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Don’t Let Finals Get To You – 5 Tips

Can you see the light at the end of the tunnel?! The semester is almost over! Here are 5 finals tips for you. Top 5 Finals Tips 5. Review your study guide – sounds simple, right?! Not all professors expect you to blindly go through all the lessons from the semester. Some will let you [...]

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Career Lessons from College Homecoming

It’s Homecoming Week at my university, so I thought I would glean some career wisdom from this proud tradition. A tradition for many colleges and universities, homecoming is an event designed to welcome alumni back “home” to their alma mater. For current students, the festivities are all about school spirit. It’s about connection Homecoming is built [...]

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On-Campus Jobs: Student Leader Roles

In my last post, I wrote about the benefits of one specific type of on-campus job: the general office position. With training now in full swing for some of our student staff, I thought I would focus on the benefits of student leader positions on campus. What do I mean by “student leader positions?” I [...]

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Make Goalsetting a Trending Topic

Have you made any personal goals lately? If not, I’d stongly encourage you to do so! Goals are the reasons why corporations and certain individuals are successful. Without them it is very easy to float through life without purpose. They can be as personal as lose 15lbs before Labor Day, or read one book a [...]

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Valspeak and Professional Communication

Perhaps I am just sensitive to certain speech patterns, but the repetitive use of the word “like” usually pricks up my ears.  The offenders are usually groups of young adults engaged in casual conversation.  However, that is not always the case. I was attending a conference a few weeks ago.  In the middle of a [...]

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The Benefits of Community Service

Recently over 400 Hyatt employees spent the day volunteering at the Pulaski International School of Chicago.  This event is just one example of the many projects and causes Hyatt’s employees support each year to benefit their local and global communities. Similar to Hyatt, most companies have an established social platform and perhaps an ongoing commitment [...]

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Your Brand Assignment: Group Work

One thing graduate students have in common is group work. Group work is an essential part of graduate studies and of course, in the workplace. When assigning group work, oftentimes professors will assign students to groups. However, when professors give students the opportunity to self-select their own groups, make sure you take this opportunity to practice [...]

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Serve Your Community, Serve Your Brand

Last week, my university sponsored its sixth annual Make a Difference Day. Hundreds of students fanned out across town completing a variety of service projects. It was a wonderful opportunity to do something good for the community. Not only was this event good for the community, it was good for the volunteers involved. Showing your [...]

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Accepting Rejection

No matter how you spin it, gift wrap it, or sugar coat it–rejection hurts and it’s sometimes a hard pill to swallow. Last week I received an email from a student who interviewed with me and unfortunately was not moved forward in the selection process. In her message, she thanked me for both my time [...]

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JobRadio.FM

Don’t have time to keep up with all the blogs out there? Wish you could read the blogs while you’re out for a run or driving? Check out JobRadio.FM! Not only do they have great blog entries but there are mp3 files with past interviews and radio broadcasts related to job and career topics. ABOUT [...]

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    Dan Schawbel, the founder of the Student Branding Blog, is a world renowned personal branding expert, the international bestselling author of Me 2.0, as well as the publisher of the Personal Branding Blog.


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