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Read MoreTopicsMirroring Trend, Texas Women Face Tough Road to Top Business Roles – Dallas News
WASHINGTON — A woman is mayor of Texas’ largest city, and two others are deans of two of its top law schools. Women have led the University of North Texas, been mayors of Dallas and Fort Worth, served in the U.S. Senate and been governor. But the 52 Fortune 500 companies with headquarters in Texas? […]
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Read MoreTopicsHow to Hit the (Recruiting) Ground Running in August
Once recruiting starts, you will have tons of people asking you to sum up everything that’s awesome about you ever. The break you have right now is a really good time to think back over all you’ve accomplished in your professional career and sketch out stories that demonstrate leadership, teamwork, problem-solving, analytical ability – basic things you’ll be asked for in interviews.
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Read MoreTopicsFunny Business: 3 Improv Techniques That Help You Succeed at Work
Precillia participated in a team building session with her manager and peers at an improv theater in Boston. As a big fan of comedy, she expected the experience to be fun. What she didn’t expect was to come out of the day with improv techniques to improve her capabilities as a team member and a manager.
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Read MoreTopicsJob Interviews – Tell Them What You Want to Tell Them
Interviews are a tricky thing – students spend months preparing, studying, networking, and in the end it comes down to a couple hours of Q&A that are totally unpredictable. Companies ask questions ranging from “What are your 5 weaknesses” to “If you had to make a speech at your retirement party, what would you say?” and candidates must be ready to tackle it all. However, there are a few strategies I learned through interviewing, most importantly how to “tell them what you want to tell them”.
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Read MoreTopicsExploring Your Options: Pursuing Your Summer Internship
Business school is an opportunity for you to find the career you are most passionate about. It is both a stressful and exciting process, and it can take a toll on you if you let it.
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Read MoreTopicsFocus On Who You Are, And Do It Well
Debra Coleman briefly tried working in a school… and in a corporate law office… and in a law firm that collected delinquent taxes. “I had no idea what I wanted to do!” she recalls. Graduating from Williams College with a liberal arts degree, she landed a job as a financial analyst, and thus began a […]
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