It’s always a good time when you are staring at a blank screen, wondering where to start. You got your resume written, revised it multiple times and finally polished it to the point of perfection. You felt really, really good about that… for about two minutes. Then you realized: The Cover Letter. A new mountain […]
Let’s do this thing. Let’s accomplish something tangible today. My plan? To finish this blog post. My hope for you? To read it and write a good solid first draft of your resume. Here goes! First, why do you need a resume? Because employers expect it. Enough said. But if you want more data, here’s […]
With apologies to Margaret Wise Brown… In the bunker where you work There was a phone And a headset And a picture of your friends And there were three little snacks brought by your mom And a laptop all charged up And an energy drink and the number for your shrink And random roll of […]
I was scrolling through LinkedIn earlier today, thinking maybe I’d find inspiration for this week’s “Chat.” It didn’t take long. I saw a post from motivational speaker, Sarah Cary and the lightbulb went off. Her post was about a book I read many years ago and was pretty sure I still owned. I ran upstairs […]
My last day on the UMW campus was Thursday, March 12. I’m writing this on Monday, April 12, which was not intentional, but feels symbolic. It’s basically been a month since I’ve been in the Career Center (CCPD), seen most of my colleagues (besides on Zoom) or interacted with any of you all. It feels weird. […]
Once upon a time there was an English major who hung out with three accounting majors. A lot. In fact, they may or may not have spent their final spring break together. The accounting majors had their lives figured out. They had a chosen path and it just so happened to be a pretty lucrative […]
Hello, everyone! This week I’m going to talk about job searching during a pandemic, based upon my extensive experience in the matter. Lol, not really. Ancient though most adults may seem, and much as some of us like to drone on about, “Back in my day…” there are none of us here at the Career […]
Dear UMW Students, I know and you know that this is a tough time and that we are all coping as best we can. I’ve read a lot about that and I know you have too. Please be aware that the UMW Career Center (CCPD) is right there with you in the ‘mixedupcrazyconfused’ swirl of […]