want to do after graduation.
How to Prepare for (and Ace) a Phone Screen Interview
Before the big, in-person interview with your (potential) future boss in your (potential) future office, you have to get through the screening interview. Usually taking place over the phone, though occasionally over video or in-person, a screening interview allows a recruiter or hiring manager to find out more about you and if you could be a good fit for the job.
Tips From a Recruiter: How to Make the Most of Your First Internship
Internships are a great way to gain professional experience, meet mentors, and learn about a career path that you're interested in. In fact, they've become a central component of many college and graduate programs, with an average of 60% of students participating in an internship or co-op at some point during their higher education.
20 Quotes From Women in the Workforce to Inspire You During Your Career Search
Women have come a long way in the workplace — now more than ever they are demanding more from their employers, taking on more leadership roles and responsibility, and serving as advocates for equality in the labor market. At the same time, they continue to face challenges at work, being more susceptible than their male colleagues to harmful microaggressions, and having their opinions questioned and judgement challenged. Plus, women still earn an average of 82 cents for every dollar earned by men.
